Another day, another political scandal involving a politician accused of having had an extramarital affair. The latest such story concerns an alleged inappropriate relationship that the governor of Alabama had with a top...more
The California Office of Administrative Law recently approved regulations drafted by the California Fair Employment and Housing Council. These new regulations, covering the entire gamut of employment law topics within the...more
3/29/2016
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Complaint Procedures ,
FEHA ,
New Regulations ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Training Requirements
Resolving conflict in the workplace is a key issue for employers. Legal requirements have continued to expand in terms of what courts expect employers to do in order to prevent and correct wrongful behavior. In response,...more
10/14/2015
/ Best Management Practices ,
Conflict Resolution ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Internal Investigations ,
Offensive Language ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Young Lawyers
A federal appellate court recently reinstated a lawsuit brought by a dining services employee who claimed that she was sexually harassed by a male coworker. According to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, a reasonable jury...more
9/14/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Background Checks ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Deflategate ,
Electronic Payment Transactions ,
Employee Benefits ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Minimum Wage ,
NFL ,
OSHA ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title VII ,
Tom Brady ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Investigations