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Keeping good personnel records can help an employer track the performance of employees, demonstrate compliance with labor laws, and justify a disputed termination. Keeping personnel records poorly, on the other hand, can expose an employer to liability. It is important for every employer to know what should and should not go into personnel files. Each […]
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, or religion. Other federal employment law prohibits discrimination based on age, disability, and genetics. In the changing world of personal appearance, the lines between discrimination based on federally protected classes may […]
If you are an owner or manager of a business, you undoubtedly have employees, or may have some in the future. That means that there is the potential for employment litigation. In Arizona, you are a covered employer for sexual harassment purposes if you have one employee. Generally, employers with five employees or more are covered […]
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that employees may be required to consent to arbitration of all Title VII claims as a condition on employment in Equal Employment Opportunity Comm’n v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, aligning the Ninth Circuit with the rest of the country on this issue. Now, employers […]
Thom Cope is a partner who practices in the firm’s Employment and Labor Section. Thom is licensed to practice in Nebraska, California and Arizona. He has served as a judge in the area of public employment law and is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Arizona’s Finest Lawyers, and Southwest Super Lawyers. He is the […]
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