Current events have sparked a significant change in private businesses’ political behavior with companies and their executives shifting from nonpartisan observers to leaders taking on political and social causes. While...
Employment Law Letter
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) includes a number of provisions requiring immediate action by employers. One provision in particular offers a 100% federal subsidy for COBRA premiums (including the up-to-2%...
In 2020, the Virginia General Assembly ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), becoming not only the 38th state to endorse it but also the final one to satisfy the required two-thirds majority needed to amend the U.S...
The phrase “cancel culture” has become ubiquitous over the last couple years. It strikes fear in the hearts of social media influencers and public figures everywhere. One post in poor taste or the unearthing of a years...
It’s not a matter of who will be affected by a data breach but when. The COVID-19 pandemic has awakened a Pandora’s box of data predators. For a company, the breaches can be costly, both financially and in other ways...
President Joe Biden has urged everyone to “stay vigilant” against COVID-19 even as more vaccines are being rolled out. The same applies to employers. Recent developments include an employee lawsuit challenging mandatory...
The landscape of federal protections for individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity is continuing to evolve. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Equality Act. At the same time, however...
When Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) in March, the COVID-19 economic stimulus measure contained a number of updates affecting employee benefits. Read on to become familiar with a significant...
An Ohio state appellate court recently affirmed summary judgment (dismissal without a trial) in favor of the employer on a number of claims, including disability discrimination, by a former employee who lost a middle...
Q We have an exempt employee who was out for a month due to COVID-19. She was paid her salary, and her sick time was deducted. Even with her already-accrued sick time plus the 80 additional hours, she now has negative...
After the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged more than 100 people last year with fraudulently seeking more than $360 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act emergency loans and other...
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued its first published decision addressing the New Jersey Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) that protects...
The answer to the question of whether employers must accommodate marijuana use has evolved in recent years from “no, it’s illegal under federal law” to “it depends, based on the reason for use and the nature of the job.”...
After Creighton University dismissed a member of its medical residency program, she sued for wrongful termination and alleged she had been a victim of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...
Fraudulent unemployment claims have risen across the country over the last year. Kansas has been hit particularly hard. In some of the opening weeks of 2021, the state received the third highest number of initial claims...