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New Jersey enacts higher penalties for employee misclassification

On July 8, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills into law raising the stakes for employers that misclassify employees as independent contractors. With the changes, businesses operating in the state and...

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NJ Supreme Court reverses lower courts, sends hostile work environment claims to trial

After losing in both the trial and appellate courts, a former pharmaceutical executive managed to sway the minds of New Jersey Supreme Court justices to revive his hostile work environment claim. According to him, his...

Nevada employers must compensate employees who get COVID-19 shots

The Nevada Legislature recently passed Senate Bill (SB) 209 requiring employers to give employees paid time off (PTO) to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Here’s how the new law works and what you will need to know. Key...

No recovery for alleged demotion of military servicemember upon return from deployment

A former Union Pacific employee wasn’t entitled to judgment as a matter of law (i.e., a ruling in his favor) or attorneys’ fees after a job change following his return from military deployment, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court...

USERRA: Right to reinstatement in former position not absolute

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) provides employee members of the military services the right to reinstatement in the same position they left when they went on active duty. Problems...

Too hard of a line? Microsoft reassigns autistic employee who needs accommodation

As the employer, you become aware an employee needs an accommodation. What are your obligations? Must you grant the requested accommodation? If there are multiple possibilities, may you select the accommodation? In a...

How to assess union vulnerability in a remote workplace

One of the most significant ways the pandemic changed the modern workplace has been large-scale transition to remote work, which has cut across numerous industries, many of which had rejected the idea for years. What...

Iowa court bans part of Waterloo's 'ban-the-box' law

The Iowa Supreme Court recently struck down part of Waterloo's "ban-the-box" ordinance, which the city enacted in 2019 (see "Waterloo bans the box—and a bit more" in our January 2020 issue), leaving intact the portion...

DOL cybersecurity instructions: best practices to protect your data

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration recently issued cybersecurity guidance to help employers protect "the retirement benefits of America's workers." Goals, scope of new guidance...

MN Legislature expands nursing-mother breaks, WESA pregnancy accommodations

The Minnesota Legislature recently passed amendments to the state’s nursing mothers statute (Minn. Stat. § 181.939) and the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA) pregnancy accommodations statute (Minn. Stat. § 181.9414)...

Employers cautiously weigh whether to mandate vaccines

To mandate or not to mandate COVID-19 vaccines—that’s the pressing issue Michigan employers and others are confronting. Overall, many are still cautious about requiring the shots, and rightfully so. Legal and practical...

6th Circuit offers guidance on reasonableness of investigations, remedial measures

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Michigan employers) recently provided employers with guidance on how to handle an employee’s complaints of multiple instances of gender-based harassment committed by...

Hiring is tough, but don't waive restrictive covenants

Hiring. It's easily the most significant challenge facing almost every company as we try to move away from the COVID-19 pandemic economy. Businesses are having difficulty recruiting and keeping talent in almost every...

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How unions fared in 2020

Whenever there’s a change in the political party at the White House, we usually see a shift in policy at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), too. This year is unique because, in addition to the change in...

Amazon’s harassment allegations blast off, should prompt your own policy review

Amazon is in the news again. And, no, I’m not talking about executive chair Jeff Bezos’ flight to the edge of space. This time, I’m referring to new harassment and discrimination allegations against the company...

Arkansas Stephen W. Jones of Jack Nelson Jones, PLLC, and Audra Hamilton and Nathan Read of Mitchell Williams
Kansas Boyd A. Byers, Teresa L. Shulda, and Tara Eberline of Foulston Siefkin LLP
Missouri Robert A. Kaiser, Jeremy Brenner, and Ida S. Shafaie of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Oklahoma Charles S. Plumb, Courtney Bru, Paul Ross, Philip Bruce, and Jacob Crawford of McAfee & Taft

Delaware Lauren Russell of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Maryland Steven E. Bers and David M. Stevens of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
New Jersey John C. Petrella and Dina M. Mastellone of Genova Burns LLC
Pennsylvania Dena Calo, Lisa Koblin, Carolyn Pellegrini, and Zachary Kimmel of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Virginia Jonathan Mook and Bernard J. DiMuro of DiMuroGinsberg PC

Illinois Steven L. Brenneman and Kelly Smith-Haley of Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Indiana Brian R. Garrison of Faegre Drinker
Michigan Gary S. Fealk and John T. Below of Bodman PLC
Ohio Fred G. Pressley, Jr., Jourdan D. Day, and John M. Stephen of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Wisconsin Saul Glazer, Troy D. Thompson, Michael J. Westcott, Leslie A. Sammon, and Heath Straka of Axley Brynelson LLP

Kentucky Richard S. Cleary, John T. Lovett, Robert D. Hudson, and Kathleen Biggs Wright of Frost Brown Todd LLC
North Carolina Richard L. Rainey of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
South Carolina Richard J. Morgan, James K. Gilliam, Jonathan C. Eggert, and Chandler E. Aragona of Burr & Forman LLP
Tennessee Kara E. Shea and David Johnson of Butler Snow LLP
West Virginia Larry J. Rector and Allison B. Williams of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Alabama Albert L. Vreeland and David J. Middlebrooks of Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.
Florida G. Thomas Harper of The Law and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper, LLC, Lisa Berg and Andrew Rodman of Stearns Weaver Miller, and Robert J. Sniffen and Jeff Slanker of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.
Georgia Raanon Gal of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Glianny Fagundo of Thompson Hine LLP and Chris Butler of the Chris Butler Firm
Louisiana H. Mark Adams and Jennifer Kogos of Jones Walker LLP
Mississippi Martin J. Regimbal of The Kullman Firm

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