Q: Over four years ago we threw a big party for an employee who was joining the US Marine Corps. She never said anything about returning to work for us and we understood she was pursuing a military career. Yesterday she unexpectedly showed up and asked for her job back. Do we have to rehire her?
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The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled against an employer who included a waiver of liability in the same document that contained a disclosure statement required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
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A recent disability discrimination ruling highlights the importance of not jumping to conclusions in evaluating essential job functions.
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Multiple incidents of sexual harassment by one male employee toward another in the workplace led to a $300,000 verdict against their employer.
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Q: We’re sending a non-exempt employee to the East Coast for training. Do we have to pay her for all that time spent flying and traveling to the destination?
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Termination of an employee for telling coworkers about a job posting she believed was for an existing job with their Oregon employer was illegal, ruled the National Labor Relations Board.
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We just received a notice from the Employment Department letting us know that one of our former employees has filed for unemployment benefits. This employee voluntarily quit a few weeks ago; can he now qualify for unemployment?
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One employee who was fired after a determination of a permanent partial disability in her workers’ compensation claim ended up winning a disability discrimination lawsuit. A federal district court ruled the employer could not simply rely on the workers’ compensation award of permanent partial disability in concluding the employee was unable to perform the essential functions of her job as a shipping clerk.
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Question: We hired a remote worker and don’t have someone to review I-9 documents or complete the form in person; what should we do?
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Q: We’re worried that morale could be hurt by employees comparing their salary or wages with one another. Can we prohibit our employees from discussing their wages?
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