Takeaway: Employers that had not signed an arbitration agreement between an employee and a related company could not enforce the agreement. Even though the companies all shared office space and officers, they... Read more »
?Takeaway: A timely, thorough investigation of an honest suspicion of leave abuse can help defend a company from liability under the Family and Medical Leave Act. ?The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of... Read more »
?Takeaway: In recent years, many courts have found that the single use of a racial epithet at work can create a racially hostile work environment. Yet, the 5th Circuit rejected a racial... Read more »
?The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently sued an employer that allegedly unlawfully denied remote work to someone at a heightened risk of severe complications if she had contracted COVID-19. The... Read more »
?A recent announcement from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) highlights the agency’s growing interest in curbing illegal provisions in mandatory arbitration agreements. “Because mandatory arbitration is on the rise, there are... Read more »
?Delivery drivers recently filed a class-action lawsuit against Weee!, a large online grocer based in Fremont, Calif., for numerous types of alleged wage and hour violations. The allegations, filed on March 23,... Read more »
?A federal appeals court recently dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Tyson Foods was responsible for seven workers contracting COVID-19 at an Amarillo, Texas, meat-processing plant. The workers claimed the company required them... Read more »
?California law requires an employer to provide an employee with a meal period during a work period of more than five hours per day, except as prescribed. However, on March 23, Gov.... Read more »
?Manufacturers’ increasingly advanced robotic systems have made the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standard for the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) impractical, even obsolete, in many workplaces. The new technology is... Read more »
Some cost-sharing required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for preventive care—including cancer screenings and PrEP, a drug used by people at high risk of getting HIV to prevent contracting the virus— is... Read more »
