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Involuntary Reduction in Force Employment Litigation

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10th Circuit Decision Highlights Best Practices for Employers Planning Reductions in Force

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In Raymond v. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit considered and rejected a group of former employees’ allegations that they were selected for termination in a reduction in force (RIF)...more

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[Virtual Event] Hot Employee Mobility Issues in the COVID-19 Era - November 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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COVID-19 has not only created a plethora of workplace safety, accommodation, and leave issues, it has also created new employee mobility challenges for employers: - How can employers maintain the “trade secret” status of...more

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3 Steps To Make Sure Your COVID-19 Decisions Don’t Lead To Wrongful Termination Lawsuits

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Employers across the country continue to be challenged with difficult decisions about their workforce in the wake of COVID-19, including decisions about employee layoffs and returning employees to the worksite. As businesses...more

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Emerging Trends In COVID-19 Workplace Litigation

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As of this writing, employees from across the country have filed more than 430 COVID-19-related lawsuits against their employers and former employers. Not all of these claims have focused on the Family First Coronavirus...more

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June 2020: The Top 21 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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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

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IL Court Clarifies RIF Rules When Tenured Teacher Evaluated Twice in One School Year

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Decisions on reductions in force in school districts are not common in Illinois, so a recent opinion from the Fourth District Appellate Court warrants brief mention. The issue in a recent case, Nafziger v. Board of Education...more

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Beware the Gap Between What’s Legal and What’s Believable – How Good Is Your Story?

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Sometimes, asking “Can I fire this person?” is the wrong inquiry to begin with.  The better question may be “If I fire this person now, will my reasoning be believable to an outsider (especially a group of outsiders called a...more

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Ex-Employees Can Challenge Statistical Impact of Reductions in Force

On occasion, employers defending lawsuits filed by their employees raise questions over the legal validity of what most attorneys consider to be settled law. A good example comes from a recent decision by the U.S. Court of...more

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6th Circuit holds layoff didn’t violate employee’s FMLA rights

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From: Tennessee Employment Law Letter | 04/01/2018 - Employees who have taken or who are currently taking leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) aren’t necessarily protected from being selected for...more

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