At Shawe Rosenthal, LLP, we are proud of our national reputation as Management’s Workplace Lawyers. For more than 70 years, we have represented…
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Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 26 Feb 2021
For the first time, a federal appellate court has ruled that the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act requires employers to…
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Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 26 Feb 2021
In addition to seeking recourse for race discrimination under Title VII, an employee may also bring a claim under Section 1981. But, as the U.S…
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Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 26 Feb 2021
A divided National Labor Relations Board held that an employer’s issuance of an employee handbook addressing terms and conditions of employment…
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Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 26 Feb 2021
An employee can only recover for a violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act if they actually suffered harm, according to the U.S. Court of…
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Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 26 Feb 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to revise its guidance on the use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Since we…
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Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 26 Feb 2021
Employers may be saddened - but not surprised - by the U.S. Department of Labor’s about-face under the Biden administration on a number of issues of…
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Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 26 Feb 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected an employee’s argument that she need only show that some of the employer’s reasons for her…
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Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 26 Feb 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit recently reminded employers that they may hold employees accountable for performance standards even if…
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Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 26 Feb 2021
A recent case reminds employers that, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, they must provide reasonable accommodations to allow employees with…
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Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 26 Feb 2021
Although the current answer is a clear “no,” the future is somewhat less certain in light of a recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…