This month, Jon Vegosen discusses cases upholding criminal cases against employees who violate an employer’s computer policy, a recent Supreme Court decision involving alleged misrepresentations in an employer’s pension plan summary, the NLRA’s latest actions in response to employers’ regulation of social media, and a recent case challenging a school district’s right to discipline a [...]
This month, Jon Vegosen discusses two recent Supreme Court opinions (one regarding the “cat’s paw” theory of discrimination liability and one regarding retaliation), as well as important cases involving employee blogs and computer privacy.
Supreme Court Expands Scope of Liability for Discrimination and Retaliation
The United States Supreme Court issued two employee-friendly decisions on discrimination and retaliation [...]
This month, Jon Vegosen discusses some interesting developments relating to technology and employers, as well as the Illinois Family Military Leave Act.
FTC Issues Online Privacy Report
Data privacy breaches ranging from WikiLeaks to the various privacy lawsuits against Facebook, Google and others have made news in recent months. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is urging employers [...]
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Parental Leave Provisions of the FMLA Expanded
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has expanded the parental leave provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to cover nontraditional [...]
Jon Vegosen briefs us on important developments regarding employee texting.
The United States Supreme Court addressed employer monitoring of employees’ text messages for the first time on June 17, 2010 in the case City of Ontario v. Quon. The opinion underscores the need for employers to address text messaging and other newer forms of electronic communication [...]
This month, Jon Vegosen briefs us on important developments regarding interns.
Intern Crackdown
In this challenging economy, more people are accepting unpaid internships in order to obtain experience and build their resumes. But many employers do not pay interns or they pay interns inadequately when they “employ” them (i.e., they suffer or permit them to work). The [...]
This month, Jon Vegosen briefs us on independent contractors vs. employees.
CRACKDOWN: Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors
With mounting deficits and economic challenges facing both the federal and state governments, expect to see a crackdown on companies that misclassify employees as independent contractors. The 2010 budget of the Obama Administration presumes that the effort will result in [...]
This month, Jon Vegosen briefs us on important developments regarding EEOC charges and shares information about a significant number of new laws.
Workplace Discrimination Charges Near Record Number
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced earlier this month that, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 it received more than 93,000 workplace discrimination charges nationwide [...]
This month, Jon Vegosen briefs us on important legal developments concerning sexual harassment via text messaging and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
“Textual Harassment”
The issue of whether employers may review employee text messages is a hot topic, especially in the context of sexual harassment litigation. Indeed, sexually harassing text messages are now referred to as “textual [...]
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This month, Jon Vegosen briefs us on important legal developments related to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posters and the Victims’ Economic Security & Safety Act.
New EEOC Posters
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a revised “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster. This new poster reflects current federal employment discrimination law, adds information about [...]
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