Our Blog: Employment Law
- Mar 9 2015
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- Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation, Family Responsibility Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Legislative Advocacy, Parental Leave, Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Sick Leave
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Advancing Equality for Women
Yesterday was International Women’s Day which was created to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.
Women in the United States have a lot of achievements to celebrate–certainly more so than many other countries. That being said, the United States still has a ways to go with respect to women’s rights and that is most apparent in the employment …
Unequal Pay for Women in Hollywood, U.S.
Patricia Arquette’s Oscar speech highlights unequal pay for women
Last Sunday, over 36 million people in the U.S. tuned in to watch Hollywood’s biggest annual awards show – the Oscars. More than just a venue to celebrate film, we know the Oscars as an iconic world stage for celebrity fashion, pop culture, and even, at times, provocative social and political declarations.
This year, …
- Feb 23 2015
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- Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation, Employment Contracts and Agreements, Executive Counseling, Unpaid Wages, Earned Bonuses and other Compensation
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The Vanishing Earned Bonus: Part II
A number of years ago, we published a blog setting out several tools employers have used to deny employees what we believe are earned bonuses as well as some ideas about legal principles on which an employee might rely to get those bonuses back. For that complete blog post, scroll to the bottom of this page. Now more than five years later, …
- Mar 21 2014
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- Blog, Employment Law
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Illinois Eavesdropping Law Held Unconstitutional
What does the IL eavesdropping law ruling mean for employees recording conversations in the workplace?
So often, potential clients tell us in our very first meeting that they have a smoking gun – that single piece of evidence that will prove their case and win the day at trial – they have recorded a conversation in which their supervisor disclosed a …
- Feb 17 2014
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- Blog, Disability Benefits, FMLA and ERISA, Employment Law
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Great Decision Interpreting FMLA’s “Caring for a Parent” Language
7th Circuit Interprets “Caring for a Parent” to Include Last Wish Trip to Las Vegas
The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) affords eligible employees the right to take twelve work weeks of leave “[i]n order to care for the spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, of the employee, if such spouse, son, daughter, or parent has a serious health …
- Jan 23 2014
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- Blog, Employment Law, Legislative Advocacy, Sick Leave
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Support the FAMILY Act
The FAMILY Act Would Provide Paid Sick Leave for All Workers – Voice Your Support!
Many months ago, I posted about my shock and disappointment in learning that a number of states were passing legislation whose sole purpose was to prohibit future state-level legislation which would provide paid sick leave to employees. Considering that cynical trend in state legislatures, I cannot …
- Nov 22 2013
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- Blog, Employment Law
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Kudos to Costco – A Big Employer Doing Right by Its Employees
Recognizing An Employer Doing Right
We just wanted to start the weekend off on a positive note this morning. So instead of posting about the unjust, unfair, or plain old ugly side of the working world, today we are shining a light on one of the good guys.
I’m sure that by now, many of you have heard that Costco is a …
- Jul 1 2013
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- Blog, Disability Benefits, FMLA and ERISA, Employment Law
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Defense of Marriage Act and the FMLA
Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act:Implications for Gay Spouses under the Family Medical Leave Act
Last Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in the landmark 5-4 decision of United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) as unconstitutional. Signed into law in September 1996, DOMA defined marriage as …
- Jun 19 2013
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- Blog, Employment Law, Legislative Advocacy, Sick Leave
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Paid Sick Leave Laws in Danger
States Passing Preemptive Bills to Prevent Passage of Paid Sick Leave Laws
I am consistently surprised by the number of people I speak with (friends, family members, and clients alike) who simply assume that employers are obligated to provide employees with paid sick leave. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised by this. For those who have been lucky enough to work …
- Dec 8 2012
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- Employee Pay and Compensation, Firm Victories, Unpaid Wages, Earned Bonuses and other Compensation
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Obtained Favorable Decision for Plaintiff Regarding Retroactivity of Statutory 2% Interest Penalty to Plaintiff’s Jury Award
In a case of first impression, obtained favorable decision for Plaintiff regarding retroactivity of statutory 2% interest penalty to Plaintiff’s jury award
