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Dorsey – Conducting Effective Internal Investigations: Basics Refresh and Hot Topics Update – 3/7 – Online

This dialogue will review key practices in conducting effective and defensible internal organizational and employment investigations of all types of employee, whistleblower, and other allegations, including harassment and discrimination, retaliation, fraud, bribery of foreign officials, and other corporate misconduct.

2023 Employment Litigation Trends – The Dorsey Labor & Employment Practice Group

The Dorsey Labor & Employment Practice Group has drafted the following papers to highlight the trends employers should expect in 2023 in employment litigation in state and federal courts nationwide as well as likely areas of enforcement action by federal and state governments and regulatory agencies:

Employers: FY 2024 Cap H-1B Registration Period Is Fast Approaching

This is an important time of the year for employers wishing to sponsor a candidate for a cap H-1B visa in Fiscal Year 2024.

Dorsey Opens Boise, Idaho Office

Experienced lawyers establish new office, expanding Dorsey’s Mountain West presence

Dorsey – Ninth Circuit Asks Montana Supreme Court for Guidance: Is an Employer Defending Itself in a Wrongful Discharge Lawsuit Limited to the Reasons for Termination Given in a Discharge Letter?

Many Montana employees can claim the protection of Montana’s unique Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act, which generally bars an employer for terminating an employee without “good cause” after the employee has completed a probationary period.

International law firm with a Missoula, Montana office, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Nationally Ranked by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”

Of those 25  practice areas ranked nationally, nine Dorsey practices were ranked national tier 1, the highest ranking available.

The Great Reopening: Considerations for Employers as Employees Begin to Travel and Return to the Office

As the world re-opens and as more Americans become vaccinated, U.S. employers should give due care to several obvious and not-so-obvious areas:

Dorsey – Vaccine Status is a Protected Trait in Montana

The Act makes it unlawful for employers to refuse employment or discriminate against a person in terms or conditions of employment based on their vaccine status.

Dorsey eUpdate: EEOC Announces Opening of Annual EEO-1 Reports

This week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) launched its online filing system for EEO-1 Component 1 Reports. The filing deadline is July 19, 2021.

Dorsey – Companies Consider Transparent Face Masks as an ADA Accommodation During Pandemic

Lawsuits from the deaf and hard-of-hearing community may require companies to consider new reasonable accommodations during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as transparent face masks for employees and clean writing tools for customers, in order to comply with state and federal disability discrimination laws.

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