Interpreters for Deaf Patients and the ADA
A federal district court in Florida holds that a hospital providing medical services to deaf patients could use video relay interpretation, passed written notes, and gestures to meet the hospital’s obligation under the Americans With disabilit
ARBITRATION OPINIONS INVOLVING THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT
Three recent Court of Appeals of Georgia opinions discuss the impact of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., on disputes in Georgia. These cases further demonstrate that disputes arising from arbitration agreements g
Senate Passes Bill to Ban Discrimination Against Gays, Transgenders
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”, S. 815), originally introduced in Congress in 1994, passed the Senate yesterday by a 64-32 vote. ENDA would ban discrimination in the workplace on the basis of an individual
Washington is the Latest State to Prohibit Employers from Asking Employees for Their Social Media Passwords
It is not difficult to figure out the public sentiment on the issue of employers forcing job applicants or employees to provide their social media passwords or credentials. Washington has just become the 11th state with a law banning employers
“New Supreme Court Ruling: Who is a “Supervisor” in Harassment Cases?”
The U.S. Supreme Court issued Vance v. Ball State University on June 24, 2013, clarifying who is a “supervisor” in harassment cases brought under Title VII. As explained below, an employer may be strictly liable for the actions of a “s
North Carolina is the Latest State to Propose Barring Employers from Accessing Employee Social Media Accounts . . . and Why These Laws Can be Troublesome for Business
The North Carolina House recently passed the Job and Education Privacy Act (House Bill 846), which would prohibit employers from requesting that an employee or job applicant grant access to their personal electronic account or social net
YES IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU…EMPLOYEE DATA THEFT
A recent study by the Ponemon Institute revealed that employees are causing company’s to lose intellectual property (IP) with startling frequency. Perhaps the most troubling aspect of this behavior is the lack of knowledge of the companies t
FIRST ROUND TO EMPLOYER IN CASE OF ALLEGED DATA THEFT BY EMPLOYEE
At the end of 2012, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion allowing an employer in Connecticut to bring suit in Connecticut against its employee for electronic data theft, even though the employee actually lived and worked in Cana
“LPNs held to be Supervisors in Union Campaign”
On October 2, 2012, the Eleventh Circuit held that licensed practical nurses (LPNs) employed at a long-term health care facility were not supervisors under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This rejection of the National Labor Relations
“Time Off to Vote: Georgia”
Employers are required to give employees up to two hours unpaid time off to vote in Georgia. The employee must be registered and qualified to vote. The employer can insist that the time off be taken before or after regular work hours if the poll