We all know the drill. You interview multiple employees/applicants for a position, and one just stands out. Your gut tells you he’s the right guy for the position, but on paper, he’s less qualified than the other...
Employment Law Letter
On August 8, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order directing Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of certain payroll taxes beginning September 1 through the...
Opioid addiction continues to be a serious problem in the United States. As with many other prescription medications, opioids present significant challenges to employers, who must address issues relating to both the...
Kia Motors has advertised with the slogan “the power to surprise.” One of their HR managers took this saying to heart in choosing a very surprising method of expressing her displeasure with the employer. It didn’t work...
Pandemic unemployment assistance benefits, which afforded $600 in supplemental aid to eligible individuals through much of the COVID-19 crisis, ceased on July 31, 2020. Congress failed to reach a consensus on an...
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently signed Executive Order (EO) 2020-172 to protect employees from retaliation for missing work because of COVID-19 symptoms, diagnosis, or exposure. In a move that helps employers...
On August 7, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order (EO) 2020-166 modifying required COVID-19 leave and clarifying when it’s required and when an employee can return to work. This order replaces EO 2020-36...
Q We have an employee who felt dizzy and numb at work, so we called EMS. They took his vitals (which were fine) and suggested he go to the ER to get checked out. He refused to go. Although we can’t force him to get...
Employers in Delaware and elsewhere are grappling with the many new laws enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic: federal statutes on COVID-related leave, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...
Q We have an employee who definitely showed signs of being on drugs or alcohol at work. We want to let him go per our handbook policies, but he has now stated he is getting help for his problem. Is he protected since he...
Q One of our employees has used up his Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) leave and is requesting leave until school reopens in September. Is he eligible for benefits under the Pandemic...
A former Walmart employee who was fired for her inappropriate handling of a suspected shoplifter—her fourth disciplinary action—cannot continue with her retaliation claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...
In a recent case decided by the federal district court in Shreveport, the employee’s pregnancy didn’t curb her own threatening behavior that led to her termination. The court had to decide if her termination was really...
Employers concerned about racist, sexist, and other unacceptable outbursts in the workplace cheered a decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in July that makes it easier to discipline or fire employees...
The U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions recently that were welcome news for religious organizations and other employers that rely on religious convictions as they conduct their business. One decision bolstered the...