News & Analysis as of

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) › Age Discrimination › Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Fox Rothschild LLP

Be Careful When Submitting FLSA Settlement Documents To The Court: Confidentiality And General Release Clauses Are Taboo!

Fox Rothschild LLP on

I have settled numerous FLSA cases and note that there are many elements that management-side lawyers always want to see in such a document. One is a confidentiality provision as we do not want the employee “shooting his...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

They May Regret This decision.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on

The EEOC is inviting us to ask for opinion letters! The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week that it will begin issuing opinion letters in response to requests from the public. Eligible topics...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law...

25th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar - The Labor & Employment Year in Review: Is It Over Yet? West Coast Session

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on

Monday, October 26 - The Labor & Employment Year in Review: Is It Over Yet? Hinshaw labor and employment attorneys from the Midwest, East Coast, and West Coast addressed developments in the ever-changing landscape of...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Recent Supreme Court Decision Interprets ADEA to Cover State and Local Governments of Any Size

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on

On November 6, 2018, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido, 2018 WL 5794639 (2018), and held that state and local governments of any size are covered under the Age Discrimination in...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

The Supreme Court Rules that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Applies to Small Government Employers

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”) forbids employment discrimination against employees who are 40 years of age or older. Private employers with less than 20 employees are not subject to the ADEA....more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Bakery Says Employee’s FMLA Claims Don’t Rise to the Occasion

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on

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

Ruder Ware

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals – Super Human Resource Department?

Ruder Ware on

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which addresses federal court cases brought in Wisconsin) has stated in the past that it does not intend to be a “super human resource department” for employers. Recent court decisions...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Causation In Federal Remedial Rights And Alternative Pleading

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Several recent Supreme Court decisions have upended causation standards in the statutory alphabet soup of federal remedial rights. It is now clear that “but for” causation governs discrimination claims under the Age...more

Gray Reed

Recordkeeping Part I

Gray Reed on

Who does it apply to: In this edition, it varies according to the requirements of the particular law identified below. I am taking a short two-part break from my regular format to bring you the record keeping requirements...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide