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Gantt V. Harris County: How Death Does Not Dismiss a TCHRA Case under the Texas Survivorship Statute

USA - February 27 2023 The Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA”) was enacted to “provide for the execution of the policies of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act Is Out…At Least For Now

USA - February 6 2023 The wait is over - Michigan employers (and employment lawyers) now know that the Earned Sick Time Act and Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, as…

Why the “Speak Out Act” is More Like a Whisper

USA - December 28 2022 On December 7, 2022, Congress passed the “Speak Out Act” (the “Act”), which codified into federal law limits on what types of information employers…

DOL Final Regulations on ESG Investing: “It’s All ‘Bout the Money”

USA - December 19 2022 Whether it is appropriate for institutional investment decision-makers to take into account environmental, social, or governance (“ESG”) factors or…

Stop the World - I Want to Get Off! Onboarding and Off-boarding in an Increasingly Mobile and Remote Workforce

USA - December 5 2022 In a world with an increasingly mobile and remote workforce, onboarding and off-boarding employees are more complicated than ever. Many companies now…

Has Your Company Decided to Self-Fund its Medical Plan? Don’t Forget Privacy, Security, and Reporting Requirements.

USA - November 21 2022 An employer that changes its medical plan from fully insured - where the insurance company sets the terms of the policy and retains the risk that…

Employers - Post the New EEOC Poster in Your Workplace (It is REQUIRED)

USA - November 8 2022 On October 20, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released a new workplace poster titled: “Know Your Rights: Workplace…

What Educational Institutions Should Know About Title IX and the Proposed Title IX Regulations

USA - September 19 2022 Primary, secondary, and higher education institutions employ over 11 million people nationwide and provide educational services to many more students…

The Michigan Supreme Court Holds that Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation is Prohibited by the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act

USA - September 6 2022 On July 28, 2022, in a 5-2 opinion, the Michigan Supreme Court held that the prohibition of discrimination “because of… sex” in the Elliott-Larsen…

Growing Union Interest in the Cannabis Growing Business—What Employers Can Do Under the NLRA

USA - August 29 2022 The headlines are everywhere. Take The Guardian, for example, which recently published an article titled “Booming US cannabis industry seen as…