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Ogletree Deakins Insights
DOL and NLRB Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) May Cause Employer Headaches
By By: William E. Collins Jr., Maggie (Hanrahan) Santen
On January 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL/WHD) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the agencies…
Train Law Blog
Another Circuit Holds Subjective Belief Alone Is Enough
The FRSA protects employees from retaliation for "reporting, in good faith, a hazardous safety condition." In a recent landmark decision, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that such good…
California Employment Law Update
Los Angeles Jury Hands $155 Million Holiday Gift to Fired Insurance Executive
By Tony Oncidi, Philippe A. Lebel, Morgan Peterson
As we recently reported, California juries continue to award massive verdicts to employees with alarming regularity. And, just in time for the holidays, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury upped the…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance with Anti-Retaliation Section
By Steven J. Pearlman, Pinchos Goldberg, Scott Tan
On November 17, 2021, the EEOC updated its technical guidance on COVID-19 and anti-discrimination with a new anti-retaliation section. The new section largely restates existing statutory anti-retaliation protections in the…
Levy Employment Law Blog
3 Actions for NY Employers to Mitigate Risk Under Expansive New Whistleblower Law
By Tracey Levy
By Tracey I. Levy New York has adopted new whistleblower law protections effective January 26, 2022 that create substantial liability exposure for employers. Employees – both current and former, as…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
FMLA Interference: Court Finds Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss to Be Premature
By Publisher, Jimmy F. Robinson Jr.
In Smith v. School Board for the City of Norfolk, Virginia, et al., No. 2:21-cv-138 (November 5, 2021), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia refused to…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
New EEOC Guidance: Your Employees Can Sue You for Covid-19 Retaliation (If it’s Based on a Protected Classification)
The latest series of Covid-19 news is discomfiting. The Biden administration is fighting in court for its vaccinate-or-test mandate. Europe, Asia, and parts of the U.S. are suffering from a heavy uptick…
A Lawyer's Blog
NEW YORK WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION EXPANDING
On October 28, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed this legislation enhancing the protections available to individuals who claim retaliation for reporting alleged employer wrongdoing: (S.4394A/A.5144A) amending NY Labor…
Employment & Labor
EEOC Technical Assistance On COVID-19: The Commission Adds Insight On Pandemic-Related Retaliation Claims
By Matthew J. Gagnon and Sarah K. Bauman Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 17, 2021, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 technical assistance resources to add guidance on pandemic-based employer retaliation and…
HR Law Watch
EEOC Updates Technical Assistance Manual To Include COVID-19 Related Retaliation
By Karli Lubin Talmo, Shannon D. Farmer
On November 17, 2021, the EEOC, as it has done throughout the pandemic, updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance manual. The additional questions and answers clarify that applicants and current and…