?McDonald’s recently settled a class-action lawsuit that claims the fast-food chain failed to give former employees proper notice of their right to continued health insurance coverage under COBRA. In the lawsuit in... Read more »
?With the rise in remote work, employers are subject to a new set of laws based on each employee’s residence, and those with workers in Louisiana are no exception. Our state has... Read more »
?Employers could have more options when examining I-9 documents presented by new hires during the employment eligibility verification process, according to a proposed rule to be issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read more »
?Apple reached a settlement in a lawsuit over off-the-clock work Aug. 15. Store workers said the technology company didn’t pay them for the time they spent on security screenings after their shifts... Read more »
?The Washington, D.C. City Council passed a broad ban on noncompete agreements in December 2020, but it decided in March 2022 that amendments were needed to address questions raised by the business... Read more »
?Like many illnesses, monkeypox comes in a range of severity and symptoms. Some cases are severe enough that an employee may need to quarantine away from co-workers and customers for several weeks.... Read more »
?Stories of rescinded job offers have begun to surface, especially in fast-growth industries like technology and real estate, in another sign that the red-hot jobs market is starting to cool. Organizations that... Read more »
?Takeaway: The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) has exceptions that protect employers that have to downsize unexpectedly. Yet, as this case shows, employers should not assume that these exceptions... Read more »
?People who are blind play an integral role in the federal government’s operations. Since 2010, National Industries for the Blind (NIB), a nonprofit in Alexandria, Va., has paired employees who have visual... Read more »
?Takeaway: While this case dealt specifically with a railroad employer, the 8th Circuit’s reference to the Norris-LaGuardia provision regarding a party’s failure to make “every reasonable effort” to settle a labor dispute... Read more »
