A school district infringed on an assistant football coach’s rights under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment when it suspended him for continuing to publicly pray after football games in violation of its policy, the U.S. Supreme Court has held. Kennedy v. Bremerton Sch. Dist., No. 21-418, 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3218 (June 27, 2022).
Archives for July 7, 2022
Employers Should Be Mindful of Using Electronic Signatures on Employment Agreements and Related Onboarding Documents
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, employers had been accepting electronic signatures—instead of “wet” signatures—on employment agreements and related onboarding documents for several years. Last month, a Second Circuit decision made it more difficult for employers to do so.
You Don’t Get Office Birthday Cake Over Zoom, Sorry
Missing a celebration may feel awkward. But leave the boss out of it.
Amazon Hub in Newark Is Canceled After Unions and Local Groups Object
The e-commerce giant planned to build an airport cargo center, hire 1,000 workers and invest hundreds of millions of dollars over 20 years.
Jobs Aplenty, but a Shortage of Care Keeps Many Women From Benefiting
A lack of child care and elder care options has forced some women to limit their hours or sidelined them altogether, hurting their career prospects.
Expecting a Bad Performance Review? Here’s How to Prepare.
Six ways to get ahead of it.
The new Supreme Court doctrine against religious discrimination
In its last two weeks of a blockbuster term, the U.S. Supreme Court released two major First Amendment decisions dealing with religious liberty: Carson v. Makin, about whether Maine could refuse to fund religious schools, and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, about whether a football coach could pray on the field after games.
Medical office settles probe over asking workers for relatives’ COVID status
Dermatology practice asked for family members’ test results
Biden promotes plan to protect millions of workers’ pensions
As many as 3 million workers and retirees who faced pension cuts because of investment losses will get the benefits they were set to receive.
As workforce gets younger, employers weigh parental leave policies
The Supreme Court decision to send Roe v. Wade wade back to the states has caused emotions to run high over the past couple of weeks.
How to destigmatize ADHD in the workplace to improve productivity
Having a short attention span and struggling with productivity may seem like a day-to-day issue for many employees, but for some, it’s a sign of a more serious diagnosis of ADHD.
When is your workplace DEI actually tokenism?
Google senior technical product manager Ayodele Duyile explains the box-checking traps companies fall into — and how much better your inclusive workplace can be without it.
Sara Boyns, Workplace Law: Managing employee misconduct
Q: As employees are returning to in-person work in the office, I am noticing an increase in workplace conflict. What can I do to minimize disruptions and foster a positive workplace?
Distinguishing Uses of Slurs in a Government Workplace
The record amply supports the ALJ’s findings that the word was not used as an epithet, a threat, or a derogatory statement towards a co-worker or anyone else in the workplace.
The pandemic has changed workplace fashion. What does that mean for you?
Back in 1999, luxury clothing designer Tom Ford made a prediction about how technology might influence the way people dress in the not-so-near future.