The Impact of the Great Resignation
#WorkforceWednesday: Congress Passes Relief Bill, EEOC's Vaccine Guidance, Return to Work Delayed - Employment Law This Week®
Slamming the door on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021
Dealing with The CARES Act and the Current Status of Offsets in Pennsylvania Workers Compensation
#WorkforceWednesday: COVID-19 Executive Actions, Right-to-Sue Notices, and Liability Shields
Successful Return-to-Work Strategies post-COVID-19
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Coronavirus Employment Law Update for Contractors (DMV)
Coronavirus Employment Law Update for Contractors (New Jersey)
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COVID-19 Updates: Arizona Employment Law Issues
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I-21 – Sexual Harassment (Still), Political Tweeting, and Intersectional Discrimination
2017 West Virginia Legislative Update For Employers
Five months ago, we reported about a class action lawsuit against an artificial intelligence (AI) company that engages workers to perform data labeling and content creation and classifies them as independent contractors (ICs)...more
An economic strike is challenging for any employer. The likelihood, however, that it will achieve its bargaining goals will be substantially reduced if its striking employers can substitute unemployment compensation benefits...more
The Supreme Court recently issued a decision that raises big implications for workplace claims brought under state law. Alabama residents who applied for unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the way...more
In a 5-4 opinion by Justice Kavanaugh, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson, the Supreme Court reversed the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision and established a significant precedent...more
On February 21, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that an Alabama rule requiring claimants to first exhaust the state administrative appeals process before bringing due process claims over delays in their...more
The Supreme Court will begin a new term on October 7, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. The Justices will grapple with wage and hour issues, coverage under the Americans...more
The landscape of federal military leave law may be shifting. In the past three years, four federal appellate courts have held that an employer may be required to offer paid leave for an employee’s military service where the...more
The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more
Now that we’re all coming up from air from dealing with everything and anything COVID-related, let’s revisit some of the more mundane day-to-day basics. You’ve probably been through it so many times that it’s practically...more
Fear of COVID-19 was not a valid reason for walking off the job, according to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania’s recent decision. Shortly after the lockdown orders were issued by Gov. Tom Wolf in March 2020, a Certified...more
In Torres Rivera v. Econo, 2021 TSPR 150, 208 D.P.R. __ (Nov. 18, 2021), the Puerto Rico Supreme Court (“PRSC”) determined that when a plaintiff prevails in a discrimination lawsuit, any award of back pay (lost wages) to be...more
Ninth Circuit Rejects “Paramour Preference” Liability Arising From Supervisor’s Affair With Another Employee - Maner v. Dignity Health, ___ F.4th ___, 2021 WL 3699780 (9th Cir. 2021) William “Bo” Maner worked as a...more
Navigating the unemployment benefit administrative process under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act can be difficult for employers. The act limits the type of conduct that may disqualify a claimant from receiving...more
On August 1, 2021, Louisiana stopped paying the $300 weekly supplemental unemployment benefit payment provided by federal law. Prior to the elimination of the benefit, six Louisiana residents sued the Louisiana Workforce...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
This article addresses many employment-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters; consequently, in addition to federal laws, we also focus on certain state laws, especially those in the areas...more
Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday, a quick-browse rundown featuring Employment Law This Week® and other resources. This week, President Trump signs executive actions for COVID-19 relief and states across the country enact...more
On May 11, 2020, a Pennsylvania court upheld the state Unemployment Compensation Board of Review’s order granting a CBD (cannabidiol) user unemployment benefits after being terminated for testing positive for marijuana...more
Unemployment filings in Oklahoma, and elsewhere, are at an all-time high due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) recently stated that is has paid more than $432 million in...more
While you have been primarily focused on COVID-19-related matters since mid-March, that doesn’t the world of labor and employment law has taken a timeout. While the pace of new developments has slowed somewhat, there are...more
In Perkins v. Memorial Hospital of South Bend (Case No. 20S-CT-233), a split Indiana Supreme Court ruled in favor of an employee who was discharged after testifying against Memorial Hospital of South Bend at a coworker’s...more
Under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 96-14.6, individuals are disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits if they are discharged due to misconduct associated with the work. On September 3, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued...more
Strict Independent Contractor Test Applies Retroactively - Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l, 2019 WL 1945001 (9th Cir. 2019) - Last year, the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Ops. W. Inc. v. Superior Court, 4...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently addressed whether a company’s liquidation plan violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) because it caused a disparate impact on older workers. ...more
In this episode, Nickolas Spiliotis discusses employer responsibilities when a natural disaster hits. He covers wage and hour issues, employee protections, and tips for employers. ...more