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Employment Law

OK to discipline worker who filed complaint

01/24/2023
Make sure your organization’s supervisors understand that it’s perfectly legal to impose legitimate discipline on an employee who has filed a harassment or discrimination complaint.

High Court to rule on how to accommodate religious needs

01/24/2023
The upcoming case, Groff v. DeJoy, was filed by U.S. Postal Service employee Gerald, who asked the post office to accommodate his Christian faith needs by not scheduling him to work on Sundays.

HR, business groups oppose noncompete ban

01/24/2023
Banning noncompete agreements, the Federal Trade Commission contended, “could increase wages by nearly $300 billion per year and expand career opportunities for about 30 million Americans.” The U.S. Chamber of Commerce last month vowed to sue to stop the rule from being implemented.

Begin complying with PUMP Act immediately

01/24/2023
The recently enacted PUMP Act—PUMP stands for Providing Urgent Maternal Protections—expands new mothers’ rights to express breast milk at work. Employers must begin complying now.

The feds are coming for your company’s noncompete agreements

01/18/2023
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule on Jan. 6 prohibiting employers from imposing noncompetes on their workers. Here are some of the biggest questions regarding the huge announcement.

ADHD diagnoses skyrocket: Here’s how to accommodate

01/18/2023
We’re experiencing an explosion of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and the adult version may be far more prevalent than previously believed.

Settlement proves race discrimination still rampant

01/18/2023
A Black radiographer who was subject to racist remarks by his white supervisor complained to the company’s vice president, yet no corrective action was taken, and he was fired, according to an EEOC lawsuit.

Supersized harassment settlement highlights the extra care needed when employing minors

01/18/2023
How bad must sexual harassment be for an employer to settle a harassment case for $2 million? This bad.

McDonald’s franchisee to pay almost $2 million to settle sexual harassment lawsuit

01/18/2023
McDonald’s is in the news again for sexual harassment, this time to settle an EEOC suit involving a Kingman, Ariz., franchise owner operating approximately 18 McDonald’s restaurants in Nevada, Arizona and California. The company will pay $1,997,500.

How to manage pregnancy-related accommodations

01/18/2023
With the recent passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, all pregnant women are now entitled to reasonable accommodations for pregnancy-related complications. A recent case decided before the PWFA became law offers tips on how to handle pregnancy-related accommodation requests.