In the matter of MML Investors Services, LLC, an employee “ran rampant on his personal social media,” but the company is the one taking the rap for failure to supervise its employee.
The company’s employees, as registered...more
In Maner v. Dignity Health, No. 18-17159, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 24923, at *1 (9th Cir. Aug. 20, 2021), the Ninth Circuit joined the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits in rejecting “paramour...more
Every few years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announces its “strategic enforcement plan,” providing employers a roadmap of areas where they can expect increased scrutiny from the agency. The EEOC’s...more
On June 12, 2021, a federal judge ruled for the first time that an employer (a hospital) can mandate vaccines and terminate employees who do not get vaccinated absent an approved accommodation. A Texas judge dismissed Bridges...more
A recent 10th Circuit decision exemplifies the types of inquiries an employer may make under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – ones which are “job-related and consistent with business necessity.” The ADA otherwise...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) required employers to provide paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for reasons related to COVID-19. That mandate expired on December 31, 2020. The mandated...more
As one of its first initiatives for the new year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Final Rule on January 7, 2021 to clarify whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor...more
Effective immediately, Cal/OSHA’s emergency temporary standards (adopted November 30, 2020) require nearly all California employers to implement a COVID-19 Prevention Program or ensure its elements are included in an existing...more
Effective Friday, November 20, 2020, new COVID-19 requirements go into effect in Colorado. On November 17, 2020, Colorado issued new COVID-19 requirements for businesses and activities in the First Amended Public Health...more
11/23/2020
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With employees continuing to work from home for the foreseeable future during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, keeping track of employees’ hours is a whole different ball game. Work schedules may not be as clearly defined...more
On June 11, 2020, in the matter of In re: AFL-CIO, No. 19-1158 (D.C. Cir. June 11, 2020), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld OSHA’s March 6, 2020 decision not to issue an emergency temporary standard...more
As employees begin returning to work, the court’s decision in Rural Community Workers Alliance et al. v. Smithfield Foods Inc. et al., No. 5:20-cv-06063 (W.D. Mo. May 5, 2020) may influence whether courts hear claims about...more
In Aguilar et al. v. Management & Training Corp., 948 F.3d 1270 (10th Cir. 2020), the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the employer of a group of prison detention officers violated the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
In Fischer v. Sentry Ins. A Mutual Co., an employee kept a log of when she felt sexually harassed or discriminated against by her employer. The log went missing shortly before the company fired her. In her retaliation...more
In November 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court looked at the conflict between federal and state law concerning the calculation of overtime compensation for non-exempt salaried workers. The Court ruled that although federal...more
A jury awarded a sergeant of the St. Louis County Police $19.9 million for his sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation claims in state court. Keith Wildhaber v. St. Louis County, Missouri, No. 17SL-CC00133 (Mo. Cir....more
Effective September 1, 2019, the Colorado Chance to Compete Act (HB 19-1025) will “Ban the Box.” “Ban the box” refers to the checkbox on job applications where applicants must reveal if they have been convicted of a felony....more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) was busy this week. In a long-anticipated move, the Agency on Thursday announced its final rule rescinding a portion of its “Tracking of Workplace Injuries and...more
An employer’s facts in an investigation did not match those it reported to the EEOC in response to the same allegations. The employer created its own factual discrepancy, and based on the discrepancy, the 7th Circuit reversed...more
Employers who had 250 or more employees at an establishment at any point during 2017, and who are required to keep OSHA injury and illness logs, are required to electronically submit their 2017 OSHA 300A Annual Summaries by...more
OSHA may soon make it easier for employers to comply with the agency’s Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Standard. The standard, which OSHA announced in 2016 and began to fully enforce last fall, seeks to protect...more
3/12/2018
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Last week the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a long-awaited opinion in a case involving numerous challenges to OSHA’s silica in construction standard. ...more
12/27/2017
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On December 18, 2017, OSHA announced that it will be accepting electronic submissions of OSHA 300A data through midnight on December 31, 2017. The previous deadline for those employers who are required to electronically...more
Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, OSHA announced another extension of the deadline for many employers to electronically report data from their 2016 OSHA 300A forms from this Friday, December 1st, to Friday, December...more
Several sources have reported that OSHA is moving forward to revise its “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” rule which, as of now, will require many employers to electronically report data from their 2016...more