NLRB Broadens Potential Remedies for Unfair Labor Practices

?Employers that violate federal labor law must compensate workers to make up for the direct consequences of unfair labor practices, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled on Dec. 13. This ruling... Read more »

No-Fault Points-Based Attendance Policy May Violate ADA

?Takeaway: This ruling should give employers pause before implementing a no-fault points-based attendance policy. ?AutoZone stores may have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when they maintained a no-fault points-based attendance... Read more »

New Jersey Edges Closer to Implementing Landmark WARN Law

?A bill advancing in the New Jersey Legislature would expedite the implementation of significant changes to the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) law, which requires employers to provide notice 60... Read more »

New York City Bill Would Abolish At-Will Employment

?Legislation proposed in New York City would prohibit employers from terminating employees without just cause. It would also ban the use of electronic monitoring in discharging or disciplining employees. We have rounded... Read more »

Justices Appear Split on Case Involving LGBTQ Rights and Religious Freedoms

?The U.S. Supreme Court seemed divided during oral arguments Dec. 5 in a case that centered on anti-discrimination policies when they conflict with religious freedoms in public accommodations. It’s unclear when the... Read more »

Federal Law Prohibiting Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims Not Retroactive

?A new federal law invalidating pre-dispute arbitration agreements for sexual harassment and sexual assault claims does not apply retroactively, a New Jersey appeals court recently confirmed. In Zuluaga v. Altice USA, the... Read more »

Transgender Surgery Ban in North Carolina Struck Down

?A ban by the North Carolina State Health Plan (NCSHP) for Teachers and State Employees on paying for transgender surgery resulted in unlawful sex discrimination, the U.S. District Court for the Middle... Read more »

Recognize These Common Myths About Job Coaches

?Job coaches help train employees with many different types of disabilities, including individuals with autism and persons with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Employers should be aware of and not be influenced by myths... Read more »

Two New Maryland Laws Could Make it Harder to Defend Harassment Claims

?Two recent developments out of Annapolis pose new challenges for Maryland employers confronted with claims of harassment. Effective Oct. 1, Maryland’s employee-friendly Senate Bill 450 and Senate Bill 451 lowered the applicable... Read more »

Server Who Said She Was Harassed for Taking Lactation Breaks Loses Claim

?Takeaway: To prove hostile environment sexual harassment, an employee must show more than that her co-workers were unkind to her. The objectionable conduct must be frequent and severe and it must interfere... Read more »
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