The decision could be a big help to recruiters, staffing companies, and employment agencies.When might a recruiter be liable for a discriminatory hiring decision?A federal judge decided this week that an executive recruiter was not responsible for the employer’s...
A: An employer must have one of these to avoid running afoul of discrimination laws when an employee is out on a medical leave of absence.Q: What is an open-ended leave of absence policy?Two employers recently learned this lesson the hard way, care of the Equal...
With winter on the way, it is a good time for employers to review the relevant wage and hour laws that can be triggered by inclement weather. Likewise, it is also a good time for employers to ensure their policies comply with these laws when weather causes a temporary...
Welcome to the future: The year is 2020 and an organized—i.e., unionized trucking company—“L2M2” has announced it is acquiring a convoy of autonomously powered—i.e., “self-driving”—transportation vehicles.Initially, several of the trucks will “platoon” together with...
Better to be prudent with everybody. An article this week in Bloomberg said that men on Wall Street were getting the message about #MeToo. But the message wasn’t quite what you might expect. Rather than “Avoid harassment at work,” it was...
