Employment Law Update

IADC Midyear MeetingFebruary 8-13, 2014

Panelists: Bonnie Mayfield Henry Wehrmann

Super Who?

Certify Me, Please?

End Of What?

Bye Bye!

I Pick-A U, U Pick-A Me

Top Hat

Getting His Goat

Knife Fight

Que Habla?

Driving In The Dark

Ay Caramba!

Double Minded

Jeopardy: Employment Law!1 2 3

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1. Super Who?1. Super Who?

Who is a supervisor?

2. Certify Me, Please2. Certify Me, Please

When must a Plaintiff show that damages are

certifiable on a class wide basis?

3. Bye Bye!3. Bye Bye!

Are waivers in a class arbitration

agreement strictly enforced?

7. Top Hat7. Top Hat

Can I tell an employee not to wear a head

scarf?

8. Knife Fight8. Knife Fight

Can I tell an IRS employee not to bring her 9 inch knife to work?

9. Driving In The Dark9. Driving In The Dark

Can I fire my school bus driver, who won’t drive

after dark?

4. Double Minded4. Double Minded

Can you have a mixed motive Title

VII retaliation case?

5. End Of What?5. End Of What?

What is the status of ENDA?

6. I Pick-A U, U Pick-A Me6. I Pick-A U, U Pick-A Me

Can an employer pick off an FLSA collective action

Plaintiff?

10. Getting His Goat10. Getting His Goat

Can I fire my EE, who wants 4 weeks off to bury

his father, support his mother, & kill 5 goats to

ward off spiritual death?

11. Que Habla?11. Que Habla?

Can I prevent my EEs from speaking

anything but English?

12. Ay Caramba!12. Ay Caramba!

How much of my workplace polices need to be in non-

English?

Super Who?

Certify Me, Please?

End Of What?

Bye Bye!

I Pick-A U, U Pick-A Me

Top Hat

Getting His Goat

Knife Fight

Que Habla?

Driving In The Dark

Ay Caramba!

Double Minded

Jeopardy: Employment Law!1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

10 11 12

Player Information

Bonnie Mayfield Member, Dykema Gossett PLLC

Henry Wehrmann Partner, Frrow-Gillespie & Herth LLP

Players