Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Is Asking Montana’s Supreme Court Whether Employers Are Limited to the Reasons Listed in a Discharge Letter When Defending Against a Lawsuit
Montana’s Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act which requires...
EEOC and OFCCP Begin New Initiative to Increase Diversity in Hiring
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) have declared a new...
Does the WARN Act Apply to Termination of Remote Workers?
COVID-19 has presented countless challenges and changes for employers, and among the biggest has been the shift to remote work arrangements. With a newly remote workforce, employers have...
Local Advocates Claim Kansas City’s Ban-the-Box Is All Bark and No Bite
In 2018 Kansas City introduced a ‘Ban the Box’ ordinance that was intended to restrict employers’ and landlords’ ability to check the criminal...
California Court of Appeals Denies Class Certification for Rounding of Work Time Without a Written Policy
In an unexpected positive development for employers, the California Court of Appeal has affirmed a trial court’s ruling rejecting a...
To Avoid Tragedies Ensure Your Workplace Has an Emergency Preparedness Plan in Place
Recent events have shown us that disasters can occur at any time with little to no warning. Tragedies such as the series of deadly tornadoes that tore through...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Agreement to Arbitrate Discrimination Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled in favor of an employer’s motion to compel arbitration for an employee’s claims of discrimination based on...
The Costs of Hiring a New Employee in 2022
Hiring new employees can be a complex and costly process, and a recent study has revealed what employers could expect to pay for their next hire. Employers can expect to spend about $4,000 on average though...
CMS Issues Guidance Regarding the Recent Supreme Court Decision
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) to proceed with their rule mandating that healthcare providers that accept...
Eleventh Circuit Finds that Additional Compensation Is Allowed Under the Fluctuating Workweek Method
A case recently decided before the Eleventh Circuit Court has clarified that overtime compensation paid to employees according to the fluctuating...