Workplace Injury, Civil Rights Act

Policy Matters Newsletter - July 2023

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/27/2023

After Lengthy Confirmation Fight, Brace For Intrusive EEOC Action. On July 13, the Senate finally confirmed attorney Kaplana Kotagal — whom we have had numerous occasion to discuss in this space — to join the Equal Employment...more

Let’s Get Out of the Weeds; Understanding Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Laws

Snell & Wilmer on 2/28/2019

Can an employer terminate the employment of a medical marijuana cardholder who tests positive after a work-related injury? A recent decision tackles this question and represents a first look at the legal issues under...more

OSHA And Title VII On Workplace Violence In Healthcare And Social Assistance

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/15/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: Fifth Circuit rules on Title VII liability concerning workplace violence in a healthcare setting involving third parties. Gardner v. CLC of Pascagoula, No. 17-60072 (5th Cir. February 6, 2019)....more

Breakfast Briefing: Year In Review and Crystal Ball Predictions for 2018

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/20/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, members of the Chicago L&E Team hosted the Fourth Quarter Breakfast Briefing to a packed room. This Briefing looked at four key governmental agencies/trends (OSHA, OFCCP and equal pay, EEOC, and...more

With the Election (Mercifully) Behind Us, What Will a Trump Administration Mean for Employers?

Littler on 11/10/2016

The 2016 Presidential election was arguably the most contentious, unpredictable, and politically polarizing race in this nation's history. The contours of the electoral map changed by the hour in the days leading up to...more

The Employment Law Authority - November/December 2016

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/7/2016

Court Upholds Employer’s Dreadlock Ban Finds Grooming Policy Did Not Violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - A federal appellate court recently held that an employer’s policy banning dreadlocks did not constitute...more