--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=341" date: "2026-06-03T05:36:59+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues Our Monthly Report on Labor Law Issues, also known as the Employment Law Bulletin, is a monthly newsletter that covers a wide range of labor law issues, including affirmative action plans, strikes, OSHA regulations, minimum wage requirements, and more. Other topics covered have included issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as workplace walk-outs and strikes, vaccinations, and employee rights related to positive test results and quarantine. The newsletter also covers issues related to discrimination, such as artificial intelligence and racial bias, and issues related to unions, such as organizing efforts and union successes at companies like Amazon and Starbucks. The newsletter also covers issues related to taxes, immigration, and court cases related to labor law. ***[Stay informed and avoid legal missteps, by subscribing to email updates here.](https://wimlaw.com/updates)*** [ ![Cultural Sensitivity in Wording Now a Legal Necessity](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/pompxtcvyho-cd1f5ee6.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1051:cultural-sensitivity-in-wording-now-a-legal-necessity&catid=198)## [Cultural Sensitivity in Wording Now a Legal Necessity](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1051:cultural-sensitivity-in-wording-now-a-legal-necessity&catid=198) August 01, 2020 | [August 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=198) While many oppose the concept of "political correctness," in some senses it is now a legal necessity. And what is deemed culturally sensitive seems to be changing, sometimes in controversial ways. While many oppose the concept of "political correctness," in some senses it is now a legal necessity. And what is deemed culturally sensitive see… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1051:cultural-sensitivity-in-wording-now-a-legal-necessity&catid=198) [ ![protesters with resist sign](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/3141240-6db59643.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1050:pandemic-racial-issues-protest-response&catid=198)## [Employers Increasingly Have To Deal with Walkouts and Other Protests Over Pandemic and Racial Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1050:pandemic-racial-issues-protest-response&catid=198) August 01, 2020 | [August 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=198) Off-duty issues and activities, and their impact at the workplace, seem to be growing today. Social media protests have increased since the Black Lives Matter movement has intensified, and pandemic issues are not abating. Often, both as a practical and legal matter, these issues cannot be kept out of the workplace.Off-duty issues and activities… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1050:pandemic-racial-issues-protest-response&catid=198) [ ![wood Law gavel](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/b7/5668481-b7c7ee5e.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1049:high-court-religious-rights-expansion&catid=198)## [High Court Expands Religious Rights in Various Ways](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1049:high-court-religious-rights-expansion&catid=198) August 01, 2020 | [August 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=198) A trilogy of U.S. Supreme Court rulings have expanded religious rights, with one of the rulings pertaining to most private employers. In Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania, the Court ruled that the Trump Administration had the right to exempt employers that raised religious or moral objections to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prior requirement… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1049:high-court-religious-rights-expansion&catid=198) [ ![A group of young people in the background](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/9b/lqjr2dvvbce-9b64f6dd.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1048:scotus-rejects-daca-attacks&catid=198)## [Supreme Court Rejects Efforts to Discontinue DACA Program](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1048:scotus-rejects-daca-attacks&catid=198) August 01, 2020 | [August 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=198) The issue of undocumented immigrants brought into this country as children has long been a controversial one. Although technically unauthorized, President Obama during his term implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA), which in essence indicated that the government would not enforce laws against persons brought into this c… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1048:scotus-rejects-daca-attacks&catid=198) [ ![calculator next to computer laptop on desk near a pen](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/ed/h2adkwigqea-ed135a01.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1045:rule-update-calculating-overtime-fluctuating-workweeks&catid=197)## [New Rule for Calculating OVERTIME for Fluctuating Workweeks](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1045:rule-update-calculating-overtime-fluctuating-workweeks&catid=197) July 01, 2020 | [July 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=197) We all know (or learn) that not everything in life can be carefully planned. For example, some weeks an employer may need a worker for just 30 hours, but in another week may need them to put in 50 hours. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has long provided employers with the option to pay nonexempt employees whose hours vary on a salary basis… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1045:rule-update-calculating-overtime-fluctuating-workweeks&catid=197) [ ![a lie has no legs sign](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/1d/3dt_d9ttbv0-1dc84ab2.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1044:baseless-harassment-claim-dismissal&catid=197)## [Federal Appeals Court Finds Lawful Discharge of an Employee Bringing Baseless Harassment Claim](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1044:baseless-harassment-claim-dismissal&catid=197) July 01, 2020 | [July 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=197) According to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Army's decision to fire a civilian employee because it found her repeated complaints of harassment baseless, does not violate the federal discrimination laws. Carrethers v. McCarthy, 2020 BL 198271 (5/28/20). The employer had assigned an investigator, who concluded that it was "extremely… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1044:baseless-harassment-claim-dismissal&catid=197) [ ![grocery store lady](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/93/u0wt070j_io-934ad336.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1043:employee-claiming-infection-working-response&catid=197)## [Defenses to Employers from Employee Claiming Infection of the Coronavirus on the Job](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1043:employee-claiming-infection-working-response&catid=197) July 01, 2020 | [July 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=197) Employers, along with other establishments all across the country, fear operating under circumstances where employees may claim they became sick with COVID-19 by contracting the Coronavirus at work. In most states, outside of certain healthcare workers, the federal and state executive orders do not grant any immunity to employers from such claims.&nbs… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1043:employee-claiming-infection-working-response&catid=197) [ ![2019 sign sparks](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/13/c0sw3yscqxc-13c775c6.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=687:eeoc-postpones-collection&catid=196)## [EEOC Postpones Collection of EEO-1 Data for 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=687:eeoc-postpones-collection&catid=196) May 26, 2020 | [June 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=196) On May 7, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it was postponing the collection of EEO-1 data due to the Coronavirus. The EEO-1 report, which normally applies to employers with at least 100 employees, would have been required to be filed by March 2020, for the 2019 report. The 2019 report is now not due until M… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=687:eeoc-postpones-collection&catid=196) [ ![Movie theater sign, the world is closed due to covid-19](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/q8m8clkryeo-d3e5cf66.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=686:pandemic-liability&catid=196)## [What Liability do Businesses Face Related to the Pandemic?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=686:pandemic-liability&catid=196) May 26, 2020 | [June 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=196) Whether American employers are reducing their workforces in response to the pandemic, or re-opening and/or expanding their workforce, numerous liability issues exist. This article discusses the types of liability issues most likely to result in litigation against employers. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=686:pandemic-liability&catid=196) ## [Lessons in Applying The Pregnancy Act to Light Duty Jobs](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=685:lessons-in-applying-the-pregnancy-act-to-light-duty-jobs&catid=196) May 26, 2020 | [June 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=196) Many employers limit light duty jobs to workers who have suffered work-related injuries. However, a new case out of the Eleventh Circuit tells us that the employer that fails to offer these light duty jobs to pregnant employees with medical restrictions risks being liable for discrimination. Durham v. 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