Labor Days
Kelley Drye to Host Seminar on Employee Privacy and Data Protection Issues in the Connected Workplace
On June 2, 2015, Kelley Drye will be hosting an afternoon seminar at its New York offices on the challenges employers face when balancing data security with employee privacy rights. The seminar will be presented by…
Federal Courts Now Have the Authority to Review Whether the EEOC has Satisfied its Duty to Attempt Presuit Conciliation
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") is obligated to investigate charges of discrimination and retaliation in the workplace filed by a…
FLSA Trends: A Mixed Bag with a Silver Lining
It came as no surprise, as reported in a Law360 analysis on May 2, that cases brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) continue to trend upward. The FLSA was for many years a sleepy, antiquated,…
Can Employers Refuse to Cover Spouses?
The Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) requires employers to cover dependents (meaning children) until they turn 26 years old, or pay a penalty. 42 U.S.C.A. § 300gg-14. However, the ACA does not require employers to cover…
Sixth Circuit Finds that Verbal Demand to Supervisor to Cease Harassing Behavior is Protected Activity Under Title VII
Most practitioners know that Title VII prohibits retaliation against any employee because he or she “opposed any practice made an unlawful employment practice [by the statute].” Title VII does not define “oppose,” but…