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No. 3 of 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA: Employees Have Rights When It Comes to OSHA Interviews

Although OSHA has the right to conduct private, one-on-one interviews with a company’s non-managerial employees, those same employees have rights too. Those rights include: Keep in mind that an employee’s refusal to cooperate...more

The Expected Arrival Is Now Here: Pregnancy Fairness Regs Are in Force (Almost Everywhere)

With the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the law on how you accommodate pregnant workers changed last June, and we blogged about it. Then the EEOC issued extensive regulations last August, and we blogged...more

No (Union) Shirt? No Problem: Fifth Circuit Strips Down NLRB’s Employee Uniform Rules

Can you enforce your uniform policy, even if that means an employee can’t wear a union t-shirt? Earlier this month, in Tesla, Inc. v. NLRB, the Fifth Circuit looked at that very question and ruled for Tesla....more

Open Up the Playbook: NLRB Rules Starbucks Must Produce Document at Hearing or Custodian of the Search

If you don’t already know, Starbucks has been in a pretty big labor dispute, and there are bound to be lessons for all of us. If your company has internal documents about relations with prospective unions, you may have to...more

To Pay or Not to Pay Military Leave? Ninth Circuit Leaves Jury to Decide USERRA Comparability Analysis

Do you have to pay an employee on military leave? Generally, you only have to pay for military leave if you pay employees on “comparable” leaves. So what is a comparable leave? In Clarkson v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., the Ninth...more

With Election Day Around the Corner, Employers Need to Remember You May Have to Give Employees Time Off to Vote

Next week on November 8, voters will head to the polls around the country for our midterm elections for the U.S. House, certain Senate seats, governorships, and other elected offices. And while voters are headed to the polls,...more

Maybe Not as Cool as a Taylor Swift Poster, But This New EEOC Poster Is Required

A familiar sight behind the scenes at many employers is the mandatory publication that describes employee rights and remedies under various federal statutes. The EEOC has a new version of the poster entitled “Know Your...more

Don’t Fire Me! I’m Drug Free! It Was CBD! Indiana Court Examines Termination for Use of Hemp Oil

In our modern world of a booming CBD industry and an increasing number of states that have legalized marijuana, can you terminate an employee for a positive drug test for marijuana? What if the test shows marijuana...more

Turning the Other Cheek(s): Second Circuit Mandates Court Review of Dismissal of FLSA Case Without Prejudice

What is the right way to dismiss a case the parties have settled, and are FLSA cases different? Typically, when parties to a lawsuit settle a case, they merely alert the court of the settlement and then file a stipulation of...more

You Are Not on the List, Sir: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Right-to-Work Claim

So, the union has an agreement with the company’s management that only those on their predetermined qualification list can be selected for a job. Would that list, or at least the administrative arm for that list, be...more

Employees Miffed by Your Monitoring of Company Devices? Give Notice Now to Hopefully Avoid Annoyance Later

We’ve talked about social media policies several times over the years, but it’s been a while since we’ve discussed monitoring your employees’ work phones, emails, and internet usage. As you most likely know, you can and...more

New Way to Pay Day Rate: 5th Circuit Rules on FLSA Day Rate Overtime Exemption

Are you paying employees using a day rate under the FLSA? If so, you may want to read the Fifth Circuit’s recent ruling in the latest string of Helix Energy cases. According to the Fifth Circuit, companies who do business in...more

Absolute Freedom to Tweet? Employers (and the NLRA) May Have Something to Say About It

Do you need a social media policy or are the legal obstacles just too much? Now more than ever, people are exercising their First Amendment right to free speech, which, not surprisingly, can cause heartburn at the workplace....more

But We Tried to Do It Right! Stand-Alone Misclassification of Independent Contractor May Not Be a Violation

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued another pro-employer decision, resolving an issue at the forefront of employment law, independent contractor classification. In Velox Express, Inc. and Jeannie Edge,...more

Terminating an Employee on Maternity Leave and Winning the Case: The Eleventh Circuit Affirms a Jury Verdict for Winn-Dixie

An employee is on maternity leave and it does not look like she is going to be returning to work. Should you go ahead and terminate her employment during the maternity leave? Wait until it is over to terminate her employment?...more

Video Interview: Discussing the Ramifications of Extending FMLA Rights to Same-Sex Couples

On Tuesday night, the Alabama Supreme Court ordered the state’s probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Last month, a U.S. federal judge in Alabama ordered an Alabama official to issue marriage...more

Same-sex marriage in Alabama: What employers need to know

Alabama probate judges have begun issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples following a recent ruling out of the Southern District of Alabama that struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage. Employers should take...more

Can You Reject a Candidate That You Don’t Think Will “Fit In” with Your Team? Not If You Want Summary Judgment in the Second...

Just how specific do you need to be when explaining why you rejected a minority candidate multiple times for a job that did not even mean a pay raise? That is the question the United States Court of Appeals for the Second...more

Requiring Employees to Work on Maternity Leave Could Interfere with FMLA Rights

If an employee claims her employer interfered with her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but she didn’t lose any salary or benefits, can she win her case? In Evans v. Books-A-Million, the Eleventh Circuit...more

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