Practical pieces about employment law trends and how companies can stay compliant with quickly changing regulations and case law. A recent focus is how Legal should handle #MeToo and accusations of harassment and discrimination.
By Deena R. Merlen and Jill Kahn Marshall | February 9, 2024
In these polarized times, where many are compelled to use social media and other public platforms to express political views, the interaction of political speech and the workplace is poised to grow increasingly complex. Employers must toe the line between protected employee activity and protecting corporate reputations.
7 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | February 8, 2024
"While the drivers' federal law claims are governed by the economic realities test, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has yet to endorse a specific test for the state law claims," Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti partner Jeremy Abay.
3 minute read
By Hugo Guzman | February 8, 2024
The EEOC flipped to Democratic control in August, one of several developments leading employment lawyers to predict the agency will be filing more transgender-discrimination cases.
4 minute read
By Allison Dunn | February 8, 2024
"When he issued the racial slur, he was in the middle of performing his job duties. There's no timeout where he acts in the interest of the employer one second, and then doesn't another second—and that's what the defense is going to say," plaintiff's counsel, James Clifford, a partner of Clifford & Clifford in Portland, argued before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Wednesday.
5 minute read
By Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia | February 7, 2024
Union filings are standing out in an industry traditionally resistant to labor campaigns. Many more petitions may be on the horizon.
4 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | February 6, 2024
"The jury was entitled to find that Davenport had made all of the statements and documents described above over a long period of time; that he disparaged plaintiff's military service, either directly for the inconvenience it caused, or indirectly by equating Navy service with homosexuality; and that he did so in a workplace that regarded homosexuality as shameful and as proof of lesser ability to perform the job," the appeals court said.
6 minute read
By Alex Anteau | February 6, 2024
The plaintiff-appellants also alleged that the nurse responsible been involved in a prior incident where she tested positive for a narcotic substance and ended up breaking the jaw of an unrelated patient while administering anesthesia.
3 minute read
By Riley Brennan | February 6, 2024
The defendant's attorney, Randall Armentrout of Nyemaster Goode in Des Moines, told Law.com that the ruling was important, as previously there were no decisions interpreting Iowa's Equal Pay Statute, which was passed in 2009.
6 minute read
By Nicholas J. Pappas and Jennifer R. Coates | February 6, 2024
This article outlines a general framework for approaching investigations into employee complaints. The authors recommend that employers approach investigations with an organized and thoughtful plan that allows the investigator and the employer both to assuage understandable concerns of employees and create an environment where a focused fact-finding investigation can occur.
9 minute read
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 2, 2024
Joshua Boudreaux, who was an IT support analyst in the Norton Rose Fulbright US office in Dallas, alleges discrimination after the firm rejected his request for an exemption from a 2021 vaccine mandate on religious grounds.
4 minute read
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