Joe Murray
Another Twist to the Legality of Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policies
While we’re all aware of the EEOC’s position on employers implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies — if not, take a minute to read the…
If You Can’t Say Something Nice, Then Don’t Say Anything
An anonymous show of hands: who has done a local TV news segment in which you and your client discuss their lawsuit? Maybe you state the employer is racist or…
Appellate Update
The court opinions have been sparse lately, and none of them are earth shattering. But here they are: Davis v. NC Dep’t of Health & Hum. Servs., No.…
Appellate Update
I hope y’all appreciate that I read these opinions so you don’t have to. The employment decisions over the past several months have been fairly…
Appellate Case Roundup
It’s our semi-regular roundup of appellate decisions: Dawson-Murdock v. National Counseling Group, Inc., No. 18-1989 (4th Cir. July 24, 2019) (ERISA):…
Texas v. EEOC: Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing?
On Aug. 6, 2019, the 5th Circuit rocked the EEOC by permanently enjoining the use of the 2012 EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and…
Appellate Update
It’s our semi-regular roundup of appellate decisions, with two non-appellate highlights at the end. McCaffery v. Chapman, No. 17-2198 (4th Cir. April 9,…
How Not to Terminate an Employee
I don’t know if Waste Connections, Inc. (WCI) discriminated against Jimmy Haynes when it terminated him in October 2015, but I do know that it did just…
Appellate Update
Here are the 4th Circuit and North Carolina Court of Appeals’ latest employment law decisions. Gomez v. Haystax Technology, Inc., No. 17-2360 (4th Cir.…
Appellate Update
Time for our regular case roundup. The 4th Circuit issued several important decisions over the past two months, including clarifying the standard for…