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Are your employees working more than one job?

USA - May 30 2023 The COVID-19 pandemic has altered a variety of employment norms. There is considerable debate about which changes are transient and which are more…

DOL issues guidance on PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

USA - May 26 2023 Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Field Assistance Bulletin to its staff on how to enforce the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, which was…

Rule 1 in beating an age claim: Get your story straight.

USA - May 19 2023 It's a well-established principle in discrimination law that an employer can be done in by "shifting explanations" for actions taken against an…

EEOC updates COVID-19 guidance

USA - May 19 2023 This is not the most exciting employment law news, but the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued some updates to its technical…

Amended NBA eligibility rule draws questions on union’s authority

USA - May 16 2023 The National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Players Association, the players’ union, recently agreed to a new collective…

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Quiz!

USA - May 12 2023 How much do you know about the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which will take effect only six short weeks from now? Take our Mother’s Day quiz…

Second-guessing the advice columns: Is this pregnancy discrimination?

USA - May 5 2023 Employee wrote to Miss Manners asking how much notice she needs to provide of her pregnancy and impending maternity leave, and how best to announce…

Aaron Patrick case tests bounds of NFL collective bargaining agreement

USA - May 2 2023 Briefing was recently completed in a case between a pro football player and the National Football League that could have ramifications for the…

Employment law and Aesop

USA - April 28 2023 My law partner Jon Yarbrough alerted me to a recent court decision that is full of little gems for employers. I thought I'd break the decision down…

Religious accommodation at the Supreme Court

USA - April 21 2023 On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Groff v. DeJoy, a case I blogged about in January. The case is about what standard of…