With the Electoral College officially selecting Donald J. Trump as the next President of the United States, many are now wondering what changes may take place upon his inauguration. Particularly relating to employment, you can expect to see many changes including family leave time for workers.Trump has proposed a plan which would give women...

HIV positive employee's disability discrimination, failure to accommodate claims will proceed, court rules. A Washington court has ruled that an employee's claims of disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, retaliation, and wage withholding will proceed. The Defendants in the case, Kindred Nursing Centers West, had filed for summary judgment on said claims in hopes of having...

On November 14th, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division granted and dismissed portions of the Defendant's (CB&I Constructors) Motion for Summary Judgement, which aimed to throw out certain claims alleged by the Plaintiff (Lightner). The Defendants wished to dismiss his assertions of FMLA retaliation, wrongful discharge, and FMLA...

Yet another McDonald's franchise is in the news again for court drama. This time, the case is regarding a wage and hour class action lawsuit (ref: wage and hour lawsuit) against a chain of 16 locations in Pennsylvania. The case was initially filed back in 2013 after an employee quit due to the outrageous...

A new bill was introduced on September 29th by Republican senators, which would make changes to the overtime bill introduced by the Obama administration back in July. The Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act (or H.R. 6094) passed in the House of Representatives 246 to 177 and will delay the Department of Labor's...