Some employees who need reasonable accommodations may insist on having the option to work from home. That may be a workable solution for some positions. However, it...
Here’s a warning about turning down an applicant who lists union memberships or otherwise indicated union support on his employment application. Refusing to interview...
If enacted, H.R. 620 would require plaintiffs filing accessibility complaints under Title III of the ADA to first contact the business to provide them an opportunity to...
The high court unanimously ruled that when calculating overtime for pay periods in which an employee earns a flat rate bonus, employers must divide the total...
The owner of Drake Tavern in Jenkintown, Pa. will serve up $25,902 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 50 employees after investigators from the...
Q. Is an employer required to pay an employee for time spent traveling from home to the airport (and vice versa, from airport to home on the return trip), and for travel...
Employers won’t be allowed to pocket employees’ tips under the Department of Labor’s controversial proposed tip pooling rule now that President Trump has signed...
Some employers will soon be able to avoid the hefty penalties and double damages that usually result when the government discovers violations of the Fair Labor Standards...
In December 2017, the National Labor Relations Board handed down a decision that changed the test for determining whether employers have engaged in unfair labor...
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has asked the California Supreme Court to answer several questions about meal breaks and whether certain employees are entitled to...
Coming up with an accommodation isn’t always easy. It’s OK to temporarily assign the worker to different tasks or another department while you figure it out.
A panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled for the first time that discrimination on the basis of transgender and transitioning status violates Title VII of...
In order for an employee to claim he or she suffered retaliation, some form of protected activity has to have occurred to precipitate the unlawful punishment. What...
The Department of Labor has filed suit against a northern Washington berry farm for violating the labor provisions of the H-2A visa program by favoring foreign workers...
If confirmed, John Ring—currently co-chair of the labor/management practice at the Morgan Lewis law firm—would give Republicans a 3-2 majority on the NLRB.
