On April 1, 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a temporary rule providing key guidance on paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The rule clarifies that employees covered under a federal, state or local stay–at-home order may be eligible for paid FFCRA leave but only if work or telework
As we previously reported in our articles Employers with 100 or more employees must provide pay data to the EEOC by September 30, 2019 and New EEOC pay data deadline: September 30, 2019, following an April 25,
Following an April 25, 2019 federal court ruling, employers with 100 or more employees should begin to prepare to report pay data to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by September 30, 2019. While there is a possibility that an appeals court could stay this
All employment attorneys—and most employers—know that Title VII bars discrimination based on certain enumerated personal characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It has long been the case that “sex” meant biological sex only, i.e., discriminating against a woman because she is a woman,
Yesterday, Congress broke new ground in federal law, passing the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.
Once it receives the expected signature from the President, the DTSA will create a federal private cause of action for
When lawyers advise on federal law, they frequently conclude with a warning to check state or local law for additional requirements. This probably strikes most readers as boilerplate. It is a warning that is probably ignored as often as it is followed.
However, it is a warning that should be heeded. Take the state of
Under Title VII, employers have a duty to reasonably accommodate the religious beliefs of applicants and employees, where it is not an undue hardship to do so. Similar to requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this includes an obligation to engage in an interactive dialogue with the applicant or employee regarding the need for
In April, we wrote “EEOC takes aim at CVS, examining common separation agreements”, which covered an important case pending in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
The EEOC had sued CVS Pharmacy, accusing CVS of engaging in a “pattern or practice of resistance” to Title VII by requiring departing employees
The Affordable Care Act (ACA)—or “Obamacare”—has gotten plenty of attention due to technical glitches with the HealthCare.gov website, consumers’ difficulties obtaining (or keeping) insurance through the exchanges, and Health Secretary Sibelius’s recent resignation.
But some notable provisions of the ACA have gone largely unremarked—particularly an amendment to Title 29 of the U.S. Code.
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In the 1970s, a particular brand of cigarettes geared towards women used the tag line “you’ve have come a long way baby,” and today, the same could be said for the term “whistleblower.”
In the early to mid-20th century, individuals who reported illegal activity were often referred to in pejorative terms such as “rats”