by Stephanie Wilson | Jun 16, 2020 | Employment & Labor Law
A number of Chicago-area McDonald’s employees and their live-in family members have filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s corporation and several franchisees, alleging that the restaurants’ unsafe working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic create a public health...
by Kristin Zech | Jun 16, 2020 | Employment & Labor Law, Immigration Law
While a long-term workforce may be laudable, an employer cannot use this goal to justify its refusal to hire individuals without permanent work authorization. In Rodriguez v. The Proctor & Gamble Company (Case No. 17-22652-CIV-Williams), the U.S. District Court...
by Stephanie Wilson | Jun 12, 2020 | Business Litigation, Employment & Labor Law
On June 11, 2020, the SBA and the Treasury Department released an interim final rule to reflect the changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) made by the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA). This interim final rule changes key provisions of the...
by Stephanie Wilson | Jun 4, 2020 | Business Litigation, Employment & Labor Law
On June 3, 2020, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, which amends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to modify provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the program. This bipartisan bill was passed by the House on...
by Clyde Findley | Jun 3, 2020 | Employment & Labor Law
Virginia is on its way to becoming a marijuana-friendly state, but not if you are an employer. Beginning on July 1, 2020, it will be a crime for a Virginia employer to ask applicants to reveal if they have been charged or convicted of simple marijuana possession. The...
by Stephanie Wilson | May 13, 2020 | Corporate & Technology Law, Employment & Labor Law
On May 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration revised their Frequently Asked Questions concerning the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) to provide additional guidance on how it would review a borrower’s certification that...
by Kristin Zech | May 6, 2020 | Employment & Labor Law, Immigration Law
On May 1, 2020, DHS issued a temporary policy permitting employers to accept certain expired List B documents when verifying employment eligibility, recognizing that employees may currently have difficulty renewing documents such as a state driver’s license. ...
by Kristin Zech | Apr 20, 2020 | Employment & Labor Law
The spread of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 has precipitated an unprecedented interruption to the United States, as many residents are forced to stay home, and businesses required to temporarily shutter their doors, or operate with a scaled-back workforce. ...
by John W. Polk | Mar 16, 2020 | Employment & Labor Law
KANSAS v. GARCIA, ___ U.S. ___, No. 17-834 (3 March 2020) Until 1986, federal law did not prohibit employing illegal aliens. In 1986, Congress enacted the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) that makes it illegal to knowingly hire an illegal alien to work in...
by Austin Griffin | Feb 13, 2020 | Employment & Labor Law
In 2019, Virginia became one of the few states in the nation to pass legislation aimed ataddressing one of the many issues exposed by the #MeToo movement: Non-Disclosure Agreements. Non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, are a legal contract between two parties agreeing...
