The Colorado Court of Appeals recently held that an arbitration agreement is enforceable even if complying with its governing-rules language is impossible. In the case, the parties entered into an arbitration agreement calling for any dispute to be governed by the rules of a particular arbitration company. One of those rules was that only that […]
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The Supreme Court held that LGBTQ status is already protected within Title VII’s meaning of the word “sex.” Today, we must decide whether an employer can fire someone simply for being homosexual or transgender. The answer is clear. An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or […]
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If an employee tests positive, does an employer have an obligation to investigate whether it is “work-related”? OSHA thinks so, now, but investigating and determining “work-relatedness” may not be as easy — or as lawful — as OSHA believes. OSHA issued a revised enforcement guidance that now imposes on some employers a duty to investigate […]
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Congress passed and President Trump signed the PPPFA (Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act), which grants greater flexibility for PPP loan borrowers. Among its changes, the PPPFA Reduces the required ratio of loan usage on payroll from 75% to 60% Permits loan funds to be used over a 24- not 8-week covered period Extends the deadline […]
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Employees have begun filing lawsuits against their employers alleging inadequate safety measures in place to protect against coronavirus. So far, two lawsuits have reached an initial-decision stage: Rural Community Workers Alliance v. Smithfield Foods, Inc., case no. 5:20-CV-06063-DGK. See Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss dated 5-5-2020. Massey v. McDonald’s, case no. 2020CH04247. See initial […]
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