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Over ten thousand women are involved in a class action alleging that Alphabet Inc.’s Google pays men more than women for doing the same jobs. In 2011’s Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, the U.S. Supreme Court set the bar high for organizing class actions, making it a...
Over half of all U.S. adults are 45 or older, but age discrimination continues to be a problem. Ageism in the workplace is usually the result of negative stereotypes about aging, and employers should fight these stereotypes. Many studies have shown that diversity in...
Last week, the CDC announced that people who have been fully vaccinated no longer need to wear masks or socially distance themselves. Although these guidelines are welcome news, they are nonetheless still only guidelines. They do not have the effect of law, and they...
Recently, a high-profile case came out ruling that a grocery retailer’s website didn’t have to be accessible to people with disabilities. This has led some to believe that there is no law requiring websites to be accessible. In fact, the federal Americans With...
On July 1, 2021, marijuana will become fully legal to use and possess in Virginia. Here is what employers and employees need to know before the law takes effect this summer. What’s Not Allowed The new law is clear that employers can still take adverse action against...
Players in the so-called “gig economy” have disrupted the traditional ways of working. Where workers were performing their company’s main business, they used to be considered legal employees under most circumstances. Now, companies like Lyft, Uber Inc., Grubhub and...
We previously blogged about the dangers of not paying hourly employees for time spent waiting in line to have their temperatures taken. Employees are now facing similar issues related to time spent putting on, and taking off, mandatory PPE. Recently, two former...
The Fourth Circuit recently issued an opinion that highlights the importance of maintaining regular communication with an employee who is out on leave. In Thomas v. City of Annapolis, Maryland, a police officer injured his knee on the job and was offered a permanent...
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, along with other state and federal anti-discrimination laws, employers are required to take reasonable measures to prevent or address a hostile work environment. In other words, if someone is harassing your employee,...
A new trend in wage and hour litigation has emerged: employees who are required to wait in long lines to get their temperatures taken before clocking in are claiming that their wait times are compensable under state and federal wage and hour laws. Employers who...