Life may be a meme—or at least it may seem that way sometimes, especially after a meme embodying intergenerational conflict recently worked its way into arguments in an age discrimination case before the highest court in...
Employment Law Letter
Q We are a local county government, and we require that all job applicants have a high-school diploma. Is there a reason not to have a minimum education requirement? For example, would we be in trouble for requesting...
Oklahoma remains one of about only a dozen states that recognize common-law marriages. Despite the legislature's sporadic attempts to effectively abolish such marriages, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has recently determined...
The 8th Circuit recently affirmed that employers facing discrimination charges don't need to prove they were right to prevail—they merely need to show they acted in good faith. Employee admits a little misconduct A...
Employees are entitled to workers' compensation benefits only if they're injured while they're performing employment services. However, that standard can be satisfied even when an employee suffers an injury during a...
Although many of us know the impact domestic violence can have on a family, we may not think about its workplace repercussions. Under Maine law, victims of violence (or those whose family members are victims) are...
Is an employer liable when its employee causes a motor vehicle accident? What if he caused the death of another motorist? What if he was intoxicated at the time of the accident? What if the employer knew in advance about...
A Michigan employer filed a lawsuit claiming a union and its president tortiously interfered with its performance of a time-sensitive demolition project. The employer alleged (1) the union failed to dispatch the required...
Late last year, Governor Phil Murphy signed an amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) banning discrimination against a person's hairstyle or texture. The amendment was designated as the Create a...
A North Carolina federal judge recently held that a formerly homeless veteran performed services as part of a homeless rehabilitation program for his own benefit, rather than for the benefit of the organization running...
Each year, the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division of the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) reports on the number and nature of workplace fatalities in the state. Unfortunately, this year's report...
Each year, the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division of the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) reports on the number and nature of workplace fatalities in the state. Unfortunately, this year's report...
Nevada Attorney General (AG) Aaron Ford and his counterparts in Virginia and Illinois recently filed suit to have the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) added as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. At its core, the...
On December 12, 2019, the Montana Board of Personnel Appeals (BOPA) adopted a new rule permitting the certification of a labor organization as an exclusive collective bargaining representative of Montana public employees...
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) recently announced significant revisions to the state's overtime rules for the first time in 40 years. The new rules will go into effect beginning July 1, 2020...