Employee Rights Quarterly articles from January 1 2003

Employee Rights Quarterly archives from January 1 2003

The year employment law dominated the docket: how the Supreme Court's 2001-02 term affects employees.
January 1, 2003... In a busy U.S. Supreme Court term, issues involving employee rights--most notably those of disabled workers--saw more than their usual share of litigation time in the Court hallowed chambers. In the following roundup of the changes brought to...

How have the effects of 9/11 changed employment cases?
January 1, 2003... While conventional--read: "conservative"--wisdom initially questioned whether jury decision-making would take a sharp turn towards verdicts for the defense after the tragic events on September 11, 2001, new research shows that the opposite...

Health care plan litigation.
January 1, 2003... Exacerbated by the state of the current economy, the elevated costs of providing medical insurance coverage to employees have begun to catch up with employers, creating cause for concern among employees and their advocates over the decreasing...

The Equal Pay Act: overview and update.
January 1, 2003... The gender gap is still an issue, though more and more workers are beginning to understand that wage differentials based on sex ate illegal under the Equal Pay Act of 1963. If the facts show a disparity in pay between male and female...

Litigator's thumbnail guide to the WARN Act. (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act)
January 1, 2003... When large companies choose to lay off workers or close down plants without prior notice, they can be subject to extensive liability under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), including 60 days backpay to all...

The Fair Labor Standards Act in the changing workplace.
January 1, 2003... After decades of toil among the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the author has gained a deep understanding of this statute that governs American workers' rights to be paid fairly--and he wants to see it changed In the...

Basic labor law.
January 1, 2003... American labor law dealing with the relationship between management and unions in the workplace is governed almost entirely by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This article skims the surface of the NLRA, providing employees and their...

Federal appellate courts move to define "similarly situated" in Title VII cases and "major life activity" in ADA cases.(Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
January 1, 2003... In the following article, the author begins with the discussion of a recent Seventh Circuit ruling that requires Title VII plaintiffs to share a supervisor with their comparators in order to show that the), were treated mote harshly than...

Accommodating employees' religious beliefs and practices through the Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2002.
January 1, 2003... Employment discrimination and harassment because of a person's religion is illegal. With the heightened public awareness of religions and their differing practices after September 11, 2001, pundits fear, however, that existing laws may not be...

Preparing for uncertainty: guidelines for laying off workers and creating equitable severance packages.
January 1, 2003... While firing employees during a layoff may be distasteful the truth is that in today's business climate it is also inevitable. As veteran employment lawyers are aware, the manner in which employees are informed of their termination, as well...

Layoffs. Can management lawyers help soften the blow?
January 1, 2003... Attorneys frequently have a chance to ensure that layoffs and reductions in force are conducted in a lawful and legitimate manner and give advice on avoiding later litigation. In the following article, the author furnishes a "Top Ten" list...