The coronavirus pandemic has already had a massive impact on businesses. Many companies have announced layoffs, furloughs, or unpaid leaves of absence....more
3/27/2020
/ At-Will Employment ,
Business Closures ,
Cal-WARN ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exceptions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
Natural Disasters ,
Notice Requirements ,
WARN Act
The recent coronavirus outbreak raises a host of employment-law issues. For example, the Occupational Safety and Health Act requires employers to take measures to eliminate or reduce dangerous hazards to their employees. The...more
Last week, President Trump made headlines when he tweeted that “‘progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen … originally came from countries” that were “totally broken and crime infested,” and that they should “go back” to the...more
7/19/2019
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Donald Trump ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Muslims ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Offensive Language ,
Slurs ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Twitter
Under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), employers are required to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees with certain family or medical issues. These issues include attending to serious health conditions that make...more
10/11/2018
/ Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Medical Leave ,
Motion for Judgment ,
Resignation ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wrongful Termination
On May 29, Roseanne Barr posted a tweet comparing former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape. ABC’s reaction was swift and decisive: it fired Barr and cancelled her show.
ABC’s decision led to pontification from...more
6/5/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Popular ,
Private Sector ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Racist Remarks ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
Title VII ,
Twitter ,
Wrongful Termination
Phishing. Spoofing. -
These words may sound silly, but for employers, they are anything but.
Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive electronic information—such as usernames, passwords, or financial...more
4/26/2018
/ Breach of Duty ,
Breach of Implied Contract ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Credit Monitoring ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure ,
Email ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Encryption ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Identity Theft ,
Information Security ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Spoofing ,
W-2
When an employer changes its contract with an employee, the change should be communicated clearly—and preferably, in writing. Otherwise, the employer may be at risk of finding that the old terms still control.
For example,...more
3/21/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Terms ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Reversal ,
Sales Commissions ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
Ghosts, ghouls, and ghastly liability; the last is certainly enough to spook any employer. For this Halloween, we take a trip down Elm Street to revisit the most startling nightmares we’ve ever covered....more
10/31/2017
/ Damages ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Halloween ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Medical Leave ,
Pretext ,
Punitive Damages ,
Teachers ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wrongful Termination
Under federal law, employers must pay employees time-and-a-half if they work over 40 hours in a workweek, unless the employees are exempt from the overtime law. Employers don’t usually think of an employee who takes home...more
If you're an employee and you work more than 40 hours a week, you typically have the right to receive time-and-a-half overtime pay for those extra hours....more
1/17/2017
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Barack Obama ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Trump Administration ,
White-Collar Exemptions