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What happens when employee dies before his lawsuit is filed

The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Maryland and Virginia employers) recently held that under Maryland law, a deceased employee's employment-related claims can be pursued only by the...

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What you need to know about I-9s

Companies are looking to employ a talented and diverse workforce to meet the needs of a growing and rapidly changing world. The process of getting the proper authorizations, completing the proper paperwork, and staying...

When and how criminal history may factor into your hiring decisions

If you regularly hire people who make home deliveries or have some other type of direct customer interaction, you probably have numerous questions about safety and whether you can use prehire criminal background checks...

When talking U.S. visas, 'B' does not stand for 'birth'

As of January 24, 2020, some pregnant foreign nationals traveling to the United States are having to overcome more than tight seatbelts and inadequate bathrooms. The U.S. State Department has changed the rule for...

WV Supreme Court addresses working from home as a reasonable accommodation

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its state counterparts have been on the books for a generation. Accordingly, certain phrases have become engrained in the lexicon of the American workplace, such as...

Wyoming Legislature rejecting most antiemployer bills

The Wyoming Legislature continues to churn through its biannual budget session. True to form, the lawmakers have rejected most of the antiemployer measures introduced this year, but employers should continue to pay...

You don't have to lighten up about lighting up: marijuana in the workplace

In November 2018, Michigan voters approved the decriminalization of recreational marijuana in the state. In December 2019, recreational marijuana sales began. Medical marijuana was decriminalized in Michigan in 2008. Of...

Determining your response to a threat of harm

Q We have an employee who recently told several coworkers he “hates” his team members and could “blow up the building" but would give “advance notice” to people he likes. We have contacted law enforcement and placed him...

ACA wends its way back to the Supreme Court

he U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments on religious exemptions to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) requirement that employers cover birth control in their healthcare plans. Sixteen attorneys general filed...

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New COVID-19 law requires paid sick, family leave

On March 18, President Donald Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which passed the Senate with a bipartisan vote of 90-8 earlier that day. The new law requires covered employers to provide...

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Legislative efforts taking on hairstyle discrimination

Workplace discrimination based on hair? It may not be the first type of discrimination to come to mind as you strive to create fair and legally compliant workplaces, but hairstyle discrimination is beginning to get more...

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Political talk heating up at work? You have options

In case you haven't noticed, it's an election year. And it's not just candidates sounding off on the campaign trail. Passionate—even angry—political talk also can spill into the workplace, leaving hurt feelings and lost...

'But-for' causation still required in all retaliation cases under Ohio law

A recent decision from an Ohio appellate court highlights the importance of establishing "but-for" causation in retaliation claims. Facts Andre Smith, an African-American man, began working for Allstate as a coaching...

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#MeToo update: OK federal courts haven't relaxed 'severe and pervasive' standard

Before practicing law, I had another life. I was a 20-something trying to make my way in Hollywood—going to auditions, taking classes, meeting actors, directors, and managers, doing plays and showcase pieces—and I had a...

10th Circuit upholds hospital's rejection of applicant under ADA

The rules surrounding medical examinations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can be tricky. The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming...

Arkansas Stephen W. Jones of Jack Nelson Jones, PLLC, and Audra Hamilton and Nathan Read of Mitchell Williams
Kansas Boyd A. Byers, Teresa L. Shulda, and Tara Eberline of Foulston Siefkin LLP
Missouri Robert A. Kaiser, Jeremy Brenner, and Ida S. Shafaie of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Oklahoma Charles S. Plumb, Courtney Bru, Paul Ross, Philip Bruce, and Jacob Crawford of McAfee & Taft

Delaware Lauren Russell of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Maryland Steven E. Bers and David M. Stevens of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
New Jersey John C. Petrella and Dina M. Mastellone of Genova Burns LLC
Pennsylvania Dena Calo, Lisa Koblin, Carolyn Pellegrini, and Zachary Kimmel of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Virginia Jonathan Mook and Bernard J. DiMuro of DiMuroGinsberg PC

Illinois Steven L. Brenneman and Kelly Smith-Haley of Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Indiana Brian R. Garrison of Faegre Drinker
Michigan Gary S. Fealk and John T. Below of Bodman PLC
Ohio Fred G. Pressley, Jr., Jourdan D. Day, and John M. Stephen of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Wisconsin Saul Glazer, Troy D. Thompson, Michael J. Westcott, Leslie A. Sammon, and Heath Straka of Axley Brynelson LLP

Kentucky Richard S. Cleary, John T. Lovett, Robert D. Hudson, and Kathleen Biggs Wright of Frost Brown Todd LLC
North Carolina Richard L. Rainey of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
South Carolina Richard J. Morgan, James K. Gilliam, Jonathan C. Eggert, and Chandler E. Aragona of Burr & Forman LLP
Tennessee Kara E. Shea and David Johnson of Butler Snow LLP
West Virginia Larry J. Rector and Allison B. Williams of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Alabama Albert L. Vreeland and David J. Middlebrooks of Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.
Florida G. Thomas Harper of The Law and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper, LLC, Lisa Berg and Andrew Rodman of Stearns Weaver Miller, and Robert J. Sniffen and Jeff Slanker of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.
Georgia Raanon Gal of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Glianny Fagundo of Thompson Hine LLP and Chris Butler of the Chris Butler Firm
Louisiana H. Mark Adams and Jennifer Kogos of Jones Walker LLP
Mississippi Martin J. Regimbal of The Kullman Firm

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