An ordinance mandating paid sick leave for Chicago employees, first introduced in April, passed before the City Council on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Chicago will now join the growing list of cities with similar laws on the...more
EEOC Issues Final Regulations on Wellness Programs -
It seems to be a win-win when employers who provide employees with incentives to encourage healthy behavior. But employers that do so must contend with an alphabet...more
6/3/2016
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Gender Identity ,
GINA ,
Government Investigations ,
Green v Brennan ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Minimum Salary ,
Resignation ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Employers who provide employees with incentives to encourage healthy behavior must contend with an alphabet soup of federal law--ERISA, GINA, HIPAA, the ACA, the ADA, just to name a few. Earlier this week, the EEOC weighed...more
In New Guidance, DOL Gets Aggressive on “Joint Employment” -
By issuing a new interpretative document in January, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division attempted to clarify the concept of “joint...more
2/3/2016
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Class Action ,
Class Representatives ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Joint Employers ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Mootness ,
Preemption ,
Rule 68 ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement Offer
The fast expansion of the medical marijuana movement has brought with it growing confusion on the line between a workers' rights to take advantage of the rights afforded by these state statutes and an employer's right to...more
Earlier this week, it was announced that BMW Manufacturing Co. and the EEOC had entered into a Consent Decree, resolving one of three high profile suits over a company's use of background checks in the hire process that had...more
Is the government really telling employers that they are not allowed to disqualify an applicant because of past criminal activity? In a word, yes. That is increasingly becoming the case on the state level and has been the...more
8/11/2015
/ Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Best Practices ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Negligent Hiring ,
Title VII
Dazed But Slightly Less Confused: Employer's Drug Testing Policy Prevails In Termination Challenge -
If you are in one of the twenty-three (and counting) states which permits the medically authorized use of marijuana,...more
You may recall that last December, just as Chicagoans were starting to hunker down for another cold, snowy winter, the Chicago City Council made national news by passing an ordinance that will raise the minimum wage for...more
For those savvy employers staying ahead of the curve, here’s something new: OSHA has published a “Best Practices” guide addressing restroom access for transgender workers. To be clear, as “guidance,” the OSHA publication is...more
Since the case was argued on December 3, 2014, practitioners and clients alike have been anxiously awaiting the Supreme Court's decision in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. That wait is over as the Supreme Court issued a...more
3/26/2015
/ Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
Duty to Accommodate ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
UPS ,
Young v United Parcel Service