Corporate Services, Inc. News (2023)

06/27/2023

When dozens of employees seek leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) essentially all at once, something might be up....more

06/26/2023

Although both the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibit disability and perceived disability discrimination...more

06/26/2023

On June 9, 2023, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed into law HB 2907 and HB 3396, amending the Illinois Labor Disputes Act ("Act") to expand protections for striking work...more

06/21/2023

When done right, summer hiring can have benefits for everyone: employers, year-round employees and seasonal hires....more

06/21/2023

Ordinarily, when an employee accuses a supervisor of creating a hostile work environment, as long as the company has not taken a tangible employment action against that employ...more

06/16/2023

Documentation can be a headache for human resources, especially when it comes to getting managers and other leaders to document the right things at the right time....more

06/15/2023

On Wednesday June 14th, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (...more

06/15/2023

Is it possible for music played at work to constitute discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)?...more

06/14/2023

On June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") issued its long-awaited decision in The Atlanta Opera, in which it overturned prior law and r...more

06/12/2023

Near the beginning of the pandemic, an employee requested unpaid leave to care for her two-year-old son — a child with a history of respiratory illness experiencing symp...more

06/07/2023

On June 1, 2023, in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters, the United States Supreme Court ruled for the employer in a case with significant implications for the right of un...more

06/07/2023

It is a fact of life: At some point, most of us face the difficult and painful challenge of dealing with the death of a loved one....more

06/06/2023

When employers decide to part ways with employees, they often choose the route of offering up a severance agreement....more

06/01/2023

On May 30, 2023, General Counsel (GC) Jennifer A. Abruzzo released Memorandum 23-08, Non-Compete Agreements that Violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)....more

06/01/2023

On May 30, 2023 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) addressed concerns on calculating leave used under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) during a holiday week....more

05/31/2023

Here is a summary scheduled state- and local-level wage increases throughout the summer and fall of 2023....more

05/31/2023

Minnesota has joined the growing number of jurisdictions that have enacted paid family and/or medical leave programs for employees. On May 25, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed H...more

05/26/2023

On May 23, 2023, Evanston, Illinois joined the state of Oregon, Chicago, and cities in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington in the group of jurisdictions ...more

05/25/2023

Illinois employers already required to make pay disclosures for the Equal Pay Registration Certificate (ERPC) process would face even more stringent pay transparency duties un...more

05/23/2023

A new decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) means employers must proceed very carefully before disciplining employees who get a little heated while engaging ...more