Since its 1994, decision in Troupe v. May Department Stores Co., 20 F.3d 734 (7th Cir. 1994), the Seventh Circuit has instructed the district courts within its boundaries (including those in Illinois) to look for evidence that creates “a convincing mosaic of discrimination” in considering summary judgment motions in employment discrimination cases. After more
Vida L. Thomas to speak at SJSHRM event in 2017
Vida Thomas will be speaking at San Joaquin Society for Human Resources Management’s Employment Legislative Update 2017 on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. For more information on this seminar, please visit http://www.sjhra.org/event/employment-legislative-update-2017-half-day-seminar/. Please note that Weintraub Tobin’s clients will receive a discounted rate and limited seats are available. To register for this seminar, please visit:
More Pitfalls For Misclassifying Employees
The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) recently created another potential pitfall for employers who misclassify employees as independent contractors. Most employers know that, if they misclassify an employee as an independent contractor, they may be subjected to fines, penalties and other types of liability. Such employers also can be sued by the misclassified employee and
Does Your Service Animal Need a Stand Up Desk? Discrimination and Accommodation of Employees, Customers and Third-Parties
Summary of Program
The Labor and Employment Group at Weintraub Tobin is pleased to offer this very informative training session that will help business owners, human resource professionals, and managers to both comply with legal record keeping requirements and also prepare and maintain effective defensive documentation.
Most business owners know that customers and employees may
University Student Assistants Are Employees Under NLRA
On August 23, 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York and Graduate Workers of Columbia-GWC, UAW. The NLRB decided that graduate and undergraduate student assistants are common law “employees” within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).