Employer Liability Issues, Workers' Compensation Claim, Reasonable Accommodation

Employers, can team-building get you sued? Four risks, four solutions

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/22/2025

Don't go off the deep end. Alison Green of the Ask a Manager blog had a great column in Slate this week about over-zealous employer team-building activities. Here’s the intro: “You’re not leaving yet, are you? Team karaoke...more

Beyond the Diagnosis: Navigating Disability Accommodation in the Workplace - Insights from Wingra Redi-Mix v. LIRC

Amundsen Davis LLC on 11/9/2023

The Wisconsin Doctor writing on paper with stethoscope on tableFair Employment Act (WFEA) prohibits covered employers from discriminating against employees based on disability and requires that employers reasonably...more

New Laws for New York Employers in a New Year: What You Need to Know as 2023 Unfolds

Fisher Phillips on 1/5/2023

After a few years of rapid and expansive change to New York’s workplace laws, involving adjustments to workplace safety, employee pay, benefits, and privacy, there was a noticeable slowdown for the state legislature this past...more

[Webinar] Top 10 Employment Issues for California Employers Dealing with Remote Workers - July 29th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

CDF Labor Law LLP on 7/15/2021

COVID-19 ushered in a new paradigm of remote working. Although some companies had already embraced a remote workforce or some semblance of one, this work model is new for many employers. Most employers are still grappling...more

Employers Are Legally Permitted To Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations, But Should They?

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on 4/26/2021

Employers considering mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for their employee population may decide the practical issues giving rise to such a mandate would not be worth it, at least at this time. Many reasons justify a mandatory...more

Employer Gets Whacked On Workers' Comp, FMLA Overlap

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/9/2021

Bless this employer's heart. Ten years ago or so, every employment lawyer and his sister was calling the interaction between workers' compensation, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act...more

Q&A COVID Workplace Vaccine Issues for U.S. Employers

BCLP on 2/2/2021

As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available and efforts are underway to increase dissemination, employers are considering whether to require employees to be vaccinated in order to be present on Company property. This...more

What Can Employers Do About Employees Who Refuse a Vaccine?

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 12/11/2020

After a seemingless endless wait, news of COVID vaccine distribution has business owners, government offices and school district administrators faced with a legal question they could not have foreseen at the beginning of...more

Legal Challenges with a Remote Workforce: Same Legal Issues, Different Place

NAVEX on 10/1/2020

By now, the majority of companies and their employees have found logistical solutions to make working from home possible during the COVID pandemic: Assets like computers or credit cards can be delivered by courier, for...more

2019 Wrap Up: Tis the season to be jolly...and anxious...and depressed - Mental Health and Employment Law now and in 2020

Verrill on 12/19/2019

The last decade has brought with it a significant increase in the number of claims stemming from allegations of discrimination or retaliation as a result of mental health conditions. While we often see an increase in anxiety...more

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