Recent Articles from Ruth Mackey
Colorado Family Care Act legal alert
On May 3, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law the Family Care Act. The law purports to broaden an employee’s qualifying reasons for leave under the federal Family Medical Leave Act. Specifically, the FCA provides that in addition to the leave that an employee is entitled to the under the FMLA, Colorado employees are […]
‘Tis the season: Employers and the flu
So far this season, 42 states reported widespread levels of the illness, and Boston declared a public health emergency on January 10 because of the expanding flu outbreak. Massachusetts reported 18 flu-related deaths by mid-January. Needless to say, employers continue to be hit hard by absences r...
Social media update for employers
Employee use of social media in the workplace is a legally evolving area that continues to be a problem for employers, who are urged to enlist the help of legal counsel in formulating social media policies. In particular, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has come down hard on employers who it deems to have […]
The evolving electronic workplace: Part 2
Regardless of the material unearthed on social media sites, employers should be careful to handle all discipline in a consistent, non-discriminatory and non-retaliatory manner. In a recent case an airline dismissed a female flight attendant after discovering “inappropriate” photographs of the employee in her airline uniform posted on her blog. The flight attendant sued the […]