An employer terminated an employee with chronic foot "issues" because it couldn't accommodate his continuing medical restrictions. When the former employee sued, the employer argued his foot problems didn't constitute a...
Employment Law Letter
The 6th Circuit recently allowed a firefighter's First Amendment retaliation claim to proceed to trial but dismissed his religious discrimination claim. Let's take a look. Facts Peter Hudson worked as a firefighter for...
It's no secret there's a growing trend among companies to develop pet-friendly policies that allow employees to bring their favorite animals to work. The benefits of a pet-friendly workplace—often seen touted across...
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Ohio and Michigan as well as Kentucky and Tennessee, reversed dismissal in the employer's favor after the employee resigned because the company denied her request to...
In May 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum permitting the use of drones to inspect workplaces under certain circumstances. Since that time, OSHA has used unmanned aircraft...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently announced new rules for representation case procedures that will come as welcome news to employers. Many of the changes revise the 2014 Obama-era Board's so-called...
Imagine the following scenario—an employee alerts you to a current business practice that (potentially) violates relevant regulations. Not long after, you terminate him for performance-related reasons. On the same day...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...