Labor and Employment
“Immoral behavior” is usually not going to be a legal justification for a mandatory medical examination, and might even get you a judicial smackdown, as evidenced in a recent case with a Michigan EMT worker who was told to get counseling or a pink slip.
A Wisconsin manufacturing company’s firing of several Hispanic and Asian employees for having poor English skills is an example of how English-only rules may be used to make “discrimination appear acceptable,” a regional attorney for the EEOC said. But “superficial appearances are not fooling anyone.”
Employers caught unprepared for the oncoming flood of wearable devices will be deeply exposed to liability for data breaches, privacy and workplace discrimination complaints, warns Mintz Levin attorney Jonathan Cain.
Pro-union activists, protesting a policy of no-paid sick days, put up posters with a picture of a Jimmy John’s sandwich […]
The EEOC has filed the first lawsuit to challenge a company wellness program under the Americans With Disabilities Act. After […]
A Subway sandwich shop franchisee is being sued by a former employee who claims he was regularly shorted on his […]
The order follows a Virginia legislative commission audit that found that as many as a third of employers in some industries misclassify workers.
A former senior editor for People magazine claims she was discriminated against at work and dealt with an environment openly […]
Employers need to know the law in their jurisdiction before formulating any non-compete agreement, and continually keep up with legal developments after it’s signed.
Plaintiff lawyers are filing ADA claims based on the alleged inaccessibility of company websites. The main disabilities at issue…
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