?Takeaway: Even though a manager sent lewd photos to an employee he supervised, the employer was not liable for harassment because the parties had a friendship outside of work, and when the... Read more »
?On March 24, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation repealing Michigan’s right-to-work law for private-sector employees. The legislation had previously passed the Michigan House of Representatives on March 8, and the Michigan Senate on... Read more »
?Takeaway: Where a disabled employee’s eventual layoff may have been based in part on discriminatory animus by the employee’s supervisor, the employee could proceed with her disability bias claim, even though she... Read more »
?A survey released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on March 22 shows that the amount of remote work dropped from 2021 to 2022 but might be... Read more »
?The recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank sparked widespread concerns about whether their customers would be able to make payroll and whether the instability would spread to other banks... Read more »
?Takeaway: Where a disabled employee’s eventual layoff may have been based in part on discriminatory animus by the employee’s supervisor, the employee could proceed with her disability bias claim, even though she... Read more »
?A survey released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on March 22 shows that the amount of remote work dropped from 2021 to 2022 but might be... Read more »
?The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published a request for information seeking comment on the franchisor-franchisee relationship, expressing concern about “unfair and deceptive practices in the franchise industry.” Comments are due by... Read more »
?The Utah legislature recently passed H.B. 131, which prohibits employers, government entities and places of public accommodation from using an individual’s vaccination or immunity status as a restriction. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox... Read more »
?During oral arguments March 21, the U.S. Supreme Court examined whether litigation is automatically paused when a company appeals a district court’s denial of its motion to compel arbitration. Whether employers can... Read more »
