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Posted on Oct 19, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
$75,000 plus years of monitoring by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the federal watch dog for employment discrimination, was the price tag for an Applebee’s Grill and Bar that allowed sexual harassment to go …
Posted on Oct 19, 2018 on Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates, NLRB, Union Issues by Bruce E. Buchanan
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found, in Ruprecht Co., 366 NLRB No. 179 (Aug. 27, 2018), an employer cannot unilaterally implement E-Verify if its employees are represented by a union; rather, it must give …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Featured, Firm Happenings by Brody and Associates
This summer, Brody and Associates, LLC was pleased to have Kelly Elder join the Firm as a Summer Associate. Ms. Elder is a Class of 2019 Juris Doctor Candidate at George Washington University. During the …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates by Bruce E. Buchanan
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) were out in force during the week of July 16 delivering Notice of Inspection (NOI)/audit notices. Incredibly, HSI served 2,738 NOIs and made 32 arrests in …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled that an employer’s video surveillance of its employees in the process of distributing Union materials and literature (and thereby breaking Company rules) was illegal under the National …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
In April, the United States Supreme Court ruled employees at a California auto dealership, Encino Motorcars, LLC, who advise customers about repair work fall under a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) exemption that excludes “any …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Retaliation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), employers have certain obligations regarding the non-disclosure of employee medical information and disabilities. For instance, under the ADA, information an employer obtains regarding an employee’s medical condition must …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Changing reasons for termination can be a real problem for employers. This is often a lesson management side labor and employment lawyers spout to their clients over and over again. One employer in Kansas unfortunately …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Sex by Robert G. Brody, Katherine M. Bogard and Lindsay M. Rinehart
A former NFL cheerleader for the New Orleans Saints recently filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal watch dog for employment discrimination statutes. She alleged the team treats its cheerleaders …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
A KFC Franchisee in Dublin, Georgia recently settled a disability discrimination case with a former manager who had bipolar disorder for $30,000. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the federal watch dog for …