The Michigan Court of Appeals recently upheld an Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) decision to categorically disqualify employees who are "no calls, no shows" for three consecutive days from receiving jobless benefits...
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The 6th Circuit (which covers Michigan and Ohio employers) recently provided employers with guidance on how to handle an employee's complaints of multiple instances of gender-based harassment committed by coworkers. The...
Q We have COVID-vaccinated employees asking if they can stop wearing masks at work. Can we modify our mask policy only for vaccinated employees while requiring unvaccinated employees to continue wearing them? Yes, most...
A recent settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer serves as a useful reminder of the scope and purpose of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (INA)...
A Bradley University professor who was removed as a department chair filed an Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) claim under the "cat's paw" theory of liability (i.e., a supervisor with no discriminatory animus...
Employment law in Colorado has undergone a sea change in the past year, from mandatory sick leave, to new promotional-opportunity posting requirements, to stricter whistleblower laws, and so on. But one bill from the...
Social media has played an increasingly prominent role in our daily lives, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic as we’ve been largely quarantined for months. This is no less true for your employees than for the larger...
Q We have an employee who is going on Medicare and plans to continue covering her husband on COBRA until he is 65. Can she pay for his premiums on a pretax basis through payroll, or does she have to pay with after-tax...
As Hurricane Elsa recently headed toward Florida, people began to stock up on water, batteries, gas, and canned food. Although you should be prepared and plan ahead for your home and family, as an HR professional, it’s...
Chair Burrows keynotes NILG second day. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows made her first keynote speech at the National Industrial Liaison Group (NILG) conference on August 3...
On July 29, 2021, President Joe Biden, in response to the delta surge and flagging vaccination rates in the United States, announced he would be requiring every federal government employee and on-site federal contractor...
After going virtual in 2020, the National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) conference convened in-person in Nashville this year. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Jenny Yang opened the...
Newly confirmed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo outlined an activist and progressive agenda for her office and the soon-to-be Democratic-dominated NLRB. In Memo GC 21-04...
When the Biden administration succeeded in rescinding the Trump-era employer-friendly joint-employer regulation, it thought it could focus solely on drafting a new rule. That new rule is widely anticipated to resuscitate...
Based on a study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://bit.ly/3B5E6By), 17.9 percent of U.S. workers in 2020 identified as an individual with a disability. Yet most employers focus their diversity, equity, and...