How Can Employers Respond If an Employee Claims Religious Objections to the COVID-19 Vaccine? Ever since the Pfizer vaccine received approval, employers have been increasingly issuing vaccine mandates for their workforce. Employers already know that...

Negligent Hiring Results in $1 Billion Dollar Verdict Against Employers A Florida Court has awarded $1 billion dollars to the plaintiff in a case in which two trucking companies hired drivers without conducting adequate background checks or ensuring...

Illinois Introduces New Law on Restrictive Covenants Illinois has followed the national trend and introduced new legislation regarding restrictive covenants. This new law, Public Act 102-0358, provides considerable requirements for establishing...

A Growing Number of States Are Mandating Vaccines for Certain Workers  In August 2021, multiple more states announced mandatory vaccinations for certain classifications of employees. This included Washington with a requirement for all healthcare...

Federal Court Issues Major Rulings on FCA Claims Related to Visas A U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has issued a ruling with significant implications for business visas. The court ruled on two distinct considerations underneath...

Trucking Companies Face $1 Billion Verdict for Lack of Pre-Employment Screening A Florida Court has now reached a verdict of $1 billion dollars against two trucking companies in the case of a 2017 death of an 18-year old student. This enormous sentence...

What Does Full Approval of COVID-19 Vaccine Mean for Employers? The most widespread vaccine for COVID-19 has now received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as of August 23rd. Now more employers can feel confident in...

Federal Court of Appeals Rules Against Employee Who Rejected Accommodations An employee for a major tech firm who rejected the employer’s proposed accommodations has lost a bid in the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals. This offers a strong reminder...

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...