Author: Jennifer Parent

Eye on Employment: The legal case for PIPs

When is a performance improvement plan an “adverse employment action”?

Supreme Court lowers threshold for discriminatory job transfer claims

U.S. Supreme Court in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, settled conflict between federal courts surrounding harm an employee must show in internal job transfer discrimination cases

Employers face a higher standard for denying religious accommodations

U.S. Supreme Court ruling raises the bar on proving ‘undue hardship’

The impact of U.S. Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling

Court affirmed discrimination protections extend to sexual orientation, transgender status

Labor Department says gig workers are not employees

Federal agency’s ruling gives some direction on worker classification

Retaliation is a top concern for employers

Do your managers recognize it when they see it?

Using temp workers can create uncertainty

In our ever-changing technological world, there has been an increase of "gig" workers using digital platforms to access these work opportunities.

Reviewing whistleblower laws

Legal protections aren’t the same for all employees, but employers should take heed

You want more time off?

How to deal with employee disability leave requests

Closing the pay gap?

EEOC seeks to expand reporting data to cover wage discrimination

‘Association discrimination’ in the workplace

The ADA protects employees who are adversely treated based on stereotypes and assumptions arising from the employee’s relationship to someone with a disability

New court ruling takes on the sabotaging co-worker

An employer can be held liable for discrimination when it fires an employee who has been maligned by a jilted co-worker intent on revenge

Online shopping at work during the holidays (naughty or nice?)

Shopping online can be more efficient for employees, but poses problems when it becomes a distraction at the office

Compensation for checking smartphones after hours

A growing area of concern regarding employee compensation is the use of smartphones or tablets by hourly or nonexempt employees after hours and on weekends. Employers provide these electronic devices to employees to allow them to stay connected with the office,…

A stricter standard in retaliation cases

Supreme Court Title VII ruling may stem tide of filings against employers

Sexual stereotyping is prohibited in the workplace

Gender stereotyping is a form of sex discrimination, and it applies equally to men and women

New rules for employee background checks

Changes to Fair Credit Reporting Act affect companies using third-party agencies

EEOC's gender identity ruling could be far-reaching

Agency finds that discrimination against a transgender person is a violation of Title VII

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Most privately held companies view legal counsel as an expense that arrives after a dreaded event. A contract dispute surfaces, an employee threatens a claim, a deal stalls in diligence, and only then does the phone call to outside counsel get made.

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Navigating competing rights on NH’s lakefronts

Lakefront property owners should understand their rights to the water

Want to offer severance?

If an employer intends to enter into an agreement with an employee pursuant to which the employer agrees to pay severance upon the employee’s termination of employment, the employer should, as part of the separation process or when structuring future severance entitlements, determine whether the terms of such severance comply with, or are exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.