Employer Liability Issues, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Labor Law Violations

DOL Resurrects PAID Program to Supervise Employers’ Self-Audits and Settlements of Potential FLSA and FMLA Violations

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/14/2025

On July 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced it would once again oversee the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, allowing employers to self-report...more

Check for Bankruptcies with Your Claimant – You Might Find Gold | Insights & Events

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/26/2023

If your company is named in a new lawsuit or receives a EEOC charge, part of your review process should include checking to see if the filing complainant or plaintiff has a pending bankruptcy action. If so, the next step is...more

7th Circuit: Actual Denial of Leave Not Necessary for FMLA Interference Claim

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 6/15/2022

On June 1, 2022, the Seventh Circuit reversed the entry of summary judgment on a Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) claim, holding that an actual denial of an employee’s FMLA leave request is not necessary to constitute an...more

Employers Beware: Preparing for the Inevitable Flood of COVID-Related Lawsuits

Payne & Fears on 5/27/2020

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

Early COVID-19 Liability Suits Raise Employment Practices Liability Insurance Issues

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers on 5/14/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employers across the country to rapidly make numerous and significant decisions about how to manage their business in this unprecedented time. Employers have had to quickly develop and...more

Not Keeping Employment Records Can Place Arizona Employers at Risk

Jaburg Wilk on 9/12/2019

How long should Arizona employers keep employment records? The short answer is - it depends. Most Arizona and federal employment law claims have a fairly short statute of limitations. Under Title VII, employees must file a...more

Workers’ Compensation Settlements: Are You Protected Against Future Employment Claims?

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 10/26/2017

Picture this. You have just settled a problem workers’ compensation case and you or your carrier have disbursed settlement checks totaling $100,000 in exchange for a full and complete compromise and release of “any and all...more

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