South Dakota’s highest court issued a ruling in favor of a worker who sought to recover workers’ compensation benefits. A construction worker had a history of back injury dating back to 2010. He said the injury resolved after two back surgeries in 2011, but medical records showed he had an injection in 2012 and that […]
A school district did not violate the law when it chose not to renew the employment contract of an art teacher with major depressive disorder, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled. An art teacher had major depressive disorder. Another teacher reported that the teacher with the disorder had discussed six different […]
Need a reason to help your employees get the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s a good one! Your firm can receive a tax credit. That’s right! If your company has fewer than 500 people, it can claim refundable tax credits as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The ARP gives small and midsize employers […]
Under the National Labor Relations Act, employers cannot interfere with or restrain employees in the exercise of their rights under the statute. At the same time, the law does not prevent employers from expressing opinions, so long as there is “no threat of reprisal or force or promise of benefit.” In this case, a federal […]
A Florida teacher was twice accused of bringing a gun into his high school. A state appeals court order recognized his ability to challenge his school board’s weapons policy. A school board policy prohibited employees not employed as security or law officers from possessing any weapon or dangerous substance. The teacher believed the policy conflicted […]
A staffing agency and a transportation company will each pay $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit. The suit accused the pair of subjecting African American employees to unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the suit. It targeted two defendants: Kimco Staffing Services, which is based in California, and Ryder […]
Did you know that employers can be held liable if a customer harasses an employee? A personal care services provider will pay $250,000 to end a suit. The suit accused it of allowing caregivers to be harassed. It also said it retaliated against them when they complained. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Joyvida, LLC. […]
A temporary staffing agency assigned a worker to a job with a waste management company. He got hurt on the assignment. And he wanted to sue the waste management company for negligence. But the company was his employer. So workers’ compensation was his exclusive remedy, the highest state court in Texas decided. An employee of […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a new lawsuit. It alleges that an employer wrongfully concluded that an applicant with a visual impairment posed an unacceptable safety risk. The defendant in the suit is Hiland Dairy Foods. The agency describes it as a Missouri-based producer and distributor of dairy products. The suit was filed in […]
