By MARK M. HADDAD and NICK R. DAUGHERTY The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals has again construed the effect of the 2017 amendments to Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.065, which gave insurers a limited right to intervene and protect their interest when their insured enters into a settlement agreement pursuant to the […]
Read moreCROWN Act part of growing trend to protect individual’s rights related to hairstyles
By LINDA A. ADENIJI Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits, in part, discrimination based on an individual’s race or national origin. This protection, however, has not always extended to discrimination based on an individual’s hairstyle or texture where the style is associated with their race or natural origin. Until recently, laws […]
Read moreSupreme Court Rules that Title VII Protects Sexual Orientation and Transgender Status
By DANIEL O. RAMÓN The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 15 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or transgender status. The decision was issued in the combined cases Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia; Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda; and R.G. & G.R. Harris […]
Read moreEEOC Warns Against Barring “Higher Risk” Employees from the Office
By MATTHEW J. WESTERING Recently, the EEOC updated its technical assistance to address some of necessary considerations for employers that have employees returning to the workplace who are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness. The CDC has explained individuals age 65 and over are at a higher risk for a severe case of COVID-19 […]
Read moreNLRB Restores Employer’s Right to Restrict Use of Email
By DANIEL O. RAMÓN Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled in Caesar’s Entertainment Inc. d/b/a Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino (Case No. 28-CA-060841) that employees do not have a statutory right to use employers’ email to engage in non-work-related communications. The NLRB previously considered this issue in Purple Communications, Inc., 361 NLRB 1050. […]
Read moreCourt Holds That Minimum Wage Laws Apply to Au Pairs
By LINDA ADENIJI The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently upheld a lower court’s finding that minimum wage laws apply to au pairs. Specifically, the Court held that federal regulations establishing minimum wage requirements for au pairs traveling to the United States to provide childcare did not preempt a Massachusetts law […]
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