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22 Mar 2019, 12:25 pm
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20 Nov 2018, 2:00 am
Jamie LaPlante is a partner at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP. and an editor for the Ohio Employment Law Letter. [read post]
20 Nov 2018, 2:00 am
Jamie LaPlante is a partner at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP. and an editor for the Ohio Employment Law Letter. [read post]
19 Jun 2018, 8:45 am
By Jamie LaPlante As many of you know, we have been keeping up on the growing litigation involving the accessibility of websites under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in our past posts: “Florida federal judge holds that supermarket chain’s website must be accessible to disabled” and “ADA public accommodations law reform on its way? [read post]
5 Jun 2018, 10:42 am
By Jamie LaPlante A California federal court refused to dismiss a case against Uber alleging that its app did not offer accessible ride options even though the plaintiffs failed to even download the app. [read post]
31 May 2018, 7:04 am
By Jamie LaPlante As we previously reported in the post “The return of Department of Labor Opinion Letters,” the U.S. [read post]
16 Feb 2018, 7:40 am
By Jamie LaPlante Yesterday (Feb. 15, 2018), The U.S. [read post]
9 Jan 2018, 11:46 am
My colleague, Jamie LaPlante, was recently interviewed by the Bristol Herald Courier regarding a filing against Highlands Union Bank in the U.S. [read post]
4 Jan 2018, 8:42 am
By Jamie LaPlante On Dec. 20, 2017, a D.C. federal judge held that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s workplace wellness program rules – which permit employers to incentivize employees who participate in workplace wellness programs—will be vacated on Jan. 1, 2019. [read post]
22 Nov 2017, 5:57 am
By Jamie LaPlante In response to the nation’s opioid epidemic, the Department of Transportation (DOT) amended its testing program requirements to require inclusion of four semi-synthetic opioids, hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone and oxymorphone, to the required drug testing panel. [read post]
20 Jul 2017, 8:09 am
By Jamie LaPlante The compliance deadline for Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) electronic injury and illness reporting rule has come and gone, and there is no mechanism in place for employers to electronically report work-related injuries and illnesses. [read post]
23 Jun 2017, 10:27 am
By Jamie LaPlante In the first trial on the merits involving website accessibility, a federal judge in Florida ruled on June 13, 2017, after a two-day bench trial, that supermarket chain Winn-Dixie violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to make its website accessible. [read post]
12 Jun 2017, 4:00 am
By Jamie LaPlante The Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget includes a merger of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). [read post]
26 May 2017, 9:46 am
By Jamie LaPlante Kenneth Savage was terminated by FedEx about a month after a military leave and after complaining about the calculation of his pension benefits due to his military service. [read post]
23 Nov 2016, 7:35 am
By Jamie LaPlante As of yesterday, employers who have not yet fully implemented changes in preparation for the new salary basis increase should put those plans on hold because a Texas federal court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the rule while it evaluates the legality of the rule. [read post]
18 Nov 2016, 5:31 am
By Jamie LaPlante After a hearing in the Eastern District of Texas on a lawsuit by 21 states to enjoin the Department of Labor’s scheduled increase of the minimum salary level for exempt status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal judge hearing the case indicated that he will rule by Nov. 22, 2016. [read post]
17 Nov 2016, 8:46 am
By Jamie LaPlante After a hearing in the Eastern District of Texas on a lawsuit by 21 states to enjoin the Department of Labor’s scheduled increase of the minimum salary level for exempt status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal judge hearing the case indicated that he will rule by Nov. 22, 2016. [read post]
5 Oct 2016, 9:02 am
By Jamie LaPlante A special thanks to Adam Bennett for his assistance with this article. [read post]
3 Oct 2016, 8:14 am
By Jamie LaPlante A special thanks to Adam Bennett for his work on this article. [read post]
1 Sep 2016, 6:32 am
By Jamie LaPlante The federal Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an updated poster for the “Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act” poster, which is a federally required poster. [read post]
