On October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. GA-40 placing restrictions on any entity (including private employers) from issuing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, subject to legislative action. It is...more
10/14/2021
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Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Prior to the advent of social media, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. However, those bygone times have been replaced by a modern...more
6/14/2021
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American Airlines ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Race Relations ,
Social Media ,
United Airlines
Mandatory vaccination policies have long been common in the health care field with respect to illnesses like measles and the flu, but have not been implemented on a wide spread basis. To date, courts have generally found such...more
1/22/2021
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Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Prior to the advent of social media, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. Those bygone times, however, have been replaced by a...more
Prior to the advent of social media and especially the #MeToo movement, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. ...more
9/13/2019
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Damages ,
Disparagement ,
Embedded Tweets ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
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Facebook ,
Filing Grievances ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Online Reviews ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Management ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
Social Networks ,
Southwest Airlines ,
Wrongful Termination
Prior to the advent of social media and especially the #MeToo movement, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. ...more
4/25/2019
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Embedded Tweets ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Essential Functions ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Popular ,
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Social Media Policy
On February 28, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an employer-friendly opinion, clarifying the level of “control” an employer may exercise over its independent contractors under the Fair...more
Last month Michigan became the 10th state to approve the legal, recreational use of marijuana. With the addition of Michigan, nearly 80 million Americans (approximately 25% of the US population) live in areas with...more
Although one can never be fully prepared for a natural disaster, it is important to be aware of the federal and state laws implicated in such situations. With hurricane season in full swing and in the aftermath of Hurricane...more