The tragic and unnecessary gun violence in Maryland and Delaware this week took three lives and left three others with critical injuries. In the wake of mourning those lives lost, employers often worry of similar events in their workplace. But how can we, as employers, prevent violence in the workplace?
Employers take different approaches to ...
With the Kentucky Supreme Court’s recent ruling in McCann v. The Sullivan University System, Inc., employers should take heed to potential class action exposure in cases related to alleged violations of Kentucky’s wage and hour statute. However, the Court, in its text-centric opinion, appears to have issued a broader ...
Bill O’Reilly. Harvey Weinstein. Roy Price.
Recently, headlines and front pages have been saturated with stories of workplace sexual harassment. HR professionals are taking a closer look at corporate culture, specifically the policies and procedures that support a workplace environment free from harassment and discrimination.
But ...
On September 26, 2017, William J. Emanuel, a Republican, was sworn in as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board. Emanuel’s term will end August 27, 2021. The Senate had confirmed his nomination by a vote of 49-47 after Democrats filibustered his appointment.
Prior to his appointment, Emanuel was a shareholder with ...
The intersection between the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) is sticky, at best. Over the years, partners in my Firm and I have received phone calls that go something like this: “Hey, Lawyer. I have an employee who has been off work dealing with [insert medical ...
Media companies typically love publicity. They typically clamor for front-page news coverage. But recently, sexual harassment allegations have created unwelcome headlines for those companies.
Cable giant Fox News faced sexual harassment woes earlier this year that led to the departure of its former Chairman and CEO, Roger Ailes, and host ...
On October 2, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States heard three combined cases raising an important legal question that likely will affect innumerable employment contracts used in this country. The Court heard Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, Ernst & Young, LLP v. Morris and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) v. Murphy ...
Americans are watching in horror this morning as details are revealed about the shooting at a country music festival at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Sunday night. With reports revealing 50 dead and 400 injured, this is the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.
In the wake of this shooting, many employers may be asking ...