Cases are just now starting to come out involving the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). For lessons on how one employer ran afoul of its obligations, read on. Timeline It’s often helpful in a factually dense case to...
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Employers regularly use performance improvement plans (PIPs) as tools for addressing employee performance deficiencies. But in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis—which...
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) seems to dominate all conversations about the world of work. So, jobseekers are understandably eager to tout their knowledge of the latest technology. But as important as AI is...
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Too many scams, too much ghosting, and artificial intelligence (AI) that’s out to get them—those are just a few perceptions making jobseekers frustrated. Not too many years ago, jobseekers were more confident in finding...
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With temperatures on the rise all across the nation, employers need to stay on top of workplace heat issues to protect workers from preventable heat-related illnesses and injuries. In April 2026, the Occupational Health...
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According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) most recent published annual reporting, claims for disability-related discrimination (38%) outpaced race (34%) and sex (26%) related filings. Indeed, in...
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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) seems to dominate all conversations about the world of work. So, jobseekers are understandably eager to tout their knowledge of the latest technology. But as important as AI is...
Jul 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter
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On May 12, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Oregon-based Advanced Technology Group, Inc., a project-based construction services company with jobsites nationwide. The...
Q We have an employee who has been out beyond their exhausted paid-time-off (PTO) balance and hasn’t provided medical documentation as requested. Can we terminate this employee, or would this risk a discrimination claim...
A common question employers ask: How long do we need to keep records related to employee benefits, and what are the rules? This summary covers the requirements for benefit plans governed by ERISA (the Employee Retirement...
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Tennessee is on the verge of enacting sweeping changes to the enforceability of restrictive covenants. A bill that cleared both chambers of the General Assembly in April now awaits Governor Bill Lee’s signature, and...
As companies continue to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) tools to streamline various business processes, many of these tools are being applied to workforce management tasks. While the power of these tools is...
The Texas Supreme Court smacked down a decision from a Houston appeals court that—if allowed to stand—would have greatly expanded liability for negligent hiring decisions made by Texas companies. Read on. Tragic accident...
All wage and hour class actions are difficult, and some are nearly impossible to manage. After 19 years of litigation, multiple appellate detours, a bifurcated bench trial, testimony from hundreds of class members, and a...
Who gets to decide in the first instance whether an app-based worker is an employee? Uber argued that Proposition 22 made the answer clear enough to block the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal...