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Labor & Employment Blog Posts From July 2020
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Blog: Everyone’s A (Potential) Whistleblower!
Date: July 31, 2020
Title: Everyone’s A (Potential) Whistleblower!
Summary: Most employers are familiar with the anti-retaliation provisions of their state’s anti-discrimination statutes and Title VII under federal law. These laws create robust rights of action for current and former employees who allege they were retaliated against for complaining of discrimination or harassment in the workplace. They also carry with them the threat of hefty damages verdicts for employees, and awards of attorneys’ fees that sometimes dwarf the sum of the damages themselves....
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Blog: U.S. Supreme Court Gives Grace to Religious Employers
Date: July 09, 2020
Title: U.S. Supreme Court Gives Grace to Religious Employers
Summary: In 2012, the United States Supreme Court decided Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. EEOC, 565 U.S. 171, and first recognized a “ministerial exception.” The ministerial exception is a First Amendment doctrine that prohibits civil courts from adjudicating employment-related cases brought by “ministerial” employees against their religious employers....
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Blog: Americans with Disabilities Act: A Checklist for Compliance
Date: July 09, 2020
Title: Americans with Disabilities Act: A Checklist for Compliance
Summary: While employers are busy complying with the ever-changing landscape of regulations during a pandemic, “normal” employment issues, such as disability accommodations, remain as important as ever. ...
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Blog: How Employers Can Best Accommodate Working Parents During COVID-19 & Avoid Discrimination Claims
Date: July 02, 2020
Title: How Employers Can Best Accommodate Working Parents During COVID-19 & Avoid Discrimination Claims
Summary: COVID-19 has resulted in no schools, no child care, and no after school activities, leaving no option for many working parents but to stay home and care for their kids while working full-time jobs. Working parents are struggling to balance childcare responsibilities and job responsibilities during these tough times. Additionally, employers are struggling to stay in business, leading to record lay-offs and unemployment. The result? Legal experts predict a significant increase in litigation....