Employment Law Letter

Employers, beware: Don't delay if you want to compel arbitration of claims

A well-drafted arbitration agreement is crucial to ensuring that employment claims will be resolved by final and binding arbitration. However, it's equally important to move quickly to enforce an arbitration agreement...

Jun 07, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · California

Court strikes down employee's exorbitant attorneys' fees award

In the following case, an employee sued her former employer for wrongful termination, retaliation, meal and rest period violations, and waiting time penalties. The parties agreed to settle the meal and rest period and...

Jun 07, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · California

How to avoid discrimination claims while protecting employees from COVID-19

It’s unclear when various states and localities will lift their stay-at-home orders. Whether it happens in the next few weeks or sometime thereafter, employees will be returning to their physical workplaces, and...

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What to expect when you're expecting babies in the workplace

Only approximately 20 percent of households have a parent who stays at home. The majority of parents face an extremely challenging question after the birth of a child. They must decide whether to put a newborn child in...

How to bargain with a union during coronavirus pandemic

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) has left employers with many questions about its implementation, with a very short window between the original date of passage in mid-March and the effective date of...

There are illegal drugs, and then there's marijuana

A recent case from the Arkansas Court of Appeals serves as a reminder about dealing with employees found to have marijuana in their system after an accident. Now that Arkansas permits marijuana for medical purposes...

Navigating uncharted waters: what employers should know about the FFCRA

In March, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to provide paid leave to employees who must stay home to care for themselves or their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. The FFCRA is a...

OSHA issues new guidance on recording COVID-19 in workplace

COVID-19 can be a recordable illness under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) if a worker becomes infected as a result of performing work-related duties. In areas with a higher degree of community...

Employers face legal, practical challenges when employees return to workplace

As employers begin calling back employees after the COVID-19 slowdown, they're confronting a host of legal and practical challenges. Here are some tips to make a successful reentry. Be mindful of permissible health...

Making PTO payouts in uncertain times

The COVID-19 pandemic has created much uncertainty in the employment sector. One issue employers are facing is how to handle paid time off (PTO) payouts. Avoiding constructive receipt Many PTO plans allow employees to...

Appeals court rules on drug testing under Iowa law

It’s no surprise to any Iowa employer that the state has one of the most complex drug testing statutes in the country. Iowa Code §730.5 places the burden specifically on the employer to show strict compliance and can be...

How the CARES Act will affect your employee health and retirement plans

In an effort to support American workers, Congress passed the new federally funded Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Here’s what employers need to know about how this will affect their...

Supervisor's failure to approve leave may trash waste hauling company

A truck driver needed to care for his wife who had stomach cancer. He asked for time off work, but his supervisor dissuaded him from taking the leave. Eventually, the driver contacted HR and was approved for Family and...

4 CARES Act takeaways to help employers understand jobless benefits system

On March 27, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law, providing an estimated $2 trillion stimulus package to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the CARES Act has a...

NLRB delays official demise of ‘quickie’ union elections until May 31

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been finalizing a set of changes to its union election framework, including undoing the so-called “quickie” elections introduced during the Obama administration. The NLRB...

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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