Yes, I know artificial intelligence (AI) is a big deal. But let’s not forget that old school still works. Recently the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Texas) rejected a special AI rule for written briefs...
Employment Law Letter
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion and requires that reasonable accommodations be made for sincerely held religious beliefs. The U.S. Equal Employment...
In Wisconsin, current and former employees—even those who have been fired—have a statutory right to view and copy their personnel records. Below are answers to some common questions regarding what rights a former...
On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit held that college athletes may be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). College athletes have historically been classified as...
Businesses employing young teens should ensure compliance with strict work-hour limits or face significant fines from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its implementing...
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to ease, employers started reassessing their workplaces. Some decided to call everyone back to the office, while others continued work-from-home (WFH) arrangements on a permanent and...
Q How frequently can a nursing mother take breaks under the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act? For example, although the law requires “reasonable break time,” what if an employee needs...
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final noncompete clause rule, which prohibits post-employment noncompete agreements between employees and their employers. Many Mississippi employers...
Massachusetts joined a growing list of states with pay transparency laws when Governor Maura Healy signed “An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency” into law. The law, which will take effect in stages in 2025...
Q What are the guidelines for when employees, current or former, request a copy of their personnel file, and what files are required to be provided upon request? In Mississippi, there’s no law requiring private employers...
In attempting to assess the complicated balance between an individual employee’s need for a service animal and the requirements of clients, customers, patients, and the workplace as a whole, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of...
Last month, I talked about how the military makes the most effective use of e-mail (see “Ten-hut: The military way of writing emails” in the August 2024 issue). This month, I want to talk about using email to build a...
Religious discrimination law continues its rapid growth. A very recent case from another state sheds light on what is often a counterintuitive area of the law. Job offer of a lifetime? Brad Amos is a video editor...
Q We gave a $5,000 sign-on bonus to a new hire who has been a no-show for numerous days, and we haven’t been able to contact them. Can we withhold and/or deduct from this employee’s final paycheck to recoup some of the...
Capping off a saga that began in fall 2018, the Michigan Supreme Court, in its 4-to-3 decision in Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, overturned the Michigan Court of Appeals and restored the originally adopted...