Handling workers’ compensation claims can present a number of challenges, such as determining whether an injury is work-related and evaluating back-to-work accommodation requests. Another challenge arises when you consider...more
7/12/2017
/ Criminal Penalties ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Medical Leave ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Wrongful Termination
Representatives of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as well as the Department of Labor and the Department of Justice (DOJ), participated in an American Bar Association Equal Opportunity Law conference in...more
4/20/2016
/ Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
E-Verify ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Soccer ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Wage and Hour
Has your company decided yet whether it will conduct criminal background or credit checks? If you are already using that tool as part of your job screening process, are you keeping up with legal developments in every city,...more
6/24/2015
/ Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Class Action ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Consent ,
Credit Checks ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Disclosure ,
Due Diligence ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Job Offers ,
Notice Requirements ,
Required Documentation
When discussing trade secrets and strategies to protect valuable proprietary information, most companies focus on their outbound risk. In other words, companies pay close attention to protecting their own valuable trade...more
A federal court in Connecticut recently concluded that a fired employee could have a valid disability harassment claim based on statements prohibiting all harassment contained in the employer’s personnel manual. The company...more
Many employers require new hires to sign non-compete agreements and we have advised previously about best practices for employers to refresh their non-compete terms on a regular basis. A recent decision by a Maryland federal...more
Late last month, the Supreme Court considered whether and when a co-worker can be deemed a supervisor for purposes of evaluating if the employer is strictly liable for that person’s harassment of another employee....more