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A Minnesota Federal Judge just reminded us of two items that are critical to employers: (1) good attendance can be an essential job function, and (2) employers can insist that employees follow reasonable absence-reporting procedures ...
A Federal Court in Minnesota recently ruled that simply being placed on probation is not an adverse employment action upon which an age discrimination claim can be based. Diane Ford, a fifty-eight year old woman, ...
An employer could not give a disabled employee her job back but they did the best they could. The court said that was good enough. Sharonia Barton worked as a dental hygienist at Unity Health ...
An employee is approved for FMLA leave for pending knee surgery and the next thing you know he is vacationing in Mexico. That’s just not right…or is it? The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (“MWRA”) approved ...
A few more pieces have been added to the jumble that is the new Minnesota Wage Theft Statute. The requirements of this new law can be divided into three categories: (1) the written Wage Notice ...
Financial services leader JPMorgan Chase just settled a sex discrimination claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) for $5 Million. A year before, cosmetics giant Estee Lauder offered up $1.1 Million to settle a ...
In a major decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has overturned long-standing precedent by expanding the ability of employers to eject nonemployee union organizers from publicly accessible spaces on their premises. This decision provides ...
As we previously reported (“Minnesota Passes Sweeping Wage-Theft and Employer Recordkeeping Law”), Minnesota employers face new administrative challenges and enhanced penalties for not meeting those challenges. While the criminal components of the new law go ...
