Labor & Employment Law Update

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”) recently issued final supervisory guidance for financial institutions related to the risks of social media use.   Notably, the guidance does not impose any new requirements on financial institutions. Rather, it is intended to help financial institutions understand potential consumer compliance and legal […]

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected the district court’s finding that a municipal worker fired after complaining her boss made unwanted physical advances could not establish quid pro quo harassment under Title VII. The district court found the supervisor’s alleged behavior was “asexual,” or not […]

Iowa: Undocumented workers are entitled to healing period benefits under the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act per a recent holding by the Iowa Supreme Court. The court determined that undocumented workers are “employees” under the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act. The court was not persuaded by the employer’s contention that an employment […]

Given the choice between seemingly never-ending political gridlock or compromise, reasonable minds usually prefer compromise. That premise will soon be tested, compliments of a fairly recent agreement in the Senate to confirm and fully staff the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). A fully staffed NLRB may seem inconsequential except for […]

Since the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990, employers have been limited in their ability to inquire into their applicants’ or employees’ medical conditions. However, one exception we have long understood is that after a conditional job offer is made, and before the employee starts work, employers […]