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Foster Swift Collins & Smith

[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Top Five 2024 Employee Policies and Issues Check Up

As we enter 2024, there are a few employment law issues to keep top of mind. Below is a list of the top five HR policies and key issues to review as we head into the New Year: 1. Paid Time Off (PTO) and Leave Policies:...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

[Webinar] Navigating Accessibility in Talent Acquisition – Part 2: Retention - November 14th, 12:00 pm CT

Register for this two part webinar series to learn how to make your talent acquisition processes accessible to all. Part 2 of this series focuses on best practices for accessibility in employee retention processes, including...more

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National Car Dealers to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Worker Was Fired After Disclosing Potential Cancer Diagnosis, Federal Agency Charged - SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Car dealers Victory Automotive Group, Inc. and Cappo Management XXIX, Inc. will pay $150,000 and hire a consultant...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Regular Attendance Is Essential Even If Employer was Lenient In The Past, Fifth Circuit Holds

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An employer’s past leniency in applying and enforcing its attendance policy did not contradict the employer’s later position that regular worksite attendance was required for employment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Why Should I Care About Employment Law? Common Pitfalls for Emerging Companies

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Founders of emerging companies are often first-time employers and find themselves having to wade through the dense patchwork of state and federal labor and employment laws. This can be a confusing undertaking that often...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Effective on April 1, 2018: Be Prepared

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• The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the Act), signed into law on July 27, 2017, becomes effective on April 1, 2018. • The Act expressly forbids discrimination against employees due to pregnancy or...more

Morgan Lewis

New York State Adds Protected Classifications and Remedies for Workplace Discrimination

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The new laws are designed to protect equality for female employees in New York State; Governor also proposes regulations that would extend protections to transgender employees. On October 21, New York Governor Andrew...more

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Texas court rules disabled employees must ask for accommodations

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What’s an employer to do when a disabled employee has repeated opportunities to ask for an accommodation but doesn’t act on them? In a recent case, a federal court in Texas ruled that the employer was justifiable in...more

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