Seyfarth Synopsis: Here is quick review and summary of our employment law blogs posted over the last two months, as a way to keep you connected and aware of our latest thought leadership. As always, readers are encouraged to reach out to our authors with any comments or questions raised from the blog.
Virtual Panel Discussion – Employee Political Speech at Work and on Social Media: Legal & Practical Considerations
By Vanessa Rogers and Dani A.Sanchez
Seyfarth Synopsis: Because of the current political and social climate, employers are seeing increased political activity by employees at work and on social media—from wearing masks with political and social messages to posting on Facebook about protests and elections. Across the country, employers face unique challenges in managing
Not a Typo: Georgia Enacts a Stringent Employment Law
By Kevin Young and Christina Meddin
Seyfarth Synopsis: Some states are known for setting high legislative bars with respect to employment rights and protections (looking at you, California). The State of Georgia isn’t one of them. Earlier this month, however, the Peach State broke its mold by enacting one of the most stringent lactation break
Blog Series – Managing a Future Remote Workforce
By Christina Jaremus, Patrick D. Joyce, Louisa Johnson, and Katherine Mendez
Seyfarth Synopsis: In part one of a series concerning managing the future tele-workforce, below are some tips to navigate reasonable accommodation requests and monitor the performance of employees who will likely be working remotely in greater numbers in the future.
Illinois Worker’s Compensation Emergency Rules Establishing Rebuttable Presumption for COVID-19 Have Been Withdrawn
By Mark L. Johnson, Mark A. Lies, II, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: After a Sangamon County Circuit Court temporarily blocked the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s (IWCC) emergency rule that created a rebuttable presumption that injured employees contracted COVID-19 at work, the IWCC repealed the emergency rules.
Too Much Time on My Hands: Helping Employees Through COVID-19 Pandemic with PTO Donation
By Benjamin J. Conley, Paul S. Drizner, Diane V. Dygert, and Jennifer A. Kraft
Seyfarth Synopsis: As employers look for ways to help employees impacted by the current pandemic, one option to consider is permitting employees to donate their accrued, but unused paid time off (PTO) to fellow employees in need. For
COVID-19 and Workplace Privacy: Employers Beware
Seyfarth Synopsis: During the COVID-19 crisis, employers are being thrust into situations in which they inquiring into and monitoring the private lives of their employees in unprecedented ways. However, employees still have privacy rights and, even though some intrusions upon employee privacy are warranted during the pandemic, employers need to beware
Setting the Stage – Myths and Misunderstandings of Modern Slavery and Business
By Rachel Bernasconi, Paul Cutrone, Ameena Majid, and Peter Talibart
Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the first in a series of blogs dealing with modern slavery where we explore how companies can get ahead of the curve of the quickly changing legal landscape by educating themselves on their connection to this issue. Seyfarth
Breakfast Briefing – ERISA in 2019: What Employers Need To Know
By Benjamin J. Conley, Erin Dougherty Foley, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick, Megan E. Troy, Kaley M. Ventura
Seyfarth Synopsis: Join us for our second Chicago Labor & Employment Breakfast Briefing of the year, “ERISA in 2019: What Employers Need To Know”.
Please join our interactive panel for an exciting high level discussion which will dive into
Still Business-Friendly Times – DOJ Limits the Use of Agency Guidance Documents in Civil Enforcement
By Andrew H. Perellis, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: In another business-friendly move, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently updated its Justice Manual to clarify that it “should not treat a party’s noncompliance with a guidance document as itself a violation of applicable statutes or regulations [or