Author: Mary Mae Miral

New Amendments to D.C.’s Non-Compete Ban are Proposed Although DC just recently enacted a non-compete ban, and employers were just starting to adapt to it, now more changes to the Act have been proposed. These amendments will make numerous changes...

California Introduces New Statewide Vaccine and Testing Mandate for Certain Employees California’s Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that the state will now require employees of the state, as well as health care workers, and those employed...

Federal Court Allows California Job Applicant Drug Testing A United States District Court has recently ruled to dismiss the disability discrimination lawsuit of an employee terminated after testing positive on a pre-employment screening for drugs....

California Supreme Court Decides Time to File “Failure to Promote” Claim Starts When Employee Becomes Aware of the Violation The California Supreme Court has addressed when the clock begins to tick for making a claim of failure to promote under the...

Massachusetts Judge Issues Strict Reminder to Carefully Word Arbitration Agreements A U.S District Court judge for the District of Massachusetts has issued a decision creating detailed guidelines for drafting arbitration agreements. These guidelines...

Louisiana’s New Fair Chance Law Takes Effect Louisiana has now joined the long list of states with some form of “Fair Chance” law. Louisiana’s legislation regarding the use of criminal history when making hiring decisions...

California Court Rejects Employee’s Associational Discrimination Claim A California Court Of Appeal has ruled against an employee who claimed to have been fired for taking time off in order to care for an ailing sister, in violation of the...

Employer Liability for Workplace Vaccination Programs Many employers across the country are attempting to encourage or require their workers to acquire the COVID-19 vaccine and are unsure whether they should record adverse reactions and when they...

Montana Releases Guidance for Employers on New Vaccine Discrimination Law New guidance has been released by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) in order to help employers comply with the new vaccine discrimination law. In addition...

Department of Labor Rescinds 2020 Joint Employer Rules The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that the Joint Labor Status rules for the Fair Labor Standards Act established in March of 2020 will be rescinded. This will remove any associated...