Posts in Employment & Labor.
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Describes recent changes and additions to Illinois employment laws that mean employers should review and update their employee handbooks and policies.

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Summarizes the need for standards to facilitate best practices for internal investigations and presents an overview of the new ISO TS 37008 standard.

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Analyzes U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to change how employers interpret undue hardship when evaluating employee workplace religious accommodation requests.

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Analyzes the FTC’s proposed ban on noncompete agreements, including what employers should do to prepare for its possible implementation.

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Analyzes several recent court cases seeking to determine if NCAA athletes must be classified as employees and therefore subject to being paid minimum wages.

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Discusses how to determine whether harassment claims filed in Missouri will be judged under the “contributing” or “motivating” factor standard.

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Discusses terms of Illinois’ Paid Leave for All Workers Act, including who’s covered, how to comply, and consequences for non-compliance.

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Examines ways Missouri employers could increase their pool of potential job applicants by altering or eliminating their marijuana drug testing policies

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Reviews statutory changes to four Illinois employment laws that became effective in 2022

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Analysis of important legal restrictions for employers and expanded protections for employees under 2022 amendments to Illinois’ Freedom to Work Act

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Examines Missouri Supreme Court ruling on co-employee immunity under 2012 Workers’ Compensation Act amendment. Includes discussion of dissenting opinion

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Summarizes 11/1/21 Puerto Rico District Court decision denying motion for preliminary injunction of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for executive branch employees

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Summarizes 11/4/21 Second Circuit decision upholding New York’s vaccine mandate for certain employees of healthcare facilities

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Summarizes 10/25/21 Massachusetts’ District Court decision to deny motion for preliminary injunction against state COVID-19 vaccine mandate

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Summarizes 10/25/21 Eastern District of Washington decision to deny request for temporary restraining order against state COVID-19 vaccine mandates

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Summarizes 10/21/21 South Carolina District Court decision to deny request for temporary restraining order against various municipal COVID-19 vaccine mandates

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Analyzes legal issues an employer should consider before implementing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination program for its employees

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Many, many articles have been published in recent years about the benefits and risks of accessing social media sites during the hiring process. Most of the articles focus on the screening of applicants rather than the sourcing of applicants. Screening applicants involves analysis and decision making. Sourcing involves casting a net for applicants by posting job openings. As between screening and sourcing, the use of social media in the screening of applicants is perceived to be more risky as the temptation to eliminate a candidate based solely on their online presence can be great ...

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