An annual survey published by the nationwide litigation law firm of Carlton Fields found that the number of labor and employment class action lawsuits rose 10% in 2023 from the prior year. Furthermore, corporate counsel predicts labor and employment to be the next...
A 2024 federal appeals court ruling highlights the importance of accounting for an employee’s approved Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave when conducting performance evaluations. In Wayland v. OSF Healthcare System, Marianne Wayland argued that her former employer,...
Cedar Point, the Ohio-based amusement park visited by more than 3 million people annually, will pay $50,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The suit involved Cedar Point’s discount housing for...
The “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act” (the “Act”), enacted by Congress in 2022, states that when an individual alleges a sexual harassment or sexual assault “dispute,” no arbitration agreement that arose prior to the dispute is...
Since the passage of the first “clean slate law” in Pennsylvania in 2018, 11 other states have mimicked Pennsylvania’s move to allow greater access to jobs and housing to individuals convicted of particular crimes. State clean slate laws allow for the automatic...
While it may seem like there is nothing that can be done when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issues fines to a company, there are some affirmative defenses of which employers should be aware. An affirmative defense, if properly argued, can...
