Employment Law Letter

New Mexico to begin requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave

Effective July 1, 2022, New Mexico will join 15 other states in requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave under its Healthy Workplaces Act (HWA). The Act will require them to provide up to 64 hours of paid...

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Sign on dotted line: arbitration agreement enforceability against predecessor company

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently vacated a September 2020 trial court order dismissing a former employee’s lawsuit and compelling him to arbitrate his Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) claims against...

Devil is in the details: Court demands particulars of harassment claim

On April 12, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted in part and denied in part a request to dismiss an employee’s sexual harassment and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...

New Nebraska law protects culture-specific hairstyles

Recently enacted into law, Legislative Bill (LB) 451 amends the Nebraska Fair Employment Practices Act (NFEPA) to expand the definition of “race” to include protection against discrimination for characteristics such as...

Handling ADA requests for service animals at work

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many remote employees have no doubt strengthened their bonds with and emotional dependency on their pets and, in some cases, service animals. As a result, you should expect to see a surge in...

Biden EOs support unions, set $15 minimum wage for federal contractors

President Joe Biden recently signed two Executive Orders (EOs) with substantial implications for nonunion employers as well as those employing workers on federal contracts and subcontracts. Let’s take a closer look...

NLRB says contract bar is here to stay

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently affirmed it will continue to follow and enforce the long-established “contract-bar doctrine,” which provides unions with protection from ouster during most of a...

MN Legislature extends COVID presumption, raises minimum compensation rate

The Minnesota Legislature recently passed workers’ compensation legislation extending the COVID-19 presumption for certain workers from May 1 to December 31, 2021. Lawmakers also raised the minimum compensation rate for...

Michigan employers must continue to require masks (for now)

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released interim public health recommendations that state: “Fully vaccinated people can resume activities [in indoor and outdoor settings] without...

'First State' is first at working from home

WalletHub recently released a report ranking Delaware as the best state in the union for working from home. The study considered factors such as the share of workers working from home before COVID-19, Internet cost...

5th Circuit delivers win to UPS on discrimination, hostile environment claims

Objectively documenting an employee’s poor performance can dispose of discrimination claims before a costly trial, according to a recent decision from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Louisiana...

Allegations of rude, dismissive treatment not enough to support same-sex harassment claim

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Bostock decision extended the protections against discrimination and harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to gay and transgender persons. The landmark 2020 ruling, however...

4th Circuit: Failure to cooperate in investigation isn't protected activity

After two former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) employees filed wrongful termination claims, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia employers)...

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Your employee wasn't selected in H-1B lottery . . . now what?

A day after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) completed the H-1B cap-subject lottery selection process in late March, the winners were eligible to start filing. But what if your employee wasn't selected...

Pandemic sparks change in what employers seek in new college grads

As college students head back to campus this fall—or maybe prepare for an online-only semester—they are likely looking ahead to graduation and life after college. Employers also are looking ahead and wondering what these...

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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