The first round of the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) payments, an economic rescue package designed to provide some relief to Americans affected by COVID-19, have started to arrive. Besides direct payments to individuals, the act provides tax and loan respite for businesses and funding for healthcare workers. The CARES ACT […]
No matter where you live in the U.S., you’re not far from people infected by COVID-19, the Coronavirus. The nature of the outbreak is changing continually as infection control professionals learn more about the virus. What doesn’t change, however, is the need for wise choices from employers in response to the pandemic. As businesses consider […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit had a busy 2019. Employment law continues to be affected by the pro-employer leanings of the Trump administration. For the next few months, we will highlight cases that are important for employers to know in 2020. Criteria for age discrimination In McMichael v. Transocean Offshore Deepwater […]
In yet another decision that reverses an Obama-era policy, the National Labor and Relations Board (NLRB) determined that employers can regulate their employees’ use of company email and other IT resources for non-work-related communications. Previously, Board held that employees with access to these resources for work had a presumptive right to use them on nonworking […]
Five compliance issues to watch for in 2020.
Christiansen Davis LLC is a Dallas law firm currently investigating products sold under the DevaCurl brand name. We believe these products, particularly the no-poo products, may lead to hair loss and damage as well as other injuries to the hair and scalp. If you have purchased any of the products and/or are unsatisfied with the advertised […]
Noncompete provisions are common in employment contracts. Such agreements (NCAs) usually state that an employee agrees not to compete with the employer in the same industry for a specified period of time after the employee leaves the company. Many employers include a tolling clause in their NCAs, which states that the restrictions can be extended […]
Last month, we looked at how to avoid inappropriate topics during an employment interview. But often, discrimination in hiring is less overt than a direct question. And employers must ensure that the entire hiring process is truly fair. I recently completed a continuing education class on implicit bias and would like to share some insights […]
Job interviews are a fact of life for employers. They are also minefields, full of potential violations of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) laws that protect job candidates and employees from discrimination. Some interview questions and topics obviously are discriminatory — How old are you? Do you plan to have children? — and employers know to […]
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has not often enacted rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, preferring that the Board’s legislative policies be established in individualized rulings. But recent actions indicate a break with that tradition. Earlier this month, the Board proposed regulations targeting three areas of current policy that govern the filing and […]
