Employment Law

On June 8, 2023, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that military leave is comparable to paid administrative leave under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”).  In doing so, the 11th Circuit joined the 3rd, 7th, and 9th Circuits...

On March 24, 2023, Governor Whitmer signed legislation which repeals Michigan’s Freedom to Work (FTW) law.  The FTW law was passed in 2013 and prohibited labor agreements from having terms forcing employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment.  Stated differently, under FTW,...

On December 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill into law that included a pair of amendments which significantly change civil rights laws affecting new and expecting mothers.  Below is a synopsis of the new laws. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”): The...

On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021” into law.  The Act amends the Federal Arbitration Act by banning mandatory arbitration in sexual assault and sexual harassment cases, as well as those claiming...

While conditions with the COVID-19 pandemic continue to improve, questions linger over vaccine mandates, testing requirements, caregiver rights, and other novel COVID-related topics.  Recently, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its COVID-19 guidance concerning religious-based exemptions from mandatory vaccination policies.  The EEOC’s...