by Jean Marc Favreau | Jul 8, 2020 | Clergy Employment Issues, Employment Law, Ministerial Exception, Supreme Court
In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the ministerial exception permits religiously affiliated schools to fire employees for discriminatory reasons. In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, the Court’s majority held that two Catholic school...
by Jean Marc Favreau | Jun 15, 2017 | Employment Law, Restrictive Covenants, Restrictive Covenants (Non-Compete Agreements)
CNN reports that the conservative media outlet Independent Journal Review (“IRJ”) is asking employees to sign non-compete agreements. The restrictive covenants bar journalists and other employees from working in any capacity for any other media...
by Mark Gisler | Jun 5, 2017 | Employment Law, Restrictive Covenants, Restrictive Covenants (Non-Compete Agreements)
A recent Non-Compete Article in the New York Times highlights a growing danger for American workers: restrictive covenants like non-compete and non-solicitation provisions. These “non-competes” as they are known in labor/employment law parlance have trickled down to...
by Josh Scharff | Dec 22, 2016 | Employment Law, Family Leave
We recently reported that Washington, DC had made significant progress towards passing one of the most generous paid family leave laws in the country. Two days ago, DC took an enormous leap forward when the City Council passed the Universal Paid Leave Act by a 9-4...
by Josh Scharff | Nov 29, 2016 | Employment Law, Family Leave
The District of Columbia is one step closer to passing one of the most generous paid family leave laws in the country, the most-recent version of which includes up to eleven weeks for the birth or adoption of a child. The full draft of the Universal Paid Leave Act is...
by Mark Gisler | Nov 22, 2016 | Employment Law, Misc, Physician Employment Issues
Lucky you! You’ve just finished your residency and are considering various “real” job offers with hospitals and practice groups. Finally, a chance to be a full-fledged physician with a good salary and benefits and a chance to start to pay off your student loans. Among...
by Josh Scharff | Oct 13, 2016 | Clergy Employment Issues, Employment Law, Title VII
Music is a vital part of worship for many religions. But at what point should a musician be considered a religious minister? The answer to this question has legal ramifications for musicians who work at congregations, schools, and/or other religious institutions....
by Mark Gisler | Aug 24, 2016 | Employment Law, Physician Employment Issues, Restrictive Covenants (Non-Compete Agreements)
Two states in the northeast, Connecticut and Rhode Island, have recently joined other states in passing legislation limiting the use of non-competition provisions in physician employment agreements. The National Law Review provides a good summary of both new laws....
by Josh Scharff | Jun 17, 2016 | Clergy Employment Issues, Family Leave
Yesterday, NPR’s Cheryl Corley reported that Chicago’s Catholic Archdiocese will offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave to its employees beginning on July 1. The Chicago Archdiocese employs approximately 15,000 employees and is the third largest archdiocese in the...
by Mark Gisler | Jun 15, 2016 | Employment Law, Restrictive Covenants, Restrictive Covenants (Non-Compete Agreements)
The Wall Street Journal today reported on two cases of employers in two different states (New York and Illinois) who are being investigated for illegal/unfair conduct because they required their junior/entry-level employees to sign non-competition clauses in their...
