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First, a recent circuit court decision (which is now on appeal) held that the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) requires employers to consider reasonable accommodations...

The Fourth Circuit recently upheld a lower court decision granting summary judgment to the employer in an employment discrimination suit brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and...

Employers considering firing employees for participating in ‘A Day Without Immigrants" strike, or any strike for that matter, need to keep in mind the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

A recent case in Michigan federal court is heading to a jury trial after an employer lost a summary judgment motion aimed at dismissing a former employee's Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak.

A San Diego jury awarded that amount to a former employee who claimed he was wrongfully terminated based on his arrest record and then defamed.

On January 14, 2015, the New York Supreme Court held that an employee can sufficiently demonstrate his membership in a protected class by virtue of his association with another person – in this case, his wife.

The NLRB recently held that an employer lawfully terminated an employee for intentionally violating an overbroad and unlawful confidentiality rule.

Women in executive, partner, and physician roles continue to contend with deeply entrenched barriers that can prevent them from reaching and excelling at the highest levels of their organization...

Employers considering firing employees for participating in ‘A Day Without Immigrants" strike, or any strike for that matter, need to keep in mind the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

On March 31, 2021, in United States ex rel. Felten v. William Beaumont Hospital, No. 20-1002, 2021 WL 1204981 (6th Cir. Mar. 31, 2021), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...

On Monday, June 15, 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court confirmed what actions employers may take against employees in Colorado who use medical marijuana during off-duty time.

The California Court of Appeal issued an important decision clarifying that an employee cannot recover damages...

Since the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) became fully enforceable in 2023, employers have been navigating federal requirements to provide nursing employees with reasonable break time and a private, non-bathroom space to express breast milk for one year after a child’s birth. Recent decisions indicate that courts are taking violations seriously.

The California Supreme Court recently issued its long-awaited decision in the tightly contested case of “Lonicki v. Sutter Health Central”, 2008 WL 919614 (Cal.). The Court's decision considered two issues.

The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a former employee’s unlawful termination claim.

When the decision is to terminate, getting the basics right can go a long way toward preventing claims down the road by departing employees. Inevitably, at some point, every employment relationship comes to an end.