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Illinois Federal Court Grants Employer Summary Judgment on Several Types of Whistleblower Retaliation Claims

On May 5, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a defendant-employer’s motion for summary judgment on whistleblower retaliation claims, holding that the company demonstrated that it would...more

7/26/2023 / Adverse Employment Action , Disability Leave , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Evidence , Required Documentation , Retaliation , Summary Judgment , Whistleblower Protection Policies , Whistleblowers

Employee Disability and Cannabis Oil Protections Set to Take Effect in Virginia

Quick Hit: Two new laws in Virginia providing disability discrimination protections and protections for medicinal use of cannabis oil for employees go into effect July 1, 2021. Key Takeaway: Virginia, once known as a...more

6/24/2021 / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) , Decriminalization of Marijuana , Disability Discrimination , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Marijuana , Medical Marijuana , Reasonable Accommodation , State Labor Laws

New Maryland COVID-19 Workplace Safety Law

Quick Hit: Maryland has joined Virginia and New York in enacting a COVID-19 workplace safety law (HB 581), the Maryland Essential Workers’ Protection Act (the “EWPA” or the “Act”). The law imposes workplace requirements on...more

6/14/2021 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employer Liability Issues , Essential Workers , New Legislation , Public Health Emergency , Workplace Safety

NLRB General Counsel Promises “Vigorous” Enforcement of Employees’ Rights to Engage in Workplace Advocacy Related to Social Issues...

On March 31, 2021, the NLRB’s Acting General Counsel Peter Ohr issued a Memorandum entitled “Effectuation of the National Labor Relations Act through Vigorous Enforcement of Mutual Aid or Protection and Inherently Concerted...more

4/7/2021 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employer Liability Issues , Health and Safety , NLRA , NLRB , NLRB General Counsel , Section 7 , Social Justice Issues

NLRB Suffers Significant Turnover in Agency Staffing

In a report released on March 29, 2021, the Governmental Accountability Office (“GAO”) announced that between fiscal years 2010 and 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) experienced a 26% decrease in total staff....more

4/1/2021 / Employer Liability Issues , Federal Employees , GAO , Hiring & Firing , Labor Relations , NLRB , Unfair Labor Practices

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