The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – a federal law that provides 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees for their own serious health condition or a family member’s serious health condition – can present tricky situations...more
Welcome to the Summer issue of SuperVision, our labor and employment e-newsletter. We continue to see substantial activity and legal developments impacting employers. In this edition, we cover Artificial Intelligence,...more
8/1/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Final Rules ,
Government Agencies ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Machine Learning ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD) ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Investigations
Attacks on Non-Disclosure, Confidentiality, and Non-Compete Agreements in 2023 -
On several fronts in 2023, we saw federal agencies and entities attacking the scope and enforceability of certain employment agreements,...more
12/21/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Harassment ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
OSHA ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Religious Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII
The adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” could have been coined with employee handbooks in mind. A well-drafted employee handbook can solve many employment-related problems before they arise by providing...more
Severance: Labor Board Prohibits Employers from Restricting Employee Speech in Severance Agreements -
In the Apple TV+ show Severance, employees of Lumon Industries may agree to a "severance" program in which non-work...more
4/6/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Construction Industry ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Former Employee ,
Harassment ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Offer Letters ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remote Working ,
Safety Violations ,
Section 7 ,
Severance Agreements ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Unions ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
This 13th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation brings new developments in everything from constitutional law to tort liability. Shutdown cases show no signs of slowing down, and it seems...more
6/29/2020
/ Breach of Contract ,
Business Closures ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Contract Disputes ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Event Cancellation ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Health and Safety ,
Landlords ,
Refunds ,
Workplace Safety
This 12th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation brings new developments in labor and employment cases, consumer protection cases, and civil rights litigation. Price gouging and fraud for...more
6/22/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Event Cancellation ,
Fraud ,
Loan Applications ,
Masks ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Price Gouging ,
Public Health ,
Refunds ,
Vendors
This 11th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, identifies news reports placing the number of COVID-19 filings at around 2,700, with insurance coverage disputes former the single largest...more
6/16/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cruise Ships ,
Elder Care ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Nursing Homes ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Police Power ,
Prison ,
Prisoners ,
Public Health ,
State Constitutions ,
State Legislatures ,
Vaccinations ,
Wrongful Death
This tenth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, finds us reporting fewer shutdown-related cases than in previous weeks, suggesting that these cases are winding down as the country opens...more
6/8/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Commercial Leases ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Masks ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Prisoners ,
Rent ,
School Closures ,
State and Local Government