Seyfarth Synopsis: A divided panel of the Eighth Circuit recently decided that an employer may be required to assume or infer from the circumstances that an employee is seeking a reasonable accommodation – even when no affirmative request is made.
The courts and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have
By Ashley K. Laken and Timothy F. Haley
Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 20, the DOJ and the FTC jointly issued their Antitrust Guidance for HR Professionals, stating that DOJ intends to pursue employers criminally for alleged wage fixing and no-poaching agreements.
On October 20, 2016, the DOJ and FTC jointly issued their “Antitrust Guidance
By Tracy M. Billows and Sara Eber Fowler
Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC recently issued “new” guidance for addressing leave as a reasonable accommodation. Employers must remember to consider unpaid leave as an accommodation, when appropriate, even if an employee would not otherwise be entitled to a leave of absence.
Recently, the EEOC published “new” guidelines
By Kevin A. Fritz and Craig B. Simonsen
Would your company’s employee handbook pass a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) social media review and investigation?
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce highlighted some troubling notions in a report issued last week: “Theater of the Absurd: The NLRB Takes on the Employee Handbook” (Chamber Report).
By Laura J. Maechtlen, Annette Tyman, and Craig B. Simonsen
More from the OFCCP on gender identity. This week, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued Directive 2014-02 (August 19, 2014) to clarify that discrimination on the basis of sex covers discrimination on the basis of gender identity and transgender status.