?Employers covered under the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals are not necessarily required under federal law to provide job applicants with criminal convictions a chance to explain a negative background check... Read more »
?Takeaway: To take advantage of the Faragher/Ellerth affirmative defense against sexual harassment, an employer must prove both that it acted reasonably to prevent and correct sexual harassment and that the employee unreasonably failed to act by not using... Read more »
?The United States and the European Commission (EC) have agreed in principle to a new protocol—the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework—that would make it easier for companies to transfer personal information, including employee... Read more »
?Procedural deviations during a hospital employee’s suspension and disciplinary hearing, including the lack of progressive discipline required by a collective bargaining agreement, could support an inference of retaliatory motivation related to her... Read more »
?Takeaway: A company can potentially avoid being subject to federal employment laws by having contractors supply staff for events. However, the company should avoid dictating contractor staffing decisions or else the company... Read more »
?Employers in the U.S. may now apply for the recently released 35,000 H-2B visas made available for seasonal foreign guest workers this summer. The additional visas are for those starting work through... Read more »
?The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued guidance on adopting skills-based hiring practices to fill federal government jobs. Historically, the government has based a candidate’s hiring eligibility on formal education... Read more »
Providing coverage of medications and other treatments for chronic health conditions before employees meet their plan deductibles does not significantly raise health plan premiums, new research shows. For employees, pre-deductible coverage makes... Read more »
?Noting a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Apple Inc. informed employees May 17 that it is delaying its plans to require employees to work in the office three days a week. We’ve... Read more »
?In a learning economy where knowledge is constantly evolving, it’s important for everyone in an organization to share what they know and learn from each other to ensure their own growth—not to... Read more »
