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[Event] 2023 Labor & Employment Seminar - September 29th, Denver, CO

Join Us for Our Complimentary Annual Labor & Employment Seminar! We recommend our seminar to employers, HR professionals, and inhouse counsel to learn about best practices and the latest updates to Labor & Employment law....more

[Event] 2022 Labor & Employment Seminar - October 7th, Denver, CO

Our Decades-Old Tradition Returns In Person! Join us to learn about the latest updates and best practices for employers, in-house counsel, and HR professionals. Among the topics during this year’s general session are a...more

[Webinar] Employment Law: It’s Time for Your State-Law Checkup - January 28th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am MST

Join us for a review of important state-level legal changes and trends affecting employers, including a look back at recent developments you may have missed....more

Convenience Of The Employee Is Not Grounds For Accommodation Request

“The ADA is not a weapon that employees can wield to pressure employers into granting unnecessary accommodations or reconfiguring their business operations.” The Sixth Circuit reaffirmed this fact in Tchankpa v. Ascena Retail...more

Freeze! Put Your Hands Up And Go Review Your Attendance Policy ASAP…

The Sixth Circuit reminds all employers to carefully review even “no fault” attendance policies for FMLA compliance. Dyer v. Ventra Sandusky, LLC. The employer used a collectively bargained, no-fault, attendance policy that...more

Employer’s Reasonable Belief Is No Pretext

Did the car hit the employee or the employee hit the car? This is not the beginning of a logic problem – it’s the question one employer recently encountered when investigating a “he-said, he-said” workplace dispute. Based on...more

Don’t Mess With The IRS… And Don’t Misclassify Your Employees

For those of you who were able to join us for Sherman & Howard’s Construction Law seminar earlier this month, you may remember our warnings about making sure your company is properly classifying and paying its employees. In...more

DOL Says: Don’t Be Too Generous With Your Employees

Thursday the Department of Labor (”DOL”) issued three new opinion letters, two of which warrant a quick note. One provided guidance regarding the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), and the other addressed the Fair Labor...more

Fifth Circuit Judge Diagnoses Transgender Discrimination Divide Under Title VII

U.S. Courts of Appeals are split over whether Title VII prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/or transgender status. A judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently offered his explanation for...more

Drafting Yourself Into A Lawsuit

Many employment-related statutes require employers to provide “clear and conspicuous” communications to employees. The Ninth Circuit’s decision last week in Gilbert v. Cal. Check Cashing Stores (“CCCS”), No. 17-16262,...more

Between A Rock And A Hard Place – Off Duty Conduct Statutes

The Ninth Circuit recently reminded employers to keep state statutes regarding lawful off duty work in mind. R.C. Willey had a policy prohibiting employees from arriving at work with a blood alcohol level above .04%. When an...more

No End in Sight – Prepare for Years of Litigation

The United States Supreme Court gave plaintiffs an undisputed win on Monday when it decided Artis v. District of Columbia. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that when a plaintiff brings both state and federal law claims in...more

♫Let It Go, Let it Go♫

When most people think of employment law problems arising from the use of social media, they envision irresponsible employees taking to the internet to rant about their employer. However, a recent case out of Oregon shows...more

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