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Employment Law

Was that a legit termination–or retaliation?

03/29/2017
If you terminate an employee almost immediately after she has filed an internal discrimination complaint, understand the risk.

Boss’ comments direct evidence of bias

03/29/2017
If you learn that a supervisor who wants to fire an employee has made sexist comments about her, think twice about that termination.

Acosta floats $33,000 OT threshold

03/29/2017
Labor Secretary-designate Alexander Acosta refused to be pinned down on whether he would back the Obama administration’s never-enacted $47,476 overtime salary threshold rule.

Snapshot: Who should receive paid family and medical leave?

03/29/2017
Americans overwhelmingly support paid family and medical leave.

Just doing your job? That’s not whistleblowing

03/23/2017
If reporting wrongdoing is part of an employee’s job, then that doesn’t constitute whistleblowing.

Employees may not like job changes, but that doesn’t give them reason to sue

03/23/2017
Sure, change is hard, and some alterations may irritate some employees. That doesn’t mean they can sue.

Discovered mistaken deduction from exempt pay? Fix it fast, or face big liability risk

03/23/2017
Unless you quickly reverse the deduction, it could jeopardize the employee’s exempt status.

Loose lips can lead to retaliation litigation

03/23/2017
When an employee files a sexual harassment or discrimination complaint, ensure no one tries to make life difficult for that employee. That could lead to a retaliation lawsuit—even if the underlying complaint isn’t serious enough to support a lawsuit.

Does Title VII cover sexual orientation?

03/23/2017
While the Trump administration may withdraw executive orders issued by the prior administration, the EEOC is moving ahead with its interpretation that sexual orientation discrimination is illegal under Title VII.

Court nixes bid to see employee phone data

03/23/2017
A recent decision in a federal lawsuit shows the limits on the kind of employee data employers may seek when defending themselves against charges they violated overtime law.