Author: Mary Mae Miral

Fourth Circuit Broadens Scope for Claims of Same-Sex Sexual Harassment An appellate court decision on same-sex claims of sexual harassment has clarified and expanded on many points of such claims under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII forbids...

Connecticut Issues Mandatory Vaccination Requirement Workers at Long-Term Care Facilities Connecticut is now joining states such as California and Massachusetts in mandating vaccines for certain healthcare employees. In Connecticut, the workers at...

Oregon Issues Rules for Employee Smoke Exposure In the wake of the state’s new rules for protecting employees from excessive heat, Oregon is now issuing temporary rules in order to protect employees from wildfire smoke. These rules are in...

California Federal Court Dismisses Whistleblower Retaliation Claim A U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled against an employee that alleged retaliation for filing a complaint with the SEC. The court found that the...

What Can Employers Do in Employee Walkouts? Employers in recent years have been faced with a large increase in employee walkouts, particularly associated with what has been dubbed “Walkout Wednesdays.” These have become a favorite strategy and an...

New Jersey Establishes Mandatory Vaccination Program New Jersey is now joining the likes of California and New York in requiring certain employees in healthcare and high-risk settings to either acquire the COVID-19 vaccine or face weekly testing....

Iowa Supreme Court Issues Rulings on Drug and Alcohol Testing Recently Iowa’s Supreme Court has issued two rulings finding that employers have substantial responsibilities to adhere to the state’s comprehensive drug testing procedures. The procedures...

How Can Employers Deal With New CDC Mask Guidelines? The CDC amended its advisory guidance on July 27th, 2021, to encourage even the fully vaccinated to wear a mask indoors at public locations in any areas suffering from high or substantial transmission....

Pennsylvania Governor Repeals State Overtime Rule As part of a budget deal passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the planned increases in salary requirements for white-collar workers to qualify as exempt are repealed. This avoids a considerable...