---
title: "Employment Law Articles | Labor Law Blog"
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url: "https://wimlaw.com/articles?start=198"
date: "2026-06-22T10:36:17+00:00"
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#  Articles

 [ ![Have You Audited Your I-9 Forms Lately?](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/021717_1726_haveyouaudi1-7c56f0d8.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=916:have-you-audited-your-i-9-forms-lately&catid=205)##  [Have You Audited Your I-9 Forms Lately?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=916:have-you-audited-your-i-9-forms-lately&catid=205)

February 17, 2017 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205)

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 [ ![Does Your Company Have a Social Media Policy?  A Cautionary Tale.](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/020617_1740_doesyourcom1-7cf8afed.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=915:does-your-company-have-a-social-media-policy-a-cautionary-tale&catid=205)##  [Does Your Company Have a Social Media Policy? A Cautionary Tale.](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=915:does-your-company-have-a-social-media-policy-a-cautionary-tale&catid=205)

February 06, 2017 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205)

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 [ ![Do You Want to Give the EEOC Input on its Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment?  You Have 40 More Days to Comment.](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/a4/020317_1922_doyouwantto1-a4141bf5.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1029:do-you-want-to-give-the-eeoc-input-on-its-proposed-enforcement-guidance-on-workplace-harassment-you-have-40-more-days-to-comment&catid=205)##  [Do You Want to Give the EEOC Input on its Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment? You Have 40 More Days to Comment.](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1029:do-you-want-to-give-the-eeoc-input-on-its-proposed-enforcement-guidance-on-workplace-harassment-you-have-40-more-days-to-comment&catid=205)

February 03, 2017 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205)

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 [ ![What Makes an Accommodation “Reasonable?”](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/02/013017_1750_whatmakesan1-02290514.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=866:what-makes-an-accommodation-reasonable&catid=205)##  [What Makes an Accommodation “Reasonable?”](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=866:what-makes-an-accommodation-reasonable&catid=205)

January 30, 2017 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205)

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 [ ![EEOC FISCAL 2016 ENFORCEMENT AND LITIGATION DATA](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/83/011917_1658_eeocfiscal21-83eddfa6.png) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=914:eeoc-fiscal-2016-enforcement-and-litigation-data&catid=205)##  [EEOC FISCAL 2016 ENFORCEMENT AND LITIGATION DATA](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=914:eeoc-fiscal-2016-enforcement-and-litigation-data&catid=205)

January 19, 2017 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205)

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 [ ![No, the ADA Does Not Require an Employer to Allow an Employee to Wear Flip Flops to Work](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/90/011217_2040_notheadadoe1-9044dd9e.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=913:ada-employer-employee-flip-flops-requirement&catid=205)##  [No, the ADA Does Not Require an Employer to Allow an Employee to Wear Flip Flops to Work](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=913:ada-employer-employee-flip-flops-requirement&catid=205)

January 12, 2017 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205)

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) allows a person with a disability to request a reasonable accommodation from his/her employer that will allow him/her to perform his/her job. However, the ADA does not require an employer to give an employee the exact accommodation that the employee wants; rather, the ADA requires the employee and employer to work t…

[Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=913:ada-employer-employee-flip-flops-requirement&catid=205)

 [ ![How Workplace Drama Can Turn into a Retaliation Action](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/ee/010917_1520_howworkplac1-eeb61fdd.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=864:how-workplace-drama-can-turn-into-a-retaliation-action&catid=205)##  [How Workplace Drama Can Turn into a Retaliation Action](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=864:how-workplace-drama-can-turn-into-a-retaliation-action&catid=205)

January 09, 2017 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205)

We always tell our clients that timing is the key to the success or failure of a retaliation action. The shorter the proximity of time between the protected conduct and subsequent action against the employee who engaged in the protected conduct, the more likely it is that the case is not going to be resolved on a motion for summary judgment.

[Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=864:how-workplace-drama-can-turn-into-a-retaliation-action&catid=205)

 [ ![Misclassification of Employees:  Pay Overtime Now, Or Pay the Lawyers Later](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/30/010617_2214_misclassifi1-304d5b30.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=912:misclassification-of-employees-pay-overtime-now-or-pay-the-lawyers-later&catid=205)##  [Misclassification of Employees: Pay Overtime Now, Or Pay the Lawyers Later](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=912:misclassification-of-employees-pay-overtime-now-or-pay-the-lawyers-later&catid=205)

January 06, 2017 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205)

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 [ ![NEW YEAR OUTLOOK:  OSHA ELECTRONIC INJURY REPORTING RULE STILL IN PLAY](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/6e/010317_1748_newyearoutl1-6e4f1886.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1028:new-year-outlook-osha-electronic-injury-reporting-rule-still-in-play&catid=205)##  [NEW YEAR OUTLOOK: OSHA ELECTRONIC INJURY REPORTING RULE STILL IN PLAY](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1028:new-year-outlook-osha-electronic-injury-reporting-rule-still-in-play&catid=205)

January 03, 2017 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205)

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 [ ![NEW YEAR OUTLOOK:  RIGHT-TO-WORK DOCTRINE LIKELY TO EXPAND](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/07/123016_1718_newyearoutl1-07c1301c.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1027:new-year-outlook-right-to-work-doctrine-likely-to-expand&catid=205)##  [NEW YEAR OUTLOOK: RIGHT-TO-WORK DOCTRINE LIKELY TO EXPAND](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1027:new-year-outlook-right-to-work-doctrine-likely-to-expand&catid=205)

December 30, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205)

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 [ ![emotional face eggs, indoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/1b/tengyart-DoqtEEn8SOo-unsplash-1b720802.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1002:six-federal-circuits-now-allow-recovery-of-emotional-distress-damages-in-flsa-retaliation-cases&catid=205)##  [Six Federal Circuits Now Allow Recovery of Emotional Distress Damages in FLSA Retaliation Cases](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1002:six-federal-circuits-now-allow-recovery-of-emotional-distress-damages-in-flsa-retaliation-cases&catid=205)

December 22, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205)

In a case of first impression, this week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that workers claiming retaliation for funder the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may recover damages for emotional distress, in addition to the other damages available under the FLSA. (Pineda v. JTCH Apartments, LLC, 5th Cir., No. 15-10932, 12/19/16). The Fifth Circuit joined…

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