As COVID-19 vaccines become available to broader groups during winter and spring 2021, employers are considering how they can encourage employees to get vaccinated. While the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more
1/15/2021
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Final Rules ,
Incentives ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Exemption ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Wellness Programs ,
Workplace Safety
As Election Day approaches, employers nationwide consider the changes that may come with a victory by Senator Joseph Biden in the Presidential race and/or shift in representation in the U.S. Senate. While we cannot be...more
10/30/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equality Act ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joe Biden ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Paycheck Fairness Act ,
Presidential Elections ,
Proposed Rules ,
Union Organizers ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Investigations ,
Workplace Safety
On April 6, 2018, the Texas Supreme Court issued a decision assessing what evidence is necessary to support an actionable same-sex sexual harassment claim. In an opinion totaling over 100 pages, the six-justice majority and...more
4/11/2018
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Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hostile Environment ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
TX Supreme Court
Sikiru Adeyeye requested approximately four weeks of leave from work to participate in his father’s funeral ceremony in Nigeria. In his request, Adeyeye explained that he had to attend the “funeral rite” and that it was “very...more
In June 2013, the American Medical Association (AMA) declared obesity a disease. The president of the AMA gave several reasons for this declaration “[R]ecognizing obesity as a disease will help change the way the medical...more
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires any information regarding employees obtained through a medical inquiry to be kept confidential. Such information must be recorded on separate forms and kept in a confidential...more