Class Action
Wave Goodbye to Waivers Under California’s PAGA? Not So Fast, Says the Supreme CourtYou Can’t Put the Trial Cart Before the Certification Horse in FLSA Hybrid Wage-and-Hour Case; Circuit Court Rejects Trial Court’s Approach of Holding Trial in Wage Case Before Deciding on ClassDon’t Run Prints: Illinois’s Biometric Privacy Law Used Against Employers
Discrimination
Ultimatum on Ultimate Employment Decisions: Fifth Circuit Expands Standard on Adverse Employment Decisions Under Title VIIPlease DO Stop the Music: Ninth Circuit Rules Offensive Tunes Can Constitute a Hostile WorkplaceAI, AI, Uh-Oh! Can Artificial Intelligence Programs Put You at Risk for Discrimination Lawsuits?
Employee Rights
With Election Day Around the Corner, Employers Need to Remember You May Have to Give Employees Time Off to VoteDon’t Fire Me! I’m Drug Free! It Was CBD! Indiana Court Examines Termination for Use of Hemp OilEmployees Miffed by Your Monitoring of Company Devices? Give Notice Now to Hopefully Avoid Annoyance Later
Featured
Clarification on Misclassification? Return to Factorization! DOL Issues Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor vs. EmployeeWhen Picket Lines Scratch and Dent: Should Unions Be on the Hook for Property Damage Caused by Strikes?Smile for the Camera! Video Surveillance at Work and State Law Considerations
Interference
The Case of the Breastfeeding Narc: 11th Circuit Confirms Lactating Employee is Covered Under Pregnancy Discrimination ActA Diamond in the Rough (Part 2): What the Eleventh Circuit Said about FMLA Retaliation ClaimsA Diamond in the Rough (Part 1): FMLA Intermittent Leave and Interference Claims Per the Eleventh Circuit
NLRA
Teach, Hit the Lab, Grade Some Papers and… Unionize? NLRB Rules That Private University Graduate Students Can UnionizeNoncompetes Back in the Crosshairs: NLRB Takes Its Shot at Noncompetition AgreementsWhen Picket Lines Scratch and Dent: Should Unions Be on the Hook for Property Damage Caused by Strikes?
Unemployment Benefits
And the Beat Goes On… DOL Publishes Second and Third Round of FAQs on FFCRA Answering Burning Employer QuestionsIs the Wait Finally Over? Senate Passes Massive COVID-19 Relief Bill — How Does It Help Employers?Unemployed Employees: Should Employees Who Have Reduced Hours or Are Laid Off Due to COVID-19 File for Unemployment?