Seyfarth Synopsis: A unanimous Supreme Court has issued its decision in Groff v. Dejoy, clarifying Title VII’s undue hardship standard to mean “substantial increased costs in relation to the conduct of its particular...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A Third Circuit ruling against a former United States Postal Service employee’s Title VII religious discrimination claim is under review at the Supreme Court in Groff v. DeJoy. Petitioner’s brief urged the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As of February 28, 2023, diverse coalitions – including a host of Republican Congressmen and 22 state Attorneys General – have filed nearly thirty amicus briefs urging the United States Supreme Court to...more
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, an omnibus spending bill that authorized additional funding and extended supplemental unemployment benefits created by the Coronavirus...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order and three Memoranda to his Cabinet and Executive Agency heads (collectively, the “Executive Orders”) that provide or extend COVID-19 relief to...more
8/11/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Moratorium ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
Social Security ,
Student Loans ,
Tax Deferral ,
Trump Administration ,
Unemployment Benefits
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has issued COVID-19 guidance for retail employers, including tips that can help reduce employees’ risk of exposure to the coronavirus. OSHA’s recommendations feature administrative controls, hygiene...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Laws protecting individuals from discrimination and harassment in the workplace are expanding rapidly at the state and local levels, while the federal landscape remains unclear regarding LGBTQ rights. ...more
6/5/2019
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Gender Identity ,
Harassment ,
LGBTQ ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
Tip #2: Thorny Issues with Commissions Part 1: What Happens When a Salesperson Is Selling a Drug To Herself or Her Family Member?
A key component of compensation for pharmaceutical salespeople is the sales commission, and...more
Tip #1: Why Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Life Science Clients with a Massachusetts Presence Should Consider Rolling Out An Arbitration Agreement—With A Class Action Waiver -
Until recently, there has been much debate about...more
Oregon’s new employee scheduling law – impacting hourly employees at large retail, food service, and hospitality employers – goes into effect after the end of this week, on July 1. Affected employers must now be aware of the...more
Oregon’s new employee scheduling law – impacting hourly employees at large retail, food service, and hospitality employers – will go into effect on July 1, 2018. ...more
6/22/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
New Legislation ,
Record Retention ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retail Workers ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Seyfarth Synopsis: Connecticut amends its “ban the box” law with regard to employers and modifies technical requirements for consumer reporting agencies. The law is an expansion of Connecticut’s current law, and places...more
Today, a key decision for Connecticut employers came down from Connecticut’s highest court. In Standard Oil of Connecticut, Inc. v. Administrator, Unemployment Compensation Act, SC 19493 (March 15, 2015), the Connecticut...more
In Bruce Smith, et al. v. City of Boston, Case No. 12-CV-10291 (D. Mass. Nov. 16, 2015), Judge Young of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts held that the City of Boston Police Department’s (the...more
Background -
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on two questions regarding the Constitutionality of state laws limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples. In 2013, the Supreme Court side-stepped the issue...more
4/28/2015
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hollingsworth v Perry ,
LGBTQ ,
Marriage Equality ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
Same-Sex Marriage Bans ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII ,
US v Windsor