Employment Law Letter

Q We have an employee who is undergoing fertility treatments out of town and misses days sporadically. Do these absences fall under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? Whether fertility/infertility treatments are...

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is now part and parcel of your life. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) isn’t shy about reminding you of this fact. EEOC lawsuit on stillbirth Wilda Jean Louis...

In a significant win for the Biden administration, on September 11, 2024, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all employers in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) affirmed the U.S. Department of...

Q Do employees have to be employed for 12 months or work 1,250 hours to qualify for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), or do they qualify as soon as they begin employment? Unlike the Family and Medical Leave Act...

In the dynamic landscape of today’s business environment, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have become commonplace, driving corporate growth and market expansion. However, amidst the strategic maneuvering and business...

Your business may want to jump on the generative artificial intelligence (GAI) bandwagon and discover how you may become more productive and competitive, reduce costs, and make the most of new technology. There are many...

Employers in New York need to be aware that a number of recent workplace law legislative developments are now in effect. New York state Freelance Isn’t Free Act now in effect New York state’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act...

Words matter—and they matter a lot. One word can make all the difference in the trajectory of communication. Law school teaches you, as Carl Jung remarked, that “to ask the right question is already half the solution to...

Good timing can mean the difference between success and failure, and waiting too late can cost you—as a transit employee discovered the hard way. Although this case comes from a different state, it’s still helpful when...

Hospitality employers with tipped employees received welcome news in late August when a federal appeals court overturned the Department of Labor’s (DOL) so-called 80/20/30 rule—the highlight of a new set of regulations...

Administering and policing Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requests means reviewing medical reports submitted by employees in support of their absences. When something looks fishy about an FMLA medical certification...

With the holidays about to be in full swing and the end of the year near, visions of time-off requests, bonuses, and parties are likely dancing in employers’ heads. Getting any of those things wrong is a sure way to...

If multiple studies and surveys are to be believed, employers are suffering an engagement problem—and there’s no end in sight. Concerns existed even before the pandemic brought upheaval to the workforce by making working...

Employers are understandably reluctant to allow employees with medical restrictions to resume working. A concern that returning the employee to work risks worsening their condition causes some employers to require a...

In late August, a federal judge in Georgia blocked the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing its farmworker protection rule, also known as the “Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural...