Seigfreid Bingham News & Blog
Jordan May Named MLM Up & Coming Lawyer of 2023
Seigfreid Bingham is pleased to share that attorney Jordan May was honored with a 2023 Up & Coming Award by Missouri Lawyers Media (MLM).
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17 Seigfreid Bingham Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
Seigfreid Bingham is proud to announce that 17 of the firm’s attorneys were included in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
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Seigfreid Bingham Proud to Again Support MIAA Media Day
Seigfreid Bingham was pleased to once again sponsor the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association’s (MIAA) Football Media Day. This event was for the MIAA players and coaches to interact with the media, officially commencing the 2024 football season.
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EEOC Issues Proposed Regulations for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
By: Shannon Johnson
As explained in our previous client alert, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), effective June 27, 2023, requires public and private sector employers with at least 15 employees to make reasonable accommodations for employees or applicants with known limitations related to or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, and other related conditions, absent undue hardship. The PWFA did not define what constitutes a reasonable accommodation, and Congress required the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) to propose regulations by the end of the year to provide examples of reasonable accommodations, among other things.
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NLRB Sharpens Review of Employee Handbooks
By: Cody Weyhofen, Mark Opara, and John Vering
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) adopted
a new standard to determine whether an employer’s workplace rules or policies violate employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”). As a result, many employers will need to review and revamp their employee handbooks and manuals to avoid a potential lawsuit.
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New Form I-9 and Alternative Inspection Procedure Now in Effect
By: Cody Weyhofen
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) recently announced changes to Form I-9 and its related document verification procedures. Although these changes will likely streamline the employee-onboarding process, employers will first need to comply with multiple upcoming deadlines and determine whether they qualify for remote verification procedures.
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