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Jul 4 16

Supreme Court Clarifies the Ministerial Exception

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The factors used to evaluate ministerial exception claims did not become clear until 2012, when the Supreme Court decided EEOC v. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church, however, there are still many potential issues to be resolved.   In that case involving a parochial school ...

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Jul 3 16

Eye Clinic Pays $150,000 to Resolve Transgender/Sex Discrimination

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Lakeland Eye Clinic, a Lakeland, Fla.-based organization of health care professionals, will pay $150,000 to settle one of the first two lawsuits ever filed by the EEOC alleging sex discrimination against a transgender individual.   Lakeland additionally agreed to implement a new ...

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Jun 27 16

Governor Signs Bill on Accessibility Violations

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SB 269, which won unanimous bipartisan approval as it moved through the legislative process, will limit frivolous litigation and claims regarding construction-related accessibility violations by providing businesses that have proactively sought to become compliant with the Americans with ...

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Jun 26 16

Baldwin Supply Company Pays $50,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination

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A Minneapolis-based distributor will pay $50,000 under a consent decree which resolves a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC.   The EEOC's lawsuit charged that Baldwin Supply Company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to allow ...

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Jun 20 16

NLRB: Caution Around Concerted Activities

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An appeals court recently upheld the NLRB's decision that a Jimmy John's franchisee violated the NLRA in terminating and disciplining employees who posted fliers implying customers might get sick after eating sandwiches there.   Since 2012 the NLRB has stepped up enforcement ...

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Jun 19 16

Begin to Plan Now for New FLSA Overtime Rules

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Employers should be starting now to put in place a proactive preparation and compliance plan so that you can successfully comply with latest government regulations. Employers need to become an “expert” on the new overtime rules   Preparation tips Identify currently ...

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Jun 13 16

Support Animals in the Workplace

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The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regulations that went into effect on April 1, 2016 include the new regulations concerning an employer’s obligation to reasonably accommodate an employee’s use of a service and/or comfort animal in the workplace.    A request ...

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Jun 12 16

Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training Requirements Amended

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New California Fair Employment and Housing Act regulations that went into effect April 1, 2016, requiring employers to have a discrimination, harassment, retaliation and prevention policy, also set new benchmarks for mandatory sexual harassment training ...

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Jun 6 16

NLRB Strikes Down Employer Policy Prohibiting Electronic Recording

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The National Labor Relations Board ruling signals that the current NLRB is intent on allowing, and encouraging, employees to use smartphone recording technology in the workplace to further both union-organizing drives and corporate campaigns in non-union workplaces.   In the T-Mobile ...

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Jun 5 16

Court Expands California’s Reasonable Accommodation Duty

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In Luis Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, the California Court of Appeal held that California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) – which requires employers to reasonably accommodate employees with disabilities – now requires employers to ...

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