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Mark Chumley has experience representing clients in all aspects of labor and employment law. He has handled numerous cases before state and federal courts and state and federal civil rights agencies, including claims involving ...
In this new podcast episode, recent cases and news from the world of Labor & Employment Law will be discussed.
Many employees today use a phone in connection with their work. Some employers provide employees with phones and others allow or require their employees to use a personal phone. In either case, employee phone use creates a host of potential issues for employers. In this episode, 5 issues related to employee phone use will be considered.
In this new podcast episode, recent cases and news from the world of Labor & Employment Law will be discussed.
It is a new year and there is a lot going on in the world of employment law. This episode will cover seven (7) issues to keep an eye on in 2024.
In this holiday episode, we take a look back at the biggest employment law issues covered on the podcast in the past year and consider whether employers have been naughty or nice.
With the passage of Issue 2, Ohio becomes the 24th state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. An even larger number of states have legalized medical marijuana use. What does this mean for employers in Ohio and in other states that have legalized marijuana on some level? How do these laws impact employers' efforts to maintain a drug-free workplace?
An evergreen issue in employment law is the office romance. It presents a minefield for employers. In this episode, 5 points about handling office romances will be considered.
Two new laws have gone into effect in 2023 that require many employers to change their approaches to pregnant and nursing workers. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect in June and requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the employer an “undue hardship.”
In general, a whistleblower is someone who reports illegal, immoral or unethical behavior that is going on inside an organization. The reason why we in the employment law world care about this is because there are a great many laws that protect employees who “blow the whistle” on their employers.
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) continues to present difficult compliance issues for employers. In this episode, four FMLA traps that may ensnare unwary employers are discussed, including:
- FMLA Coverage Trap(s);
- The Termination Upon Return From Leave Trap;
- The Indefinite Intermittent Leave Trap; and
- The Futile Leave Request Trap.
Listen in and find out how your business can avoid these traps.
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Select- Labor & Employment Law
- Coronavirus
- Wage & Hour
- Employment Law
- Privacy
- National Labor Relations Board
- Department of Labor
- Reasonable Accommodation
- Workplace Accommodations
- Labor Law
- NLRB
- FMLA
- Medical Marijuana
- Employment Litigation
- Religion Discrimination
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Workplace Violence
- Arbitration
- Discrimination
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Medical Cannabis Dispensaries
- IRS
- Whistleblower
- Litigation
- Disability Discrimination
- Employer Policies
- Social Media
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- United States Supreme Court
- Federal Trade Commission
- Retirement
- Race Discrimination
- OSHA
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- National Labor Relations Act
- Accommodation
- ERISA
- Employer Handbook
- EEOC
- ADAAA
- ACA
- Affordable Car Act
- Unions
- Title VII
- Employer Rules
- Sexual Harassment
- Technology
- Federal Arbitration Act
- NLRA
- Transgender Issues
- 401(k)
- Disability
- Employment Settlement Agreements
- Sixth Circuit
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Paycheck Protection Program
- Securities Law
- Benefits
- Gender Identity Discrimination
- Posting Requirements
- Class Action Litigation
- Disability Law
- Preventive Care Benefits
- Health Savings Account
- SECURE Act
- E-Discovery
- Evidence
- US Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Environmental Law
- Privacy Laws
- Overtime Pay
- Representative Election Regulations
- Department of Justice
- Healthcare Reform
- Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
- Telecommuting
- Affirmative Action
- Compensable Time
- Electronically Stored Information
- Equal Opportunity Clause
- Security Screening
- Supreme Court
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- E-Discovery Case Law
- Electronic Data Discovery
- ESI
- American Medical Association
- Attendance Policy
- Return to Work
- Seniority Rights
- Unemployment Insurance Integrity Act
- Classification
- Confidentiality
- Disability Leave
- Equal Pay
- Fair Minimum Wage
- Federal Minimum Wage
- Genetic Information Discrimination
- Media Policy
- Misclassification
- National Origin Discrimination
- Retaliation
- Social Media Content
- State Minimum Wage
- Wage Increase
- Employment Incentives
- HIRE Act
- Social Security Tax
- Taxation
- Antitrust
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