The Employer Handbook

• newI’m gonna go ahead and file this post about age discrimination under “Duh!”
  Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/cartoon-boy-child-character-cute-2602989/) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act is a federal law that makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate based on age against anyone who is 40 or older…
  - 1 day ago, 12 Oct 18, 10:30am -
• newWhen must you provide light duty to a pregnant employee? It depends…
  Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/pregnant-woman-pregnancy-mother-735393/) I feel awful about the Red Sox eliminating the Yankees not blogging for you on Wednesday. So, today you get a double shot of The Employer Handbook. This one is…
  - 2 days ago, 11 Oct 18, 2:30pm -
• newDoes the ADA protect someone recovering from drug addiction? Yep.
  Image Credit (Photo by: | VIRIN: 131224-F-IM476-001.JPG) I’m sorry, dudes. I totally meant to give you a blog post yesterday. I did. But, the night before, which is when I generally compose this drivel, I got distracted. I was preoccupied with a ce…
  - 2 days ago, 11 Oct 18, 10:30am -

Ohio Employer's Law Blog

• Tips for Promoting Holiday Marketing with Email
  Every year the holiday season seems to start earlier and earlier with more and more competition. The holidays provide a great opportunity to connect with customers both new and old, but how do you get them through the door (or into their inbox)? If y…
  - 32 days ago, 11 Sep 18, 8:39pm -
• GDPR: Email Marketing Compliance Update and FAQs
  As you are no doubt aware, the EU’s GDPR regulations come into force May 25th. These are a big deal, and affect every online web site, regardless of whether the site or the business it serves is in Europe. A great way to think about GDPR is that it…
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• 4 Tags to Help You Send Better Emails
    On a regular old Tuesday afternoon, two emails show up in Drew’s inbox, both from a software developer, and both to deliver an update on a popular graphic design tool. The first email, sent to an entire email list, starts off:     The second e…
  - 27 Feb 18, 2:53pm -

The Employer's Lawyer

• When Rhetoric Comes to Town
  By now, if you haven’t heard about Donald Trump’s statements on Muslims and his plan to prevent Muslims from entering the country, as well as the vehement support he is receiving from an astonishing number of people, you may be living under a roc…
  - 9 Dec 15, 7:44pm -
• Beware the FMLA Equitable Estoppel Claim
  Imagine that your company has 40 employees, one of whom is subject to hospitalization for a medical condition and requires surgery. He is out of work for several weeks and in his absence, the company realizes that it gets along fine without him. As a…
  - 10 Nov 15, 2:23pm -
• Don’t Bet on the Jury Verdict
  As some of those who follow me on Twitter know, I had jury duty in September. Like most people, it wasn’t something I was looking forward to (and I even tried to get out of it on the basis that no one would pick a lawyer for a jury). Well, it turn…
  - 5 Nov 15, 2:55pm -

Connecticut Employment Law Blog

• newIs Your Workplace Prepared for Layoffs?
  In the last few months, I’ve had some inquiries from employers asking about resources for layoffs. Yawn. Everyone remembers the layoffs of the recession, right? Actually no, as it turns out. In the ten years since the last great round of layoffs, t…
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• Infertility – Must Employers Provide Accommodations to Employees Trying to Get Pregnant?
  Lawyers love their cocktail chatter. And at a recent bar event, an interesting hypothetical came up among lawyers: Suppose an employee is trying to get pregnant and is thinking about infertility treatments.  She’s considering time off for rest, an…
  - 3 days ago, 10 Oct 18, 2:24pm -
• For First Time, Court Protects Medical Marijuana Patient from Discrimination
  One of the benefits of writing a blog as long as I have is that you get to track the progress of a law or legal development over a number of years. It was back in 2012, for example, that I first provided a comprehensive summary of a new medical marij…
  - 5 days ago, 9 Oct 18, 12:12am -

FMLA Insights

• Employers, Why Don't You Require That Employees Call Two Phone Numbers to Request FMLA Leave?
  I conducted FMLA training this week for a client making fairly significant changes to the manner it administers FMLA leave. They not only are educating managers about their role and responsibilities under the FMLA, but empowering them to play a key r…
  - 23 days ago, 21 Sep 18, 5:40am -
• Pregnant Woman Fired by Text Message: "Sorry . . . But It's Not Going to Work Out"
  File this in the “Managers really can be idiots” folder. Kameisha applied for a job at Jersey Mike’s Subs (which by the way, makes an incredible #13 Original Italian sub). At the time she interviewed for a position, Kameisha was four months pre…
  - 37 days ago, 6 Sep 18, 1:13pm -
• BREAKING: Get Your New FMLA Forms from the DOL Here!
  Those sneaky little rascals! While the rest of us were enjoying our Labor Day holiday, those crazy kids over at the Department of Labor were still working away. Bless their little hearts! This time, they were busy posting new model FMLA notices and m…
  - 39 days ago, 4 Sep 18, 12:55pm -

Labor Relations Today

• Employers, Why Don't You Require That Employees Call Two Phone Numbers to Request FMLA Leave?
  I conducted FMLA training this week for a client making fairly significant changes to the manner it administers FMLA leave. They not only are educating managers about their role and responsibilities under the FMLA, but empowering them to play a key r…
  - 23 days ago, 21 Sep 18, 5:40am -
• Pregnant Woman Fired by Text Message: "Sorry . . . But It's Not Going to Work Out"
  File this in the “Managers really can be idiots” folder. Kameisha applied for a job at Jersey Mike’s Subs (which by the way, makes an incredible #13 Original Italian sub). At the time she interviewed for a position, Kameisha was four months pre…
  - 37 days ago, 6 Sep 18, 1:13pm -
• BREAKING: Get Your New FMLA Forms from the DOL Here!
  Those sneaky little rascals! While the rest of us were enjoying our Labor Day holiday, those crazy kids over at the Department of Labor were still working away. Bless their little hearts! This time, they were busy posting new model FMLA notices and m…
  - 39 days ago, 4 Sep 18, 12:55pm -

Employment and Labor Insider

Delaware Employment Blog

Lawffice Space

• SCOTUS kicks off new season with ADEA case
  On Monday, the Supreme Court kicked off its new season with only 8 Justices (with a 9th possibly, maybe, on the way). The Court heard oral arguments in Mt. Lemmon Fire Dist. v. Guido (transcript here). The case presents an interesting ADEA issue.Gene…
  - 10 days ago, 3 Oct 18, 12:36pm -
• NLRB Proposes Rule for Joint-Employment
  Not official use.Sometimes, two distinct entities share a relationship with the same workers. For example, when you walk into a fast food place - those workers are most likely employed by the local franchise, not the big national fast food corporatio…
  - 25 days ago, 18 Sep 18, 12:49pm -
• PHRC: Pennsylvania law prohibits sexual orientation discrimination
  Here in Pennsylvania, we have a workplace anti-discrimination law called the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA). It's a lot like the federal laws (Title VII, ADA, ADEA). One notable distinction is that the PHRA applies to employers with 4 or mor…
  - 54 days ago, 20 Aug 18, 12:17pm -

Employment Law Navigator

• Thanks, and so long…
  After 3 great years, the Employment Law Navigator is coming to an end. We’ve had fun, and we hope our posts have been helpful. Our sincere thanks to our contributors and to Zelle’s superb Marketing Director Dan Gruber, who picked our art, caug…
  - 28 Jul 17, 6:38pm -
• That is SO last week
  Last week, HR Dive reported on a Washington federal court’s June order requiring that a public employer pay $1.8 million to a terminated employee.  The worker was fired when she failed a drug test due to her lawful use of prescription drugs, test…
  - 24 Jul 17, 7:29pm -
• That Critical First Response to Harassment Complaints: Stage 2
  Last week, we wroteabout the importance of “first responders” who receive complaints of workplace harassment, and provided tips on how they should prepare for and react to complaints.  This week, we continue to focus on the early stages of the c…
  - 20 Jul 17, 5:43pm -