?Two different federal court rulings on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) longstanding approval of an abortion medication have forged an uncertain future for medication abortion access in the country—the latest... Read more »
?More than two years after California voters passed a law amending the state’s landmark privacy rights statute, new regulations implementing the law finally took effect last week. Unfortunately, this leaves four key... Read more »
?Takeaway: When arbitration provisions, even if presented to an employee on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, are highlighted for that employee, any procedural unconscionability is limited. ?Two mechanics who worked for a truck rental... Read more »
?Takeaway: Employers should ensure their process for employees to request reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) involves a true give-and-take interaction between parties. ?An employer demonstrated a good-faith effort... Read more »
?Losing a loved one is one of the most challenging times for employees, and employers often show support by providing time off and resources to help them deal with their grief. Due to... Read more »
?A bill that would hike the overtime salary threshold to more than $80,000 by 2027 and have annual automatic updates may have little impact on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) anticipated... Read more »
?The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) permits fitness-for-duty examinations of employees only if they are job-related and consistent with business necessity. Objective evidence is needed to make this showing. Here is an... Read more »
?With the increasing popularity of schedule flexibility, some employers are choosing an option that strikes a balance between the regular five-day workweek and the four-day workweek: granting workers every other Friday off.... Read more »
?Takeaway: When a construction site owner and the construction project’s general contractor retained control over the site and a foreman who worked for a subcontractor was injured, the foreman could proceed with... Read more »
?A federal jury awarded a former Tesla worker $3.2 million for racial harassment—well below the $137 million a different jury awarded in 2021. A judge agreed then that Tesla was liable but... Read more »
