Jeffrey S. Kopp is a partner and litigation attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP. He is a trial attorney with a focus on labor and employment and commercial litigation, and a variety of emergency and other injunctive relief proceedings.
It is critical that the plan consider whether employees on various types of leave are eligible for bonuses in order to analyze the risk of potential FMLA claims.
Employer could face potential disability discrimination claims if requests for reasonable accommodations are ignored, even informal ones.
A new lawsuit filed by the DOL demonstrates how dogged the government can be in trying to obtain and review employers’ compensation data.
How some common employer policies are violating NLRB rules, says attorney Jeffrey Kopp.
How some common employer policies are violating NLRB rules, says attorney Jeffrey Kopp.
How the DOL’s proposed regulations would affect executive, administrative and professional employee exemptions.
As the Department of Labor’s proposed “white-collar” rules move closer to becoming final this summer, with an effective date 60 days later, we take the opportunity to explain further what these new regulations will mean for employers.
Commentary: Theres a fine line between permissible and impermissible comments and employers shouldnt make any requests that could discourage employees from exercising FMLA leave.
When it comes to FMLA leave, not all comments are treated equally. Some comments may discourage an employee from using FMLA leave, thereby interfering with the employees FMLA rights and creating employer liability.