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What Can Employers Do About Workers Refusing to Return to the Office?
Many employers have instructed employees to return to the office, either full-time or for a specified number of days per week. Despite employers’ efforts, many employees have refused to return to in-office work. In fact, numerous organizations, including large...
Compliance Alert: Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Takes Effect
Federal employment law is about to give birth to some long-overdue requirements. As of June 27, 2023, employers with 15 or more employees must provide pregnancy-related accommodations to employees and applicants under the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)....
Is Free Speech Protected in the Workplace? Yes and No.
The First Amendment protects Americans’ freedom of expression, but it doesn’t prevent a private employer from setting its own rules or terminating an employee for saying something the organization doesn’t like. Although employees don’t have a constitutional right to...
