Employment Law Report

By Mitzi Wyrick

Based on a recent court ruling, what you say in unemployment proceedings can now lead to a lawsuit.  In Hickey v. General Electric Company, 2017-SC-000135-CL, the Kentucky Supreme Court held in a unanimous opinion that employers may be sued for making false statements during unemployment proceedings.  This ruling means that ...

During the Women’s 500-Meter Speed Skating Semifinals, British Olympian Elise Christie crashed out of competition after clipping another skater during the race. While Christie escaped the fall with no broken bones, she sustained injuries that call into question her physical readiness to compete in other events at the PyeongChang 2018 ...

You know the one—They never quite meet the standards for the job.  They’re always complaining about something.  Then they claim to suffer a mysterious injury at work—the circumstances just don’t add up and now they’re telling you they’ll be off for weeks.  You weren’t happy with their performance before and now you want to get rid of ...

With the New Year, many employers wisely made it their 2018 resolution to avoid making #MeToo headlines. As with all resolutions, merely wishing them to happen (or in this case not happen) is not enough. It takes action. As we discussed in a recent article, one big step for this resolution is manager and employee training. Prevention is the best tool ...

By Julie Laemmle

The Fourth Circuit recently issued a decision in EEOC v. Maryland Insurance Administration, No. 16-2408 (4th Cir. Jan. 5, 2018), joining the Third, Sixth and Tenth Circuits in finding that the statutory language of Section 206(d) of the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) requires an employer to provide evidence that the employer’s ...