Time for a pop-quiz on disabilities in your workplace! (I hope you brought your No. 2 pencils, because it’s multiple choice).
You are a supervisor at Company X. You have an employee who has worked for the company for a number
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When The Customer Is Not Always Right
Regardless of the type of employer you are, you depend, on some level, on customers who are willing to pay for the goods or services being offered. And the old adage, “The Customer is Always Right,” a mantra of the
Will Laws Banning Discussion of Past Salaries Become the New Sick Leave?
Last Friday, my colleague Alexander Leonard, reported that Massachusetts had just passed a sweeping gender equity law that would prohibit employers from asking applicants about their past salary history. Days after the Massachusetts law was signed by Governor Baker, the
Illinois Law Requires Leave for Bereavement of the Death of Child
On July 29, 2016, Governor Bruce Ratnor signed the Child Bereavement Act into law. The Act requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide up to 10 working days of unpaid leave to employees to:
Questions About Past Salaries Are The New “Ban The Box” Under Massachusetts’ Far Reaching Pay Equity Law
As my colleague Christina Stoneburner wrote earlier in the week, we aren’t even through summer 2016, yet the number of new employment laws and regulations enacted that employers must contend with are already piling up. Massachusetts recently joined the
Are You Ready for New Laws in 2017? We’ve Started a List
I know what you’re thinking, it’s not even September yet. I’ll worry about January sometime in December.
The beginning of the year may seem like a long way away, but it can sneak up on you. I often have employers
Don’t Forget: EEO-1s Are Due September 30th
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This week, the EEOC officially opened its EEO-1 survey process for 2016. The EEO-1 form requires employers who meet qualifying thresholds to provide certain data about their workforces (e.g.,
7th Circuit Holds Title VII Does Not Cover Sexual Orientation
Yesterday, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling holding that Title VII does not prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The case involved a lesbian part-time employee, who alleged she was deprived
Fitness for Duty Exams: Better Safe Than Sorry
A workplace of any significant size is bound to be full of individuals who are a little off the beaten path, so to speak. While an employer will need to deal with the quirky dispositions of some workers, on occasion
Fox Rothschild Named as One of the Top 50 Law Firms for Women
We are honored to have been named by Working Mother Media and Flex-Time Lawyers as one of the 50 best law firms for women. This is the fourth time we have been named to the list.
Our Firm works very