Appeals Court Rules Employee Is Not Entitled to Lost Wages When Racial Bias Wasn’t the Cause for Termination A California appeals court has found that an employee who suffered racial harassment was still fired for legitimate reasons and thus was...

Michigan Expunges First Time Drunk Driving Records Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed House Bill 4220, giving first-time drunk driving offenders the chance to have their convictions expunged. This legislation will also apply to people...

New Jersey Will Temporarily Waive Physical Examination Requirement for Employer Drug Testing Earlier this month, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission finally released their long-anticipated list of Personal Use Cannabis rules. The publishing...

Delayed Response to Sexual Harassment Claims Creates Employer Liability Court Rules The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that an employer’s delayed response to an employee’s claims of sexual harassment is not enough...

Iowa Supreme Court Provides Clarity on Employee’s Burden of Proof for Disability Discrimination The Iowa Supreme Court has provided some much-needed clarity on an employee’s responsibility in claims concerning disability discrimination...

Ninth Circuit Rules Employers Not Responsible for Time Employees Spend in Airport Security The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that private employers are not responsible for the time employees must pass through airport...

New York Rideshare Driver Alleges Background Check Reported They Were Dead A recently filed complaint in the Eastern District of New York has alleged that a major online background check company had violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by incorrectly...

Third Circuit Upholds Associational Discrimination Claims The U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that Title VII allows claims of retaliation even when the plaintiff is not the target of the original discrimination. This decision...

Lawsuits Claim Weight Loss Tea Caused Failed Drug Tests A number of people recently filed lawsuits claiming that they had consumed some detox tea that caused them to fail a required drug test for their job. This resulted in their employment being...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules that Employees Must Be Compensated for Security Screening A recent Pennsylvania court decision determined that if an employer requires their employees to remain on their premises after their shift is over, the employer...