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Shifting Views on Paid Administrative Leave

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Employers often place employees on paid administrative leave while they investigate accusations of employee misconduct or make decisions regarding the employees’ employment. Traditionally, most federal courts agreed that this...more

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Fourth Circuit Expands Employer Protections Against Suspected FMLA Misuse

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While the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is designed to protect employees who suffer from a qualifying "serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the functions of" their job, its administration...more

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Annual Report On EEOC Developments - Fiscal Year 2021

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ANNUAL REPORT ON EEOC DEVELOPMENTS: FISCAL YEAR 2021 - An Annual Report on EEOC Charges, Litigation, Regulatory Developments and Noteworthy Case Developments - INTRODUCTION - This Annual Report on EEOC...more

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Don’t Let “Sending The Right Message” Stand In The Way Of An Effective Investigation

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In today’s world, employers may be tempted to react quickly and with force to complaints of discrimination before allowing a complete investigation to run its course. A new decision from the U.S. District Court for the...more

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2018 Worksite Enforcement Investigations by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Already Double 2017 Total

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With more than four (4) months left in the federal government's 2018 fiscal year, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week reported it had already doubled the number of audits that it conducted during the entire...more

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The NLRB Bolsters Unions’ Ability to Investigate Discrimination and Pay Equity Concerns through Requests for Information

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In Colorado Symphony Association, 366 NLRB No. 60 (April 13, 2018), the NLRB found that an employer had an obligation to disclose information related to individual overscale contracts because the request...more

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Ninth Circuit: The EEOC Can Subpoena Extensive Employee Information

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As our readers may recall, in November 2012, Judge G. Murray Snow of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona nixed a subpoena issued by the EEOC seeking employee pedigree information (name, address, telephone...more

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Knock Knock, Who's There? The DOL Announces Renewed Focus on On-Site FMLA Investigations

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In April 2014, new FMLA Branch Chief Helen Applewhaite shed some light on the DOL's current enforcement initiatives. In particular, Applewhaite reiterated the DOL's renewed focus on conducting on-site compliance...more

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