Category: News

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...

Nevada Revises Restrictive Covenant Laws Nevada’s Governor has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 47 into law amending Nevada’s existing non-competition laws. These changes to NRS 613.195, as well as the Nevada Unfair Trade Practices Act, will go into...

Connecticut Prohibits Employers from Asking for Applicants’ Ages Connecticut’s Governor Lamont has signed into law a new rule forbidding employers from inquiring into applicants’ ages. This new law, intended to prevent age discrimination...

Louisiana Passes New Laws Requiring Accommodations for Pregnancy and Limiting the Use of Criminal History During Hiring Louisiana has recently introduced two major employment laws limiting the use of criminal history for hiring and requiring the...

Texas Expands Employer Liability for Sexual Harassment Earlier this year, Texas followed the lead of many states and introduced a wave of increased protections for employees against sexual harassment that will go into effect on September 1, 2021....

Employers Face Considerable Challenges Managing Protected Leave New family and medical leave laws have recently been introduced in many states, with corresponding retaliation protections posing a high risk of lawsuits to employers. Employers must...

HR Leaders & Business Owners Reveal Their 28 Biggest Hiring Mistakes Hiring and talent acquisition is complex and full of pressure. It’s easy to make mistakes in the hiring process, but they can be costly to an organization. According to the...

National Trend Toward Ban-the-Box Laws Continues Ban-the-box laws have spread to most states, and with the federal Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 set to become law in December, most public and private employers will be affected. This...