Pregnancy Complications: Supreme Court Clarifies What Is Appropriate In Accommodating Pregnant Workers On March 25, 2015, the United States Supreme Court… Read More
Effective January 1, 2015, OSHA is expanding its reach by requiring employers to file a report with OSHA if the following events occur… Read More
Under federal law, use of racial epithets must either be severe or pervasive in order for an employee to assert a claim for… Read More
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has stepped-up its activity with regard to severance agreements, announcing in February that it… Read More
On April 29, the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal court which governs cases in North Carolina,… Read More
On February 7, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it was filing suit against CVS Pharmacy, alleging that it utilized a… Read More
Let’s assume that you have an employee who breaks his leg. His consulting physician tells him that he won’t walk normally for a… Read More
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the Equal Employment for All Act in December, which would prohibit the use of consumer credit checks in… Read More
A recent US Court of Appeals decision reinstated a school janitor’s discrimination claim based in part on principles taken from an old French… Read More
On May 7, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2011… Read More
Sign up here for the latest news from Smith Debnam.