Seyfarth Synopsis: With 2023 underway, have you checked the pulse of your employment policies and practices? Do they need a face-lift at all? Are you concerned that they might not pass a wellness test?

Have no fear, our Seyfarth specialists are here to help give them a check-up and make sure they are following all of the doctors’ (okay

Continue Reading Q1 Wellness Check Up for Employment Practices – An In-Person Event

By John P. Phillips and Linda Schoonmaker

Seyfarth Synopsis:  In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that former employees need not return severance pay before filing a lawsuit against an employer, when the employee alleges the severance agreement should be rescinded and is bringing discrimination claims under Title VII or the Equal
Continue Reading Having Your Cake and Eating It Too: Sixth Circuit Rules that Employees Need Not Return Severance Pay Before Suing

By Brent I. Clark, Benjamin D. Briggs, and Craig B. Simonsen

iStock_000045960778_MediumSeyfarth Synopsis: Even in the face of a collective bargaining agreement the State of Arkansas reconsiders whether employees should be compensated for time they spend putting on and taking off required protective gear.

A divided Arkansas Supreme Court recently ruled that a food manufacturing company violated
Continue Reading Food Manufacturer Found Liable in Donning and Doffing Case