In EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., the Seventh Circuit held that an employer need not offer light duty to pregnant workers, even though it offers the same to employees who are on workers compensation, so long as the company does not also offer light duty to those who are ill or injured off-the-job. In so […]
Thanks to Marty Lenz for a great conversation about employee personal social media posts and political activism in the workplace.
The Federal Arbitration Act is a nationwide law that authorizes arbitration of a number of types of claims, including many employment claims, such as discrimination and retaliation lawsuits. In recent years, the Supreme Court has taken an increasingly strong view of enforcing arbitration agreements, including in the employment context. But does a federal or a […]
President Biden signed H.R.4445 (the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act”), which allows employees to opt out — on their own behalf or as a class representative — of mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements in any “sexual harassment dispute or sexual assault dispute.” Both types of dispute are defined broadly to encompass […]
In a 6-3 opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The implications for employers, even private employers, will likely be widespread but are as-yet unclear.
