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Remote Work
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Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
Remote Workers: Pros, Cons and Tips
By Lisa Stam
I love technology and embrace the changes it brings to the workplace. One way we see a big shift is the rising popularity of remote working. Our firm, SpringLaw, is…
Solo Practice University Blog
How to Avoid Friction and Chaos in the Family When You Work From Home
Working from home can be an amazing experience if it is planned correctly; an unmitigated disaster if it’s not. More importantly, if handled incorrectly there can be a lot of…
donuts.lexblog
On donuts and working remotely
Donuts are such a big deal at LexBlog that we name our products after them. Apple Fritter is not just a sweet sticky treat to us. Heck this post is…
La Revue
Salariés itinérants et indemnité d’occupation
Cass. soc. 8 novembre 2017, n°16-18.499 Le salarié itinérant ne disposant pas d’un local professionnel mis à disposition et contraint d’utiliser son domicile personnel pour effectuer certaines tâches administratives doit…
Labor & Employment Law Navigator
6th Circuit Court Of Appeals Holds That Telecommuting May Be A Reasonable Accommodation
In a recent decision handed down by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Mosby-Meachem v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division, No. 17-5483 (6th Cir. 2018), the Court held that…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
FLSA Implications When Telecommuting Due to Illness
By Renee Manson
Q: I received an email from an employee stating that he is sick, but will be working from home. Should I allow my employee to work remotely while sick? What…
Chicago IP Litigation
Employees Working from Home Do Not Create an Established Place of Business for Venue
BillingNetwork Patent, Inc. v. Modernizing Medicine, Inc., No. 17 C 5636, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 6, 2017) (Castillo, C.J.). Judge Castillo granted defendant Modernizing Medicine’s Fed. R. Civ. P.…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Failing to Provide Pregnant Employee Option to Telecommute Violated ADA
By Jason Shinn
After a recent court opinion, Michigan companies will need to carefully re-evaluate whether allowing an employee the opportunity to telecommute as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disability Act…
Labor & Employment Insights
“I Need to Work from Home” — Telecommuting May Be Your ADA Reasonable Accommodation Alternative
Does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require you to allow telecommuting? If the employee’s job, like most jobs, involves attendance and teamwork as essential functions, the answer is likely…
Securities Compliance Sentinel
What’s The Deal With Branch Office Inspections?
By Joshua Horn
In Notice to Members 17-38, FINRA has put out for comment a change to Rule 3110 that would allow the remote inspection of certain “qualifying offices” as that term is…