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Stare Decisis: Dress Codes, Union T-Shirts and the NLRB
#WorkforceWednesday: The Union-Friendly Biden NLRB, California's FAST Act, and Pay Transparency in California - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VI-119 - What Did You Miss This Summer?
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 266: Preparing for Virtual OCI (w/Sadie Jones)
Illegal or ill-mannered? Title VII meets Ms. Manners
Labor & Employment Podcast Series: Enforcement of Face Coverings
Handbooks ‘R’ Us
“My coworker smells!” and other HR dilemmas
III-41- Things That Make You Go “Hmmm” in Employment Law
I-20 - Special Holiday Party Episode
Part 1 of 2: My Sit-Down Interview With Former EEOC General Counsel David Lopez
Polsinelli Podcasts - Can Your Employee Wear That to Work? EEOC Updated Guidelines
During the biggest night in music, the 2025 Grammy awards ceremony, Kanye’s wife, Bianca Censori, caused quite a commotion by walking the red carpet when she removed her coat to reveal . . . just about everything. Her dress,...more
It’s Summer 2022 – and life is back to normal? Or is it? While inflation remains high, the labor market remains tight. The Department of Labor’s most recent job report shows that 372,000 jobs were added in June, and...more
As workplace protections expand for the LGBTQ+ community, transgender and non-binary employees may feel more comfortable being their authentic self at work. As a result, you should be prepared to work with transitioning...more
Companies Discriminated Against Employees by Requiring Them to Remove Religious Headwear, Federal Agency Charged - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Versant Supply Chain, Inc. and AT&T Services, Inc. have agreed to pay $150,000 and...more
Is it just me, or has JLo and Shakira’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl received more attention than the game itself? As with so many other issues these days, we are a country divided. Some believe the performance was...more
Bus Carrier Refused to Accommodate Muslim Driver's Religious Beliefs, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - Dallas-based Greyhound Lines, Inc., the largest provider of intercity bus transportation in the United States,...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
Last week, a United States Magistrate Judge authorized a legal photographer and two EEOC lawyers to enter, inspect, and photograph Akebono Brake Corporation’s West Columbia, South Carolina facility.¹ Although Akebono...more
The basketball court isn’t the only place you’ll see interesting uniforms this month. Many employers choose to implement and enforce their own uniform requirements and dress codes at work. But if done incorrectly, uniforms...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: With summer months almost upon us, here are some dress code tips and tricks for employers to ensure both employee compliance with relaxed summer dress codes and increased employee motivation and morale. We...more
As a healthcare employer, it must be tempting to want to develop rigid workplace rules that will help newbie bosses reach conclusions almost automatically, especially where the best nurses or techs often become supervisors...more
On Monday, June 1, 2015, the United States Supreme Court reversed a judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit which had granted Abercrombie & Fitch (“Abercrombie”) summary judgment in a religious...more
What if it looks like someone may need a religious accommodation, but the individual never asks? Does the company still have a duty to accommodate? In a much awaited opinion, the Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, determined...more
On June 1, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the EEOC in the well-chronicled case involving a Muslim job applicant who the EEOC claimed was illegally denied employment because of her religion. In EEOC v. Abercrombie &...more
Use of a Dress Code Gone Bad - Employers catering to the public, or relying upon in-person customer contacts to promote their businesses, have frequently established employee "dress codes" to regularize the appearance of...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its long awaited decision in the "Looks Policy" case, and it's not terribly unexpected, but is a little scary considering the potential far reaching effects going forward. ...more
On June 1, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., that an employer violates federal anti-discrimination law where an applicant’s need for a religious...more
In a decision that came as no major surprise to Supreme Court watchers, on June 1, 2015, the Court ruled 8-1 in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch that Abercrombie & Fitch violated the civil rights of a Muslim job applicant when it...more
Laurinburg Companies Unlawfully Fired Pentecostal Employee for Refusing to Wear Pants, Federal Agency Charges - LAURINBURG, NC - Scottish Food Systems, Inc. and Laurinburg KFC Take Home, Inc., two North Carolina...more