Over the past several years, various cities (including Seattle, Portland, Eugene, San Francisco, Jersey City, New York and Washington, D.C.) have enacted paid sick leave laws. In addition, California and Connecticut now have state-wide paid sick leave laws on the books. These laws, while having the common goal of providing guaranteed paid time off for […]
Most companies are familiar with the basics of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This law is triggered when a company has 50 or more employees and requires employers to provide certain eligible employees with up to 12 weeks leave in a 12-month period for an employee’s own serious health condition or to care for […]
Under federal law as well as some state laws, there exist two types of illegal harassment: (1) quid pro quo harassment, and (2) hostile environment harassment. While quid pro quo harassment (for example, a job benefit conditioned on sexual favors) is rarely an issue in the modern workplace, hostile environment harassment claims abound. Hostile environment […]
For years, EMS organizations (along with other types of employers) filled in employment gaps by using independent contractors, interns and even volunteers to perform various work functions. Until recently, employers used such non-employee labor without worry. However, in recent years, the Department of Labor (DOL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), state agencies and the courts […]
Krista CabreraKrista Cabrera is special counsel at Foley & Lardner LLP, where she focuses her practice on employment litigation, counseling and training. She can be reached at kcabera @ foley.com.
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