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Under the District of Columbia’s Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 (UPLA), paid family and medical leave will soon be a reality in DC.  The DC paid leave program will be funded entirely by employer payroll tax contributions....By: Hogan Lovells

On Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., Varnum snagged one of the few remaining seats in the Michigan Supreme Court gallery to hear oral arguments related to the constitutionality of the Michigan Legislature's "adopt and amend" maneuver last fall....By: Varnum LLP

In our recent employment law seminar, we discussed OSHA’s new drone initiative and how the use of drones will impact HR. Here are some key takeaways regarding drone usage. In 2018, OSHA reportedly used drones with cameras to conduct at least nine...By: Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

Directors and officers of private companies are responsible for managing and running business. This responsibility is not limited to disciplinary liability (such as termination of employment), but also involves civil law liability (such as payment of...By: Morgan Lewis

Several days ago, a precedential judgment was handed down (AA 55937-01-17, Shohat v. The State of Israel) on option plans for employees in respect of section 102 of the Income Tax Ordinance. Although the judgment considers several issues, we wish to...By: Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prohibit all harassing conduct. Rather, the harassing conduct must be “because of” sex. A recent decision by a federal appeals court provides employers with an opportunity to reflect on the...By: McAfee & Taft

Implementation of the City of San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance has been delayed pending a legal challenge, less than two weeks before the ordinance’s scheduled effective date of August 1, 2019....By: Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board overruled portions of a 2001 decision and, as a practical matter, created a new procedure that an employer may follow when its employees indicate that they no longer wish for their incumbent union to...By: Burr & Forman

Seyfarth Synopsis: In Biel v. St. James School, the Ninth Circuit once again split from other circuit courts, this time by narrowly construed an affirmative defense known as the “ministerial exception” that bars claims of employment discrimination...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Administrators of Multiple Employer Plans (“MEPs”)­–in which employers from different controlled groups participate–face a compliance challenge when one participating employer is out of compliance. Under the “unified plan rule” (also known as the...By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP