The Centers for Disease Control has published a variety of H1N1 resources for employers as part of its effort to slow the spread of this pandemic flu, but employers must also be prepared to address the legal issues that may arise with employees who come down with H1N1 flu, or need […]
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18
Nov
2009
H1N1 Flu and Employment Law Issues
31
Oct
2009
How to Survive the Perfect Storm Part II
“Historic trends and events are converging into a perfect storm that could place antidiscrimination at the center of corporate policy with an intensity unseen since passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964”, ‐ Dr. James Fadigan, one of the authors of the Title VII antidiscrimination provisions of the 1964 […]
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08
Oct
2009
How to Survive the Perfect Storm
“Historic trends and events are converging into a perfect storm that could place anti-discrimination at the center of corporate policy with an intensity unseen since passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964”, according to Dr. James Fadigan, one of the authors of the Title VII anti-discrimination provisions of the […]
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31
Aug
2009
UNEQUAL PAY FOUND
Equal Pay Act cases, rare just a few years ago, are showing up more and more in the books. Here’s a report on a recent appeals case, where a woman was promoted to another position at a salary of $45,600 and her replacement, a newly-hired man, was given an annual […]
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17
Aug
2009
Supreme Court Roundup
Here’s a recap of the US Supreme Court’s 2008-2009 major labor and emplpyment law decisions: Ricci v DeStefano, http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/07-1428.ZS.html#content. By throwing out the results of an firefighters’ promotional exam, New Haven, CT violated Title VII’s prohibition against race discrimination. A 5-4 majority applied a new standard of statutory construction, holding […]
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