Seyfarth Synopsis: Vaccinations have been widely debated over the past few years, leaving employers unclear about their obligations to accommodate employees whose religious beliefs conflict with them. Recently the U.S. Court...more
1/31/2020
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Municipalities ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Exemption ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Wrongful Termination
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers were handed a big win recently when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a day rate can satisfy the salary basis requirement for overtime exemptions under FLSA and also...more
9/13/2019
/ Appeals ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Salary ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Rate of Pay ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions