Monthly Archives: March 2017

Eleventh Circuit Issues Favorable CFAA/SCA Ruling, Orders Former Employee Who Improperly Accessed Email Accounts To Pay $80,000 in Damages

In a favorable decision for employers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently upheld a lower court

By Ann Reesman|2017-03-10T16:23:03-05:003/10/2017|Categories: Policies and Practices|Tags: CFAA, Stored Communications Act|Comments Off

OFCCP Submits Formal Request to OMB for Approval of Proposed Changes to Form (CC-4) for Accepting Discrimination Complaints

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has made a formal request to the White House Office

By Amy Beth Leasure|2017-03-03T16:27:34-05:003/3/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: Applicant/Employee Complaints, Gender Identity, Information Collection, OMB, Pay Transparency, Sexual Orientation|Comments Off

High-Profile Tech Industry “No Poaching” Settlement Serves as a Reminder of Potential Workplace Antitrust Risks

Parties to a long-running case accusing company defendants of colluding to suppress competition by pledging not to “poach” each other’s

By Rae Vann|2020-09-21T13:55:04-05:003/3/2017|Categories: Compensation, Talent Acquisition and Management|Tags: Antitrust, Compensation, Guides, Talent Acquisition|Comments Off

Ruling by Ninth Finds Willful FCRA Violation Where Required Employer Disclosure Contains Extraneous Waiver Language

In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that an employer

By Jaime Novikoff|2017-03-03T16:25:23-05:003/3/2017|Categories: Background Checks, Policies and Practices|Tags: Background Checks, Class/Collective Action, FCRA|Comments Off

Labor Department Reports FMLA Complaint Resolutions Fell to All-Time Low Last Year, Even as FMLA Lawsuits Continued To Increase

Enforcement statistics covering fiscal year (FY) 2016 published recently by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) show

By John Steiger|2017-03-03T16:22:25-05:003/3/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Wage and Hour|Tags: Data and Statistics, FMLA|Comments Off

Helpful Ruling by Tenth Circuit Confirms ADA-Covered Disability Does Not Shield Worker From Discipline for Misconduct

Does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require an employer to be more lenient when it comes to applying workplace

By John Annand|2020-09-21T13:55:04-05:003/3/2017|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: ADA, Reasonable Accommodation, Workplace Rules|Comments Off