Employment Background Checks: Two HR Law Updates
FYI: here are two recent legal updates looking at the tricky issues surrounding employee background checks – what you can look for, what’s out of bounds. The first piece of commentary, by law firm...
View ArticleWho is Liable? Workplace Discrimination, Cat’s Paw Theory, and SCOTUS
“On March 1, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an employer may be liable for the discriminatory motives of a supervisor who influences but does not make the ultimate employment decision. The...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court to Rule on Health Care Reform Law
“Minutes after President Obama signed landmark Health Reform legislation on March 23, 2010, the first suit challenging the law was filed in U.S. district court in Florida. That case, after working its...
View ArticleSupreme Court Says Separation of Church and State Applies to Hiring Decisions...
Are religious institutions (i.e., churches) free to dismiss ministers without regard to federal employment discrimination laws? On January 11, 2012, a unanimous Supreme Court answered that question...
View ArticleObamacare Ruled Constitutional: What It Means for You
[Update: for a good understanding of what the decision means sector by sector, start with this analysis by Skadden: Supreme Court Narrowly Upholds Health Reform Law but Limits Congress’ Authority Over...
View Article5 Immediate Steps for Businesses Now That Obamacare Upheld
“Although the Act was deemed largely constitutional, issues concerning the implementation and administration of the Act’s various coverage mandates may be litigated in years to come. For example,...
View ArticleNLRB To Supreme Court: A Little Help, Please?
“In Noel Canning v. NLRB, a DC Circuit panel held that President Barack Obama improperly exercised his recess appointment power by nominating a majority of the NLRB in January of 2012 while Congress...
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