Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is expected to resign to become head of the National Hockey League (NHL) Players’ Association, according to news reports. When Walsh, former mayor of Boston, was selected... Read more »
?Takeaway: In order to trigger an employer’s Rehabilitation Act duties, an employee must identify their claimed disability and request a reasonable accommodation that is connected to the disability. ?An employer was justified... Read more »
?Takeaway: An employee’s disclosures about suspected violations of federal law may be protected under the California Whistleblower Protection Act even though they were made during the employee’s normal performance of his job... Read more »
?After several long weeks as the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) undertook a review of the proposal, the new Cal/OSHA COVID-19 regulation has been approved and is now officially in effect. The... Read more »
?Many employers offer unpaid internships to develop relationships with young talent and build the talent pipeline within their industry. But while interns may agree to not be paid for their work, employers... Read more »
?Takeaway: California’s outside salesperson exemption to wage and hour laws did not apply where the employer controlled the employee’s hours and working conditions, although the employer did not own or lease the location... Read more »
?Takeaway: An applicant for a position as a special education aide who was rejected after she failed a physical exam could bring her disability bias claim to trial where she showed that... Read more »
?The Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled out the possibility of a one-year statute of limitations for claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The case is called Tims v. Blackhorse... Read more »
At a Feb. 2 press conference marking the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), President Joe Biden called for extended support for time-off benefits and announced he had... Read more »
?Employers may face higher risks from lawsuits by whistleblowers in the future. As part of last year’s omnibus spending bill, Congress passed the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act, which increases rewards whistleblowers... Read more »
