Couriers who handle local, intrastate deliveries are not exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act and can be required to arbitrate disputes because they are not engaged in foreign or interstate commerce, a federal appeals court has ruled. The decision is ...
Read More »Protections expanded for pregnant and nursing workers
At the end of 2022, accommodations for pregnant and nursing employees were signed into law as part of Congress’ $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. The new measures extend protections from some states to apply nationwide. Here are some key elements ...
Read More »Massachusetts announces annual PFML updates
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) has issued new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) workplace posters, notification forms, and rate sheets for all state employers. These updates are part of the DFML’s yearly adjustments to eligibility ...
Read More »Jury awards employee subjected to false police report $2M
A Massachusetts jury recently awarded a plaintiff more than $2 million in damages on malicious prosecution and defamation claims in a case that highlights the caution with which employers should engage the police in workplace investigations. In Moran v. Khalil, ...
Read More »Retail chain to pay $8 million to resolve EEOC charges
A convenience store and gas station chain has entered into a nationwide agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve disability, pregnancy and retaliation discrimination charges, according to the agency. The agreement resolves multiple charges of discrimination filed ...
Read More »Supreme Court to hear arbitration case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case raising the issue of whether trial court proceedings should be paused during the appeal of a denial of a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration. Employers’ groups and advocates for employees ...
Read More »Employers must compensate workers for unfair labor practices
Employers that violate federal labor law must compensate workers for the direct consequences of unfair labor practices, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled. In its decision in Thryv, Inc., the Board clarified its make-whole remedy, making clear that ...
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court won’t take up transgender discrimination case
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to review a case brought by a Georgia fire chief who claimed that she was fired for being transgender in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the ...
Read More »In vaccine mandate litigation, will tide turn toward dismissed employees?
Coming soon to a federal district court in Massachusetts: dozens of suits filed by state troopers and corrections officers who lost their jobs because they failed to comply with a state vaccine mandate. In October, Gov. Charlie Baker announced a ...
Read More »Restrictions on electronic surveillance by employers sought
In a recent memo, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo called for limits on electronic monitoring and automated management practices by employers. The memo describes various technologies that are increasingly being used to closely monitor and manage ...
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