Seyfarth Synopsis: In six months, the U.S. presidential election will take place and inevitably employee views on the elections and election issues will make their way into the workplace. In yesterday’s highly polarized...more
6/5/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Free Speech ,
Labor Regulations ,
Political Expression ,
Political Speech ,
Presidential Elections ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Elections ,
State Labor Laws ,
Voting Rights
A new piece of legislation introduced in Congress, if enacted, would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to establish 32-hour workweek for non-exempt employees, with no loss in pay. While the bill is unlikely to gain steam, it...more
3/22/2024
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
What Timing: Biden Signed $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package. We here at the PMN have been following intently every development when it comes to the federal government’s legislative response to the virus. Indeed, since...more
3/17/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Eviction ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Moratorium ,
OSHA ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits ,
Vaccinations
Seyfarth Synopsis: With the most contentious election of our lifetimes fast approaching, we might expect employees to engage in political conduct and share strong, controversial opinions while off duty, especially on social...more
9/28/2020
/ At-Will Employment ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Political Expression ,
Political Speech ,
Protests ,
Social Media ,
State Labor Laws ,
Viewpoint Discrimination
NLRB Decision Gives Employers More Leeway to Discipline Employees for Offensive Speech. Traditionally, the National Labor Relations Act protected offensive or even abusive speech by employees when the worker is involved in...more
7/27/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Offensive Language ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Quarantine ,
Travel Restrictions ,
WARN Act
Seyfarth Synopsis: Between states reopening and summer vacation beginning, employers have wondered what say they have over their employees’ use of PTO. ...more