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Equal pay for equal work has been a standard workplace refrain for many years but the new Massachusetts Equal Pay Law (MEPA) has employers in that state singing a new tune entitled “Equal Pay for ...
A federal appeals court just reminded us who wins the battle between an employee’s firmly held religious beliefs and an employer’s need for weekend work. Darrell Patterson worked at the 24-hour Walgreens Customer Care Center ...
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (which rules on cases arising in Minnesota) decided a pretty routine disability accommodation case using some eye-opening and thought proving rationales. Gary Brunckhorst was a long-term employee of the ...
The promotion of a female employee sparked rumors about how she slept with her supervisor to get the job. The manager’s decision to spread those rumors and then fire the employee for complaining about it ...
Hall of Fame Baseball Manager Leo Durocher was quoted as saying “Nice Guys Finish Last.” Based on a recent federal court decision in Michigan, the Human Resources corollary to this might be “Nice Guys End ...
There is no consensus in the federal courts as to whether employers must offer accommodations to assist a disabled employee in commuting to and from work. The majority seems to conclude that such accommodations are ...
In the recent decision of Alstate Maintenance, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled their existing standard and narrowed the range of actions that constitute protected concerted activities under the National Labor Relations Act. Under ...
In a significant and widely anticipated decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) returned to its pre-Obama-era method of determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee. The decision, SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., ...
