Author: Mary Mae Miral

Colorado Supreme Court Rules that Employees Are Entitled to Earned Vacation Time The Colorado Supreme Court recently ruled on the issue of whether employees are entitled to earned vacation pay upon termination. Often a forfeiture agreement provides...

Arkansas Federal Court Expands Scope of Reasonable Employment Accommodations The United States District Court of the Eastern District of Arkansas has issued a ruling significantly expanding the scope of reasonable accommodations required by the...

Employers Must Confront Likely Booster Rollout in September More and more employers have begun mandating employee vaccines, but due to the new government recommendations for booster shots, employers will need to consider whether or not to mandate...

How Can Employers Address Unemployment Claims After a Refusal to Return? Employers are facing a growing trend of employees refusing to return to work from furloughs and layoffs that occurred during the pandemic. Instead, these former employees continue...

Courts Restrict Choice of Forum for FLSA Collective Actions In multiple rulings within the last week, courts have applied the precedent set by a prior Supreme Court ruling that forbids cases from “forum shopping” to dismiss FLSA collective actions....

New York City’s “Key to NYC” Vaccination Program Now in Effect As of August 17, the New York City “Key to NYC” program is now in effect, establishing many new vaccine policy requirements for employers across the city. This program will install...

Superior Court of Pennsylvania Rules Employees Can Sue for Medical Marijuana Discrimination The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled for the first time in the state that its Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) permits an employee to file a lawsuit in...

Illinois Passes New Amendments to the State’s Equal Pay Act The Illinois Assembly has now expanded the Illinois Equal Pay Act. This law is still not as broad as the expansive regulations contained in Colorado’s recent equal pay legislation, but...