A federal appeals court has made it easier for plaintiffs to bring employment discrimination lawsuits, but failed to offer clear guidance on how employers can adjust policies to minimize litigation risk.
The en banc...more
11/30/2023
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Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
En Banc Review ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
The decision is a win for the Florida governor who sought to protect Florida citizens who chose not to get vaccinated.
In a 2-1 decision reversing United States District Judge Kathleen Williams’ 2021 Preliminary...more
10/11/2022
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Appeals ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
First Amendment ,
Florida ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reversal ,
State Bans ,
Vaccinations ,
Vaccine Passports
On November 12, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay of OSHA’s enforcement of the ETS that that required certain employers to, among other things, require employees to provide proof of vaccination...more
On November 4, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) requiring employers with more than 100 employees to, among other things,...more
11/22/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Healthcare Workers ,
OSHA ,
Religious Exemption ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On September 20, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in Robert Kenney v. Helix TCS, Inc. that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) applies to workers in the cannabis industry. This is a...more
11/8/2019
/ Agribusiness ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Appeals ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Misclassification ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Over-Time ,
Security Guards ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Statutory Violations ,
Stream of Commerce ,
Wage and Hour