Seyfarth Synopsis: One of the most anticipated employment cases of the term was recently argued before the United States Supreme Court. In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis the Court requested the parties address the issue:...more
12/21/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employees ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hostile Environment ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
Oral Argument ,
Performance Reviews ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII
Seyfarth Synopsis: In what could become a trend, Judge T.S. Ellis, III recently broke with other courts in the Eastern District of Virginia when he rejected the two-step conditional certification process commonly used in FLSA...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As previously reported, on April 9, 2022, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Time to Care Act of 2022, enacting a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in Maryland and making it the tenth state...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Saturday, April 9, the Maryland General Assembly voted to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of the Time to Care Act of 2022, enacting paid family leave in Maryland. Paid leave will be available to...more
For months, Virginia employers have heard about the new wave of employee-friendly legislation that will create additional costs and challenges for Virginia employers. Today, as Virginia enters Phase 3 of its reopening plan,...more
7/1/2020
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Human Rights Act ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Private Right of Action ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: Virginia has been making headlines this year with an aggressive employment legislation agenda. Employers have come to expect “pro employee” legislation in California, New York and some other states, but not...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The next round of employer obligations - primarily posting and notice requirements - for DC Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) takes effect on February 1, 2020. Therefore, covered employers need to act now to meet...more
1/27/2020
/ Covered Employees ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Posting Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: Maryland has expanded employer liability for workplace harassment this week. Legislation taking effect on October 1, 2019, amended Maryland’s non-discrimination laws by expanding the definition of employee...more
10/10/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FEPA ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Harassment ,
Independent Contractors ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fourth Circuit recently found that reducing a current employee’s voluntary overtime opportunities – despite the absence of a reduction in overall income – could be considered a tangible or materially...more
1/25/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Internal Investigations ,
Internal Reporting ,
Over-Time ,
Retaliation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: D.C.’s newest law – the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018 (the “Act”) – officially took effect on December 13th. ...more
12/21/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Tenth Circuit has recently vacated summary judgment in favor of an employer in a religious accommodation case that centers on what constitutes a “reasonable” accommodation of an employee’s observance of...more
2/22/2018
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Kellogg Company ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reasonableness Factors ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Vacated ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this month Prince George’s County, MD passed a paid safe leave ordinance that is scheduled to go into effect in May 2018. The ordinance mandates that covered employers provide eligible employees...more