Dollar General is the latest employer to settle with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its use of criminal history information in the hiring process. The consent decree memorializing the settlement...
Employment Law Letter
As we've often noted, courts have recognized four exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine in Mississippi, one of which is based on a state statute prohibiting employers that don't satisfy certain requirements from...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) had recovered a record $322 million in wages owed to workers during fiscal year (FY) 2019. The WHD also set a new record for...
In early 2019, social media feeds were filled with “10-year challenge” posts. To participate, users posted photos of themselves from 2009 and 2019, side by side, with the hashtag “#10YearChallenge.” As a new decade takes...
Perhaps no other subject in the workplace requires more sensitive treatment than the death of an employee. Bonds among people who work together every day can be strong, and coworkers can be left reeling from the loss of...
Employers are getting used to dealing with an almost constant talent search. The postrecession economic growth over the past decade has spurred employers to create more jobs, and while that would seem to be good news...