Colleges and universities are squeezed between a rock and a hard place when it comes to complying with Title IX’s requirements for responding to student-on-student allegations of harassment, discrimination, assault, and...more
3/5/2019
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Title IX ,
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Given the menagerie of terms, it is easy to see why some business owners are quite confused about what to do when they are asked to permit an animal in their places of business. Part of the confusion comes from the multitude...more
2/1/2019
/ Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) ,
Airlines ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Interactive Process ,
Public Accommodation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Service Animals ,
Title I ,
Title III ,
Undue Hardship
In one of his last acts in office, former Governor Rick Snyder signed Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act into law, which will for the first time require employers in the state to provide paid sick leave to their workforces....more
1/31/2019
/ Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Snyder ,
Medical Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Communication
In what appears to be the first time a federal appeals court has extended the nation’s main federal employment discrimination statute to cover transgender and transitioning employees, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals...more
3/8/2018
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Corporate Counsel ,
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Like most in the hospitality industry, you are constantly balancing many competing demands. At any given moment, you could be focusing on managing staff performance. Or perhaps you are reviewing your employment policies to...more