Summary: The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act applies not just to sexual assault and sexual harassment claims, but to all claims asserted in the “case.”...more
In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, 591 U.S. ___, 2020 WL 3808420 (2020) (“Morrissey-Berru”), the United States Supreme Court provided further guidance on the application of the “ministerial exception,” which...more
7/13/2020
/ Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
First Amendment ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Ministerial Exception ,
Our Lady of Guadalupe School v Morrissey-Berru ,
Religious Schools ,
Religious Workers ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Teachers ,
Title VII ,
Wrongful Termination
As states lift their “stay-at-home” orders, employers who have struggled to survive the economic toll of the COVID-19 crisis now face a new threat: uncertain legal liability in a post-COVID market. As we transition away from...more
5/27/2020
/ California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Government Lockdown ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
High Risk Covid Employees ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Popular ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Rehiring Issues ,
Remote Working ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
State Labor Laws ,
Voluntary Reduction in Force ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety