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A federal appeals court recently upheld the firing of a law enforcement officer who intentionally shot himself while on duty and intoxicated. The decision reinforces an employer’s right to apply performance and conduct...more
Join Weber Gallagher partners Tracy Walsh and Jennifer Laver for a webinar discussing the interplay among workers' compensation, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and New Jersey...more
There is a lot that employers need to prepare and plan for in 2023. Join us at our Fall 2022 Labor & Employment Law Update which will discuss major issues and developments that your company needs to address now...more
When a workplace injury occurs, Ohio employers often wonder if Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave runs concurrently with workers’ compensation benefits. The short answer is: maybe....more
Webinar Series: Hot Topics in Employment - Bricker & Eckler’s annual “Hot Topics” seminar is remaining virtual this year! This series provides human resources professionals and in-house attorneys with insight into ongoing...more
Register Today For Cranfill Sumner’s 2021 Virtual Continuing Education Seminar: Workers’ Compensation & Civil Litigation Law Updates...more
When an employee gets injured on the job, employers know to provide information about workers compensation coverage. But employers would be wise to remember to also consider whether the injury constitutes a “serious health...more
Bless this employer's heart. Ten years ago or so, every employment lawyer and his sister was calling the interaction between workers' compensation, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act...more
This article addresses many employment-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters; consequently, in addition to federal laws, we also focus on certain state laws, especially those in the areas...more
On June 1, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals entered an unpublished, per curiam decision affirming the grant of summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville division...more
As California continues to move through Stage 2 of its Resilience Roadmap, “Lower-risk workplaces,” where retail (curbside and delivery only), related logistics and manufacturing, office workplaces, limited personal services,...more
This ninth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, continues to be dominated by shutdown challenges and workplace injury and wrongful death claims. But as governments discuss contact...more
Hammertime Security is a nationwide cybersecurity firm whose in-house counsel faces a slew of tricky legal problems: - Managers posting unprofessional content on social media - Employees publicly complaining about...more
The midterm elections that took place in November 2018 have the employer community wondering what to expect in 2019. This article will examine how those elections might impact labor and employment policymaking in 2019....more
The opioid crisis in America remains at epidemic proportions. A study from Boston Medical Center published last week estimates that 275,000 Massachusetts residents, or 4.6% percent of all adults and children older than age...more
All of us have a tendency to compartmentalize issues that occur in the workplace. When it comes to a work-related injury, employers in Ohio often compartmentalize the issue by placing it in the “workers’ compensation” box...more
Employers face a host of compliance challenges under state and federal law when an employee suffers a workplace injury. As we recently reported, employers must consider the legal implications of the Family and Medical Leave...more
Many readers know that statutory protections passed by state legislatures and Congress are often written to favor the rights of employees. One such statute is South Carolina’s workers’ compensation law. The law requires...more
The following description may seem quite familiar to those who deal with employee issues on a daily basis. Your employee, who has a physically demanding job on the factory floor, has been out on leave for an injury that he...more
Picture this. You have just settled a problem workers’ compensation case and you or your carrier have disbursed settlement checks totaling $100,000 in exchange for a full and complete compromise and release of “any and all...more
Imagine your employee “Bob” has recently missed a lot work for unexplained reasons. Bob’s coworkers notice that he sometimes “nods off” while working, and his supervisor just reported to you that Bob became enraged while...more
A Moving Target: The Not So Final Overtime Rule - On November 22, 2016, a federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from...more
Helpful FMLA Resource for Employers - The U.S. Department of Labor recently published a new guide for employers covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) titled The Employer’s Guide to the Family and Medical...more
The minimum salary threshold to qualify for the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will more than double on December 1, 2016, from $23,660 per year to $47,476 per...more