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California Voters Approve Gig Drivers’ Independent-Contractor Status
California voters passed Proposition 22, which will allow gig-economy companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to classify app-based drivers as independent contractors despite a strict new law that a court…
Business Owners Defeat Former Employer’s Noncompete Claims
Three former employees of an agricultural technology company could lawfully compete against their former employer and seek to patent technology that they developed while working there, the 8th
Employer’s Documentation Helped Defeat ADA Claim
An employee with carpal tunnel syndrome failed to show that her employer's reason for eliminating her position was a pretext for disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),…
Final Rule Limits 401(k)s from Picking Funds Based on Nonfinancial Factors
The Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule requiring fiduciaries to select investments for 401(k) and other plans based on participants' financial interests, rather than nonfinancial factors such as…
Final Rule Requires Health Plans to Disclose Prices for 'Shoppable' Care
In a final rule, federal agencies detail new requirements for employer-sponsored health plans to post estimates of enrollees' out-of-pocket costs for services from different health care providers
Use ADHD to Your Advantage at Work
For years, people thought that those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were significantly hampered. And leaving it untreated may likely have negative consequences in your career
How to Support Employees After the Election
Employees are dreading going to work on Nov. 4, with half saying if their candidate loses this election, it will impact their performance at work
Handbook Reference Did Not Compel Arbitration of Claims
A provision in an employee handbook saying that all company employees were subject to an alternative dispute resolution program was not enough, by itself, to compel arbitration in a former…
Supervisor-Related Stress Was Not a Covered Disability
An employee's inability to work under a particular supervisor because of anxiety and stress related to the supervisor's standard oversight of the employee's job performance did not constitute a disability…
Should the EEOC Collect EEO-1 Data on LGBTQ Status?
Employment attorneys said there may be better ways to collect and analyze workplace data to support the LGBTQ community than adding sexual orientation and gender identity to EEO-1 reports