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No Dogs Allowed: Federal Court Rejects Service Dog Accommodation in Hospital Setting

Most of us know that when an employee or visitor to a place of public accommodation requests a reasonable accommodation, the ADA requires an interactive process to make an individualized determination. But what about a...more

When Picket Lines Scratch and Dent: Should Unions Be on the Hook for Property Damage Caused by Strikes?

In Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Int’l Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 174, the Washington Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a union is responsible for property damage incident to a strike. How does that issue...more

Don’t Dawdle in USERRA’s World: Fourth Circuit Affirms USERRA Violation for Delayed Reemployment

How long do you have to reinstate an employee following military leave? In Harwood v. American Airlines, the Fourth Circuit found that a delay of six or eight weeks was too long. The Uniformed Services Employment and...more

Bring in the TV Cameras: NLRB and D.C. Circuit Find Employees Airing Grievance in Media is Protected Activity

An employee goes on television and maligns his bosses for a new company policy with half-truths—and his bosses fire him for disloyalty. Sounds justified, right? Wrong. A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision...more

Never Forever: Indefinite Extension of Light-Duty Not Required Under ADA (Per Eleventh Circuit)

Employers evaluating ADA reasonable accommodation requests often must decide whether they have to provide extended light duty for an injured employee. In Frazier-White v. Gee, the Eleventh Circuit recently provided helpful...more

Going Rogue? OSHA Violation Defense Defused Where Supervisor and Subordinate Participate

If a supervisor engages in OSHA-violating conduct alongside a subordinate, is the company liable? The Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) decision answering that...more

Goal? Identify Rogue Employees Before They Misbehave. Means? Computer Algorithm. Impact? TBD...

In an attempt to weed out bad actors before they act, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is implementing a computer surveillance program to identify potential problem employees. Here's a legal perspective on the initiative from Keith...more

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