Legal News

Waiting on Dorian to arrive or to skip Florida altogether got me thinking about the HR challenges of dealing with employees who can’t seem to show up on time—or at all.  Managing employee attendance problems and preparing for a hurricane share some...By: FordHarrison

On August 23, 2019, a Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) dismissed a claim filed against Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta) by former pilot Karl Seuring (Complainant) under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the...By: FordHarrison

As Hurricane Dorian, the first hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic season, bears down on Florida, the approaching storm serves as a reminder that employers should be prepared to address storm-related issues if they are required to close their businesses...By: FordHarrison

A consensual affair between a superior and subordinate can advance to a quid pro quo harassment claim if an adverse employment decision follows. Oftentimes, employers maintain various policies that would prohibit such relationships (i.e.,...By: FordHarrison

In a 3-1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) ruled that a property owner may exclude from its property off-duty contractor employees engaged in Section 7 activity unless (1) those employees work both regularly and...By: FordHarrison

On August 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced it will hold a meeting on October 8, 2019 in Washington, D.C., for the purpose of soliciting public comments from stakeholders on...By: FordHarrison

Warning: Contains spoilers for Amazon Studios’ The Boys. Within the past week or so, I started to watch an Amazon Studios television series called The Boys. Based on a comic book series of the same name, The Boys posits a world in which...By: FordHarrison

On August 14, 2019, President Trump nominated Steven J. Menashi, a conservative, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to fill the vacancy left by Justice Dennis Jacobs upon taking senior status on May 31, 2019....By: FordHarrison

On August 9, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker enacted sweeping changes to the landscape of employment law in Illinois. See Public Act 101-0221, http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0221.htm. Among other changes, the amendments...By: FordHarrison

On August 12, 2019, New York State (NYS) amended its Human Rights Law to make it easier to prove discriminatory harassment for members of all protected classes, including age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender...By: FordHarrison