Employment Blogs
What if your employment attorney were already part of your team?
Most small- to medium-sized businesses don’t need a full-time employment attorney on staff. But that doesn’t mean they don’t need employment-law guidance on a regular basis. Employee issues can arise quickly: A manager wants to fire an underperforming employee. A...
Planning layoffs or moving operations? Don’t let the WARN Act be an afterthought
Layoffs, facility closures and operational moves involve more than selecting an employment termination date and preparing an employee announcement. Depending on the employer’s size and the number of employees affected, federal and state WARN laws may require months of...
New Jersey’s cannabis law just became a bigger risk for employers
New Jersey employers have been navigating workplace cannabis rules since recreational marijuana became legal in the state in 2021. A recent court decision has now raised the stakes considerably: Employees and job applicants may sue employers directly for violating...
Retaliation in the workplace: Why employers need to be careful after an employee complains
When employers think about discrimination claims, they usually focus on the original complaint: Was the employee discriminated against because of race, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or another protected characteristic? That makes...
DOJ, EEOC just changed the conversation on workplace discrimination
For decades, employers have been told to pay attention not only to intentional discrimination, but also to whether a seemingly neutral employment policy might disproportionately affect a protected group. That legal concept is called disparate impact. Watch: Has the...
Why the new/old overtime rule may still create risk for employers
For the last two years, employers have been trying to keep up with changing overtime rules, salary thresholds, court challenges, and compliance questions. Now, the U.S. Department of Labor has officially rescinded the 2024 overtime expansion rule, which means the...