When employers and employees enter into settlement agreements, it’s common for the departing worker to agree to refrain from returning to work for the company. Larger employers likely will require the individual to...
Employment Law Letter
We’re only a few days into 2022, but Maine employers should be aware of several significant changes including increases to state and local minimum wages and a new indoor mask mandate in Portland. Here’s what you need to...
With 2021 in the rearview mirror, it’s time for New Hampshire employers to learn from the most common wage and hour mistakes of the past so they can prevent such trouble now. The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Massachusetts’ highest court recently eased a burden on businesses by limiting their exposure to claims they are joint employers under state law. The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) decided the test governing the joint...
Last March, we wrote about a surprising ruling in which the Massachusetts Appeals Court concluded employers in the state aren’t legally prohibited from firing employees for exercising their right to file a rebuttal in...
Typically this time of year, clients reach out with questions related to bonuses, commissions, and alternative compensation. Of course, in 2021, questions have arisen throughout the year, particularly from employers with...
Many of us have heard “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” The axiom suggests people can’t avoid a law’s consequences (particularly for criminal violations) because they’re unaware of its requirements. So, you may be...
For many years, employers settling workplace sexual harassment claims might insist on some form of a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) prohibiting employees from publicly discussing their claims. Often, the NDAs also...
A former employee filed a lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and Kansas public policy arguing she was terminated for complaining about prescriptions being filled in the state by pharmacists and pharmacy...
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids discrimination based on numerous protected categories (e.g., race) in any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, and any other...
The regional director for the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) has recently underscored the compliance obstacle that continues to confound employers: whether to include bonuses in the...
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) recently joined a lawsuit filed against Hyder Investments, Inc., a McDonald’s franchisee operating stores in 11 Twin Cities-area locations. Read on to learn more about best...
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) recently issued a guidance memorandum verifying unemployment benefit eligibility for employees fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The guidance, which was posted very...
It’s easy to get caught up in the negatives of the past two years. We’re all set for the COVID-19 outbreak to be over and for life to return to normal (or something closely resembling it). We’re ready to stop worrying...
To be a “qualified individual with a disability,” a person with a disability must be able to perform, with or without a reasonable accommodation, the essential job functions of the job she holds or desires. The law...