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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, in which it held that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, made headlines. This decision has a practical impact on employers – particularly on those with operations in states that to date had not recognized the validity of same-sex marriages.
There are a…
Transgender rights have been receiving a considerable amount of media attention this week, most of which has been sparked by the magazine Vanity Fair featuring a cover story about “Keeping up with the Kardashians” star and former Olympian Bruce Jenner as a trans woman (Caitlyn Jenner). On the same day that the cover story was…
Employers did not need another reason to complain about the burdens of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Most of us know that the law includes onerous obligations on employers that have made human resources and benefits personnel’s jobs increasingly difficult. For example, you have to figure out if the law applies to your organization (how…
Employers should start thinking about how changes in the tests for the federal overtime exemptions will affect their payroll costs and compensation plans. An employee must meet both a salary test (meaning that they are paid a salary, currently at least $455 per week) and a duties test to qualify for the exemptions (except for …
The latest office fodder for me and my colleague, Jason Usher (who formerly worked at the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”)), involves an Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision, Valley Health System LLC, that found that a healthcare employer’s English-only rule violated the National Labor Relations Act (“Act”).
Many employers, especially those in the healthcare…
People are increasingly turning to social media to vent their frustrations, and those frustrations frequently involve the workplace. The problem is that managers, who are deemed to speak and act for the company as a matter of law, can cause problems with a social media rant.
This issue is on my mind because it recently…
So my brilliant partner, Liz Torphy-Donzella (who also serves as General Counsel for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce), was a guest on WYPR’s “Midday with Dan Rodricks” show yesterday. She was invited to provide the management perspective on paid sick leave laws, while Jason Perkins-Cohen of the Job Opportunities Task Force, a Baltimore-area…
So this is a follow up to my post, Employee Held to Choice Not to Invoke FMLA. A bright reader pointed out that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit made a statement in its decision, which I quoted, that was quite confusing when applied in a broader context. So let’s discuss:…
Our last two blog posts talked about Ebola facts and the legal background that will frame any employer actions taken to address Ebola in the workplace. This post will offer some practical guidance on what options employers might consider. The bottom line question of interest to employers is what can they do with regard to…
This is the second in a three-part series on Ebola in the workplace. In the last blog posting, I discussed the actual facts about Ebola as set out by the Centers for Disease Control – exposure, symptoms, and self-monitoring. In this posting, I will discuss the legal framework with regard to developing and implementing Ebola…
