4/4/17
By: Lisa R. Gorman
From the time I was a child, I wanted things to be fair. It’s not fair when your brother hits you, but you get in trouble because your parents saw you hit him back and he …
4/4/17
By: Lisa R. Gorman
From the time I was a child, I wanted things to be fair. It’s not fair when your brother hits you, but you get in trouble because your parents saw you hit him back and he …
Handling Intermittent FMLA Leave – 3 Mistakes to Avoid
3/27/17
The FMLA allows qualified employees to take 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for medical reasons or to care for sick family members. Once an employee’s leave period end, that person must be returned …
Second Circuit Rules that Terminating a Needle-Fearing Pharmacist Does Not Violate the ADA
3/27/17
By: Robyn M. Flegal
In 2011, Rite Aid began requiring its pharmacists to perform in-store immunizations. One of Rite Aid’s pharmacists, Christopher Stevens, who had been employed with the company and its predecessors for thirty-four years, obtained a note from …
Employers Beware: Wearing Pins and Buttons at Work May be Protected Activity
3/24/17
By: Paul H. Derrick
Employers that have a rule or policy prohibiting the wearing of pins and buttons that are not company-issued would do well to rethink that ban. The National Labor Relations Board has again ruled that an employer …
Eleventh Circuit Says No Title VII Protection for Sexual Orientation Discrimination
3/17/17
By: Amanda Hall
A split three judge panel from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that there is no Title VII protection for sexual orientation discrimination. In Evans v. Georgia Regional Hosp. et al., Eleventh Circuit Judges William …
If The Oscars Can Fix It, So Can You
2/27/17
By now, you probably have learned about the big mistake at the Oscars a few weeks ago. Maybe you were watching it live, or, instead, like me, catching it the next morning on your phone or …
Breaking News – Puzder Withdraws from Consideration to be Secretary of Labor
2/15/17
By: Paul H. Derrick
Andy Puzder, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, has withdrawn his name from consideration after being plagued by criticism since his nomination. Union leaders and prominent Democrats have been among his staunchest critics. Puzder’s decision …
Changes May Be Coming for H-1B Visa Program
1/12/17
Recently, Representative Darryl Issa (R-California) re-introduced legislation that would work several significant changes to the H-1B visa program by “closing a loophole” in the current legislation. Currently, Companies must first take good faith steps to recruit and …
San Francisco’s Paid Parental Leave Law
1/9/17
By: Julie Marquis
Effective January 1, 2017, the Paid Parental Leave Ordinance (“PPLO”) requires San Francisco businesses provide supplemental compensation to employees who use California Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) benefits for bonding following the birth or adoption of a child. …
Be on the Lookout for Minimum Wage Increases in 2017
12/20/16
By: Brad Adler and Agne Krutules
As we enter into 2017, employers should remember that, while the federal minimum wage remains at $7.25, many state and local jurisdictions have passed legislation that will increase their respective minimum wage in 2017.…
Disability Accommodation & Job Competition
12/20/16
By: Michael M. Hill
We previously have written about the EEOC’s guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and pointed out that, in some cases, reassigning a disabled employee to another position (such as a light-duty position) may be …
New I-9 Form Takes Effect Next Year
12/1/16
By: Agne Krutules
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The revision process commenced over a year ago, with the main goal to strengthen the security and integrity of the I-9 …