This seminar will examine workplace legal issues in the context of the ongoing COVID pandemic. A general overview of the following topics—and how they operate during the current public health crisis--will be discussed:...more
The CARES Act, in addition to establishing a small-business loan program, provides enhanced unemployment benefits for employees hit hard by the COVID-19 emergency. The federal government will allocate funding for a variety of...more
A defendant-employer won summary judgment on a racially hostile environment claim. The district court reached back to old cases and said the employee-plaintiff had to show the work environment was “hellish” to be actionable....more
On December 6, 2018, a federal district court in Maryland denied Defendants’ motion for summary judgment regarding an overtime claim, among others. Defendants, including a Maryland corporation providing medical care services...more
In EEOC v. HP Pelzer Auto. Sys., the U.S. District Court denied the employer’s motion for summary judgment on a retaliation claim. The employer received a complaint that its HR manager had made two offensive, sex-related,...more
On June 11, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) Division of Advice applied the Board’s new Boeing standard for assessing employer policies. The Division advised that an employer did not violate the NLRA when it...more
A federal district court in Kansas denied a car dealership’s motion for summary judgment regarding a former sales manager’s retaliation claims. Specifically, the sales manager contended that the company fired him because he...more
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday endorsed a narrow definition of the term “whistleblower” in the context of the Dodd-Frank Act. Specifically, the Court ruled in Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. Paul Somers that whistleblowers...more
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has enjoined the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from enforcing its guidance on background checks against Texas. The guidance, Texas argued, directly...more
2/12/2018
/ Ban the Box ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Felons ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
State and Local Government
On January 5, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reissued 17 previously withdrawn opinion letters addressing a wide variety of topics under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Such letters respond to specific questions...more
A federal district court in Alabama recently denied summary judgment to an employer in a Title VII pregnancy discrimination claim. The employee, a pregnant nurse working at a home for intellectually disabled individuals, was...more