Massachusetts, like other states, has been moving and changing rapidly to handle COVID-19 and employee-related issues. Since March, the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has been operating under...
Employment Law Letter
As employers work on strategic plans for handling employment-related issues involving COVID-19—such as possible facility closings, telecommuting, and employee leave/compensations issues—they should keep in mind the...
A Louisiana appeals court in New Orleans recently overturned a trial court's refusal to enforce a noncompetition agreement through an injunction. The appellate court's decision instructs employers on the need to define...
The Washington Legislature has passed an amendment to the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) to prohibit bias based on hair textures and hairstyles historically linked to race. Washington's House Bill (HB) 2602...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an "Employee Rights" poster or notice for the paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave components of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). To...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has just recently clarified that because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other state and local health authorities have acknowledged community...
Last fall, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its fiscal year (FY) 2019 financial report on a nationwide basis. In the report, the agency highlighted that during FY 2019, which ended September 30...
At the halfway point in fiscal year (FY) 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has collected $44.7 million in settlements, more than doubling the amount it had recovered by the same point in FY 2019. A...
On January 18, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claim on behalf of a former Walmart sales associate in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...
In response to the shortage of healthcare providers needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other medical conditions that still require care, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and the secretary of the Wisconsin...
Current events have often been used as cover for cyberattacks, and unfortunately, COVID-19 is no different. Along with the recent uptick in coronavirus cases across the United States, we've seen an uptick in e-mail scams...
We hear the phrase "at-will employment" all the time. Your employee handbook probably says in bold letters that employment at your company is "at will." The generally accepted definition, and the one used by courts, is...
Employers are looking for any guidance they can find on how to address employees with coronavirus symptoms or requests for accommodations or time off in light of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or the...
In a lengthy memo distributed to the heads of federal departments and agencies, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought has issued guidelines for returning the federal workforce to normal operations...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), passed in March, established two forms of paid leave for employees who need to take time off for COVID-19 reasons between now and December 31, 2020. The U.S...