The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) became law in March. The $1.9 trillion stimulus package contains a mix of benefits, tax credits, programs, and subsidies in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Among...
Employment Law Letter
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas employers) recently assessed how rigorously and promptly a district court should probe whether potential members of a Fair Labor...
We all know neither Google nor Facebook has a legal degree, but that doesn't stop your employees from acting as if the social media platforms do. More than one employee has probably pushed back on a policy by saying, "I...
A defamation lawsuit filed by a real estate management company against a union and a security guard isn’t preempted by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled in a recent unpublished...
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Michigan employers) recently provided employers with fresh guidance on what workplace actions may be considered “based on sex” and how severe and frequent the...
Earlier this year, Michigan employers were permitted to reduce the requisite quarantine period from 14 days to 10 days for employees who experienced close contact with confirmed cases of COVID-19 based on the passage of...
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance has confirmed employers may require a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment and/or to return to the workplace. Employers that choose to do so, however...
As most Maryland employers already know, whenever the legislature is in session, you need to be concerned about what new laws and/or regulations the ever well-meaning lawmakers may place on you. Fortunately, the most...
An employer wasn’t liable to a former employee who alleged he was terminated because of a disability, his alcoholism, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas employers)...
An African-American doctor’s race discrimination claims against a hospital failed because he couldn’t prove an employment relationship with the hospital. He had entered into a contract with a separate entity in which he...
It's one of the most horrific cases with employment implications to be decided in recent years. The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia employers) recently...
The COVID-19 restrictions that have kept many people in their home offices for more than a year are starting to ease, and more employers are bringing people back to the office at least part-time. But the return shouldn't...
Union leaders have seen membership numbers dwindle for decades. Figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released in January show the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of unions—the union...
Q Our employment applications are available in English. If a candidate applies in a language other than English and our recruiters can’t read the responses, what do we do with the application? Are we able to disqualify...
Like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA) forbids workplace harassment and other forms of discrimination on the basis of sex. Recently, the Tennessee Court of Appeals...