Chipotle Mexican Grill will pay $240,000 to former workers of an Augusta, Maine, restaurant to resolve claims that it closed the site as part of alleged union busting. Chipotle has denied any... Read more »
?The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently adopted a new rule that outlines whistleblower protections under the federal Taxpayer First Act (TFA). The final rule took effect on March 13.... Read more »
?Takeaway: Defending against a claim for FLSA violations is difficult when an employer does not keep and maintain proper wage and hour records. Record-keeping requirements are complex and plentiful, and the penalties... Read more »
?Takeaway: The facts of this case occurred just before the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) took effect mandating leave for COVID-19-related health and child care concerns after April 1, 2020—a requirement... Read more »
?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 »
