If 2018 was a year of elevator music at the National Labor Relations Board, 2019 was symphony of sound. The Board’s initiatives were varied, high-profile and in the vast majority of cases, the developments were positives for...more
3/2/2020
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LGBTQ workplace rights is perhaps the most rapidly evolving area in employment law. On October 4, 2017, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions formally weighed in on the topic. He issued a memorandum to all federal...more
10/9/2017
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (UCIS) has released a revised version of the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form. The revised form must be used exclusively beginning on January 22, 2017; until then,...more
On May 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the filing period for constructive discharge claims, which can be filed pursuant to many different employment laws, begins to run upon an employee’s...more
There has been a lot of buzz recently about “ban the box” initiatives prohibiting employers from asking job applicants about their criminal records. Proponents of these initiatives argue that employers should not consider an...more
When it comes to using temporary employees, the set-up is all too familiar. An employer engages a staffing firm, which hires, pays, and places temps to meet the employer’s needs. The employer’s costs are fixed and payable...more