Q We are considering having employees sign a form during their exit interviews affirming they weren't injured on the job. It's been suggested we could have current employees sign a similar daily form at the end of each...
Employment Law Letter
Employers often must decide how to respond when asked about former employees. Questions about employees who have been fired can be particularly troublesome for public-sector employers, which, unlike private-sector...
The potential pitfalls of using a consumer reporting agency and maintaining compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) were highlighted in a recent decision by the federal district court in Richmond...
One year ago, Citigroup became the first major U.S. company to disclose raw, unadjusted data regarding its median pay gaps on a global level, and in January 2020, it released updated data revealing the progress it has...
A North Carolina trial court recently denied a request to dismiss a company's computer trespass claim against its former employee and his new employer. The company alleged he accessed and used, without authorization...
Winter has already come to the Rocky Mountains, but another challenge is looming on the horizon for Colorado employers. In November, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's (CDLE) Division of Labor Standards...
As you fired up your computer after the holidays, you probably discovered your in-box was filled with e-mails about updated privacy policies. You may remember receiving a similar wave of e-mails in May 2018. While it...
Q One of our employees was originally hired on August 18, 2017, as an independent contractor. She completed her assignment on December 10, 2018, and was brought in as a temporary in-house staffing coordinator the next...
Research shows women are graduating from college and professional programs in roughly equal numbers to men—in fact, their graduation rates in many fields are outpacing their male counterparts'. And yet, when we look at...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its long-awaited rule on joint employment. The bottom line is that the agency has opted to reestablish the understanding that had been in place for decades—i.e., routine...
On January 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the release of a final rule clarifying issues surrounding joint employment, which is of particular interest to employers that use staffing agencies, have...
On December 6, 2019, the New Jersey Appellate Division reversed and remanded (sent back) a trial court's order dismissing an employee's disability discrimination and retaliatory discharge claims under the New Jersey Law...
On December 19, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) renewed its request that a federal district court allow it to close its Component 2 pay data portal. Specifically, the agency argued that because...
One of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) top priorities has been to stop employers from instituting blanket bans on hiring individuals with criminal records. The agency's focus stems from national data...
One of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) top priorities has been to stop employers from instituting blanket bans on hiring individuals with criminal records. The agency's focus stems from national data...