In Stanley v. City of Sanford (June 20, 2025), the United States Supreme Court considered whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects former employees against disability discrimination with respect to...more
6/27/2025
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Stanley v City of Sanford Florida
Effective January 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hiked the maximum fines for workplace safety violations. As an example, the maximum fine for a “serious” violation is now $16,550 per violation,...more
5/12/2025
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Among the flurry of first-week executive orders issued by the Trump administration, President Trump ordered federal workers to report back to the office. Federal agencies and departments must take all necessary steps to end...more
2/10/2025
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What’s a busy HR professional to do now? You were so looking forward to spending the holidays planning for compliance with the Department of Labor (DOL)’s new overtime rule and then it got struck down (thanks Texas judges!)...more
Employers are governed not only by federal wage and hour, discrimination, leave, and other such laws, but also by a patchwork of state and local employment laws. In our experience, employers are often unaware of state and...more
On July 3, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) obtained an injunction against the United States Postal Service (USPS), protecting USPS employees from retaliation for reporting workplace injuries....more
Embrace the positive momentum with the August Bridge Series, shining a spotlight on the advancements in senior care. Guided by Dan Burke and featuring a panel of local leaders including Suzanne Burke, President & CEO of the...more
Workplace violence, or threats of violence, unfortunately, reaches across all industries. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2020 there were 37,060 non-fatal injuries inflicted by someone in the workplace....more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published its final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process rule (Walkaround Rule), which takes effect May 31, 2024. The new Walkaround Rule...more
We’ve been discussing the various implications of the current ‘return to work’ push. Another implication is layoff decisions and the potential for disparate impact on remote workers, who tend to disproportionally be women and...more
2/27/2024
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Beginning in 2024, more than 52,000 employers must start complying with a new OSHA rule that requires employers with 100 or more employees in certain “high hazard” industries to electronically submit annual reports to OSHA of...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines workplace violence as any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening or disruptive behavior that occurs at the work...more