Labor & Employment Law Section
NC Casino Operator Faces Wage Suit
Gamblers aren’t the only ones complaining about pay-outs in North Carolina casinos. According to a class/collective action complaint (Clark v. Harrah’s NC…
NC Wage and Hour Act Amended To Exempt Seasonal Amusement Or Recreational Establishment Employees from Overtime Provision
Under § 213(a)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees of seasonal “amusement or recreational establishment[s]” are exempt from the…
What About Everyone Else? Could Paid Maternity Leave Become a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA?
Increasingly, employers are considering offering paid parental leave benefits due to pressures from a changing workforce (Millennials, state and local…
Damned If You Do: Supervisors Could Be At Risk For Reporting Sexual Harassment
and Joseph E. Hjelt On June 7, 2017, Judges Traxler, Motz and Agee on the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision which could make employees think…
The Devil and the Details: Constructive Discharge, Punitive Damages and the Mark Of the Beast
According to Revelation, the wild beast will seduce mankind to follow its evil ways and will cause everyone, small and great, wealthy and poor, free and…
Section 1557 Of the ACA, Association Discrimination, and Health Insurance Coverage For an Employee’s Dependent With Gender Dysphoria
The regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) prohibit covered health insurance providers from discriminating against…
Fourth Circuit Provides Guidance On Return to Work Pursuant to FMLA
On May 16, 2017, the 4th Circuit issued an opinion in Waag v. Sotera Def. Solutions, Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 8587, providing further guidance regarding an…
City’s Renege On Economic Development Loan Insightful On Employment Issues
What does a case involving a city council’s refusal to go forward with an economic development loan have to do with employment law? Plenty! In Woods v.…
Fourth Circuit Updates
Labor & Employment Law In the Eastern District of North Carolina, U.S. District Judge Terrance W. Boyle recently granted conditional class certification…
N.C. Legislative Update, 5-11-2017
and Faith Herndon Labor & Employment Law Section Things have calmed down significantly since the crossover deadline on April 27, and there haven’t…