Reimbursing remote employees for business expenses is complicated, considering that some states have passed laws requiring employers to pay for certain expenses. “It’s tricky, but it largely depends on the state you live in,” says Michelman & Robinson Labor Attorney Lara Shotz. Several states, including California, Minnesota and South Dakota, have laws that require work-related […]
Employees can now use paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to care for their kids this summer if camps have been closed due to the pandemic, the DOL announced. As long as the child was enrolled in the program before it was shut down, a summer camp can be considered a […]
All employers must now determine whether employees who have the coronavirus contracted it at work, according to new guidance issued by OSHA. “To comply with the new enforcement guidance, whenever an employee becomes ill with COVID-19, an employer needs to conduct a mini-investigation,” said Annette Idalski, an attorney at Chamberlain Hrdlicka. OSHA’s new guidance, which […]
When an employee requests an ADA accommodation, the employer must go through the interactive process and agree on something that works for both parties. But what happens when an employee isn’t satisfied, even after the employer has fulfilled its responsibilities? Returned to work with restrictions Johnny Mack Mitchell, a worker at chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride […]
In past rulings, courts have shown that even one stray comment can be enough to get employers on the hook for discrimination. But in this recent case, a court ruled that a manager’s biased comment had nothing to do with an employee’s termination. Too old to do his job? Andre Williams worked for Waste Management […]
As employers direct their remote staffs to return to the workplace, many are trying to maneuver through the individual needs of some of their at-risk employees. However, they’re not obligated to provide them accommodations unless they pose a direct threat, says the EEOC. In new pandemic-specific guidance, the EEOC reiterates an employer’s normal obligations for […]
After years of district and circuit courts debating whether sexual orientation is a protected class under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Supreme Court finally ruled it is. In a 6-3 landmark decision, SCOTUS decided that employees can’t be fired due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Defining ‘sex discrimination’ Since 1964, […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on June 11 released updates to its document “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.” The guidance, presented in a Q&A format, is especially critical as more businesses prepare to re-open facilities for the first time since state governments issued stay-at-home […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an emotional and politically charged statement on racial discrimination on June 9, marking the deaths of three African Americans. The Resolution of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission In Mourning for the Deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery notes that the Commission, which was created as […]
