04/30/2021

Human resources professionals tend to use astonishingly weak passwords, according to new research released by NordPass, which cautions that weak passwords leave hackers drooling.more

04/28/2021

On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance concerning facial coverings and social distancing for fully vaccinated individuals.more

04/27/2021

President Biden continues to make good on his campaign promise to be the most labor-friendly president ever. On April 26, 2021, he issued an executive order that seeks to increase union organization and strengthen the hand of organized labor.more

04/26/2021

A lawsuit alleges that a medical care facility fired a residential counselor because he chose to quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.more

04/21/2021

Marking the occasion of the 200 millionth COVID-19 vaccine shot administered, President Joe Biden called on employers to provide paid time off to employees to get vaccinated and touted the federal government's tax credit for certain employers that do so.more

04/21/2021

A discharged employee waited a week for his final paycheck. Did that violate state law?more

04/19/2021

On April 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he intends to nominate Douglas L. Parker to lead the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).more

04/15/2021

A California-based ice cream company will pay $200,000 and take other steps to settle a suit that accused it of engaging in national origin discrimination by favoring Hispanic job applicants over others.more

04/14/2021

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) governs what most private-sector employers can say and do with respect to employee "concerted" or group activities, whether they are represented by a union or not.more

04/13/2021

In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a trial court ruling and held that Winn-Dixie had not discriminated against a visually impaired customer who alleged that Winn-Dixie's website was not accessible to him.more

04/09/2021

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that contains a new, temporary COBRA subsidy.more

04/07/2021

It is a line courts like to repeat in harassment cases that assert violations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII): "Title VII is not a general civility code for the American workplace."more

04/06/2021

The case presents a classic question: How far must employers go to accommodate the religious beliefs of applicants and employees? Score one for employers on this one.more

04/01/2021

On March 31, 2021, President Biden unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure plan, the American Jobs Plan (AJP), which comes on the heels of the enactment of last month's $1.9 trillion COVID-recovery legislation, the American Rescue Plan.more

03/31/2021

A manufacturing engineer was unable to convince a federal appeals court that his employer denied him a promotion and later terminated his employment because he filed charges of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).more

03/30/2021

Several members of Congress have asked new Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh to require American businesses to pay overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act to anyone making less than $1,591 per week (equivalent to $82,732 per year for a full-year worker) who works more than 40 hours in a workweek.more

03/29/2021

Illinois recently enacted SB 1480, which amends several laws including the Illinois Business Corporation Act and the Illinois Equal Pay Act.more

03/26/2021

On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that — effective immediately — amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to, among other things, impose new requirements on employers that perform criminal history checks on their employees.more

03/25/2021

A recent court case showed how one employer defeated a retaliation suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) just by enforcing its call-out procedures.more

03/24/2021

Sometimes, a settlement agreement puts a dispute between two parties to rest for good. But there are also times when it does not.more