Saturday, September 14, 2024

To bake or not to bake, is that the question?

By Jeff Jones Special to the UCBJ On June 4, 2018, the five-year saga of an unmade wedding cake came to a close. The United States Supreme...

Lucky pennies or retaliatory conduct?

Most of us read the story a few months ago about an employer in Georgia paying an employee his...

The times they are changing – Wage and Hour under the Biden administration

Not surprisingly, President Joe Biden’s administration has acted quickly to counteract many of the regulations and interpretive guidance issued by the previous...

New law that would prohibit forced arbitration of certain claims

On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the “End to Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual...

LEGAL: States are going to pot: medical marijuana laws pose increased risks for...

Legislation allowing marijuana use is sweeping across America.  And it may have unexpected consequences for employers. Currently 33 states plus the...

Is employer-required COVID-19 testing an alternative to the vaccine?

As employers consider whether the COVID-19 vaccination should be mandatory for employees, issues arise regarding what to do when...