Employment Law Commentary

April 13, 2022 - Discrimination, Wage and Hour
TRITIA MURATA AND ERIC AKIRA TATE NAMED TO LAW360'S 2022 EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
By: Tritia M. Murata and Eric Akira Tate
Tritia Murata and Eric Akira Tate have been named to Law360 's 2022 Editorial Advisory Board. These boards provide feedback on Law360 's coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage. Tritia Murata was named to Law360 ’s 2022 Employment Authority
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July 09, 2021 - Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Coronavirus (COVID-19)
A Return to Normalcy? Check Your Local Rules – An Update on Mask Litigation and Guidelines
By: Michael G. Ahern
Nine months ago, we discussed several issues that had been raised by COVID-19 face mask-related litigation. [1] Soon after, COVID-19 infection rates spiked to unprecedented levels. But with the emergency use authorization of three COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, the state of the
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January 08, 2021 - Discrimination
Harassment and Acquiescence
By: James R. Sigel
Below is an excerpt from one of Morrison & Foerster’s newest blogs, Left Coast Appeals , which takes a data-driven look at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to analyzing Court statistics, the blog publishes a “ This Week at the Ninth
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December 24, 2020 - Discrimination, EEOC, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Paid Sick Leave
What Employers Need to Know: EEOC Serves Up COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
By: Prabhjyot K. Singh
In the wake of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s first grant of Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its pandemic guidance to address the legal issues surrounding the intersection of the COVID-19 vaccine and
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September 24, 2020 - Discrimination, OFCCP, Workplace Misconduct
President Trump Issues Executive Order Banning Federal Contractors from Race and Sex Stereotyping Training
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Locke Bell
On September 22, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping (the “EO”), prohibiting federal contractors and certain federal grant recipients from holding diversity and EEO training for their workforce that includes “divisive concepts,” such as training employees that
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May 29, 2020 - Discrimination, Workplace Misconduct
The Impact of Workplace Harassment on Mental Health
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Maya Harel
Since 1949, May has been Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. The goals of Mental Health Awareness Month include raising awareness about mental health issues and illnesses, educating the public about mental health, reducing the stigma and misconceptions about mental illness, and
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February 12, 2020 - Discrimination
IS TIME UP FOR THE SEVERE OR PERVASIVE STANDARD? HARASSMENT CLAIMS IN 2020 AND BEYOND
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Cooper J. Spinelli
By almost any measure, the #MeToo movement has had a remarkable impact on workplace harassment law. As of today, five states have extended their statutes of limitations for harassment claims, 10 states have enacted various prevention measures, and 13 states have limited or prohibited
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January 31, 2020 - Discrimination, Privacy & Data Security, Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus: Steps Employers Should Be Taking
By: Annabel Gillham and Oliver Spratt
The World Health Organization (WHO) has now declared the current outbreak of the new coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” As more countries announce quarantine measures for travelers returning from Wuhan, businesses need to
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January 03, 2020 - Discrimination
Faithful Accommodations: What Employers Should Do When Addressing Religious Accommodations in the Workplace
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
As we leave the 2019 Holiday Season, employers may be questioning whether they adequately accommodated various religions practices among their employees. Accommodations for religious practices often arise during the holiday season in two major contexts: (1) time off for religious observances; and (2) religious
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May 02, 2019 - Discrimination, Leaves of Absence, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Paid Sick Leave
Navigating the Seas of Federal, State, and Local Leave of Absence Laws
FMLA, CFRA, NPLA, ADA, FEHA, NYPFL, SFPPLO. The alphabet soup of leave laws with which employers must comply is enough to make the heads of even the most seasoned HR professionals and in-house counsel spin. With an increasing number of municipalities jumping into the
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