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Wage and Hour Termination Retaliation

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The termination wasn't perfect, but this employer nailed the retaliation case.

Here are the four things the employer did right. I hope everyone had a fun Halloween last night. And before Halloween gets too far into the distant past, check out this scary HR story: A full-time adjunct instructor at the...more

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Third Circuit’s Precedential Ruling Holds That Employers Are Not Obligated to Apply FMLA Entitlements Retroactively

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On Oct. 11, 2024, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals filed a unanimous, precedential opinion affirming judgment as a matter of law in favor of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in a Family and Medical...more

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FMLA leave: 5 things this employer (allegedly) did wrong

Don't be this employer. (Allegedly.) Not long ago, I posted about an employer who won summary judgment in an FMLA case and noted five things that the employer did right, which helped it win. Sad to say, a decision came out...more

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FMLA abuse: 5 things this employer did right

How'd that happen? An employer who terminated an employee after he took intermittent FMLA leave for diabetes won its case, and recently won again on appeal. According to both courts, the employee appeared to be trying to...more

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Don’t let a bad employee’s protected activity lead you into the twilight zone.

You are about to enter another dimension. A journey into the world of discrimination and retaliation. Consider, if you will, the case of an employee who suspects that he or she is about to be fired or demoted for misconduct...more

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The man who said "no" to DEI training, and four lessons for employers

Employer's DEI mandate scores a win. A white guy refused to take his employer's mandatory "unconscious bias" training, and he was fired. He sued the employer for retaliation, his lawsuit was dismissed, and this week an...more

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8th Circuit Decision Roundup – June 2024

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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued several significant decisions that employers doing business in Minnesota should be aware of. Here are a few highlights of recent Eight Circuit Decisions that have addressed...more

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Want to fire your employee for FMLA fraud?

Don't shoot from the hip. Let's say you have an employee who is in Week Six of "employee's own serious health condition" leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Her co-worker comes to you and tells you that the...more

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Retaliation Claims Will Be Even Easier to Allege in 2024

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I have often said to clients that retaliation claims in California are the easiest claims to allege and the hardest claims to defend. Regardless of the statute, a retaliation claim is essentially three things:...more

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What Is My Assumption of Risk? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - September 11, 2023

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Assumption of the Risk- Smith v. Be Fit with Michelle, LLC, 11th Dist. Lake, No. 2023-Ohio-3118. In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant the defendant summary judgment...more

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Employment law and Aesop

Morals based on a real court decision. My law partner Jon Yarbrough alerted me to a recent court decision that is full of little gems for employers. I thought I'd break the decision down into "true fables," each with a...more

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Employees who self-destruct

Mental illness can cause problems at work, and keep employees from getting help. If my experience is typical (and it may not be), it seems that a significant percentage of employers’ legal and Human Resources problems come...more

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Employers Must Tread Carefully In FMLA Request Discussions To Avoid FMLA Interference Claims

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The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides employees essentially two paths to bring lawsuits for alleged FMLA violations: retaliation claims and interference claims....more

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California Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Whistleblower Claims Under California Labor Code Section 1102.5

What Happened? Before last week, some courts had applied the standard in California Labor Code section 1102.6 to resolve whistleblower claims under California Labor Code section 1102.5, while other courts had applied the...more

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The Employment Law Reporter - January 2022

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Here is what we cover in this issue of The Employment Law Reporter: •The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision dismissing employment discrimination claims brought by a...more

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Know-Nothing Defense a Winner in Retaliation Cases

A recent case out of the Sixth Circuit, Mangold v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. reminds employers of the importance of keeping an employee’s participation in protected activity on a need-to-know basis as a preventative...more

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California Supreme Court Cases Employers Should Be Watching in 2022

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The California Supreme Court has been busy in 2021 deciding cases that affect employers from how to pay meal and rest period penalties to when the statute of limitations for a failure to promote runs. While the state’s...more

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US Regional Employment 2021: Alabama | Insights & Events

Law and Practice Chambers - The 2020 Chambers US Regional Employment Guide features guidance on employment law across 14 states and includes a unique state comparison tool for readers. The guide provides expert legal...more

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Make Sure The Discipline Train Leaves The Station On Time

Common sense suggests that once the discipline train has left the station an employee should not be able to derail it by filing a charge of discrimination or engaging in other protected activity. This concept is typically...more

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The Insidious Deception That Is "Employment At Will"

Employers, don't get played. "This is an employment-at-will state, and I can fire you for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all." Oh, yeah?... ...more

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Connecticut Medical Marijuana User Could Not Proceed With ADA Claims

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The District Court of Connecticut dismissed employment discrimination claims asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) with regard to state authorized medical marijuana use. Eccleston v. City of Waterbury,...more

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California Supreme Court Agrees To Answer Question About Employment Retaliation

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Is the California Supreme Court about to make it more difficult to dispose of whistleblower retaliation claims? That may well be the case. The Supreme Court has agreed to answer the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ question...more

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Employee "Refuses To Sign." Now what?

Should the employer force the issue? You Human Resources professionals are familiar with this scenario. You are present while a supervisor is disciplining an employee. The supervisor has a write-up, pre-approved by you, and...more

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Employer’s Additional Notice Requirement For Requesting FMLA Leave Dooms Attempt To Dismiss Employee’s Interference Claims

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Employees who take FMLA leave may be required to comply with the employer’s usual and customary notice and procedural requirements for requesting leave. If the employee does not follow these requirements, the employer may...more

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Puerto Rico Issues Comprehensive Labor Law Reform

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On January 26, 2017, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Ricardo Roselló, signed into law the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (the “Act”). The Act represents the first significant and comprehensive labor law reform to occur in...more

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