Employment & Labor

June 18, 2021

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Reality TV star, socialite, and businesswoman Kim Kardashian West is currently facing criticism for allegedly mistreating and failing to pay her employees overtime wages. Seven of West’s employees, who clean and maintain her California home, filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court presenting a series of claims including retaliation, violation of child labor laws, and failure to report employement to tax authorities. According to Frank Kim, a Los Angeles attorney, the plaintiffs shared…

Roberts Disability Law Blog

Eighth Circuit Denies Appointment of Impartial Umpire to Resolve Dispute Over Payment of Attorneys’ Fees from Welfare Trust

By Michelle Roberts

June 18, 2021

In Gillick v. Elliott, No. 20-1686, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 2446787 (8th Cir. June 16, 2021), Appellants are employer-appointed trustees of the Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers Welfare Trust (“Trust”) established under § 302(c)(5) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 186(c)(5) (LMRA). Due to a “deadlock” at a Board of Trustees meeting with the union-appointed trustees (Appellees), they filed a complaint in district court seeking appointment of an impartial umpire to resolve…

The Illinois Workers' Comp Blog

WORKERS’ COMP HEARINGS ARE IN FULL SWING AT THE DALEY CENTER.

By Matt Walker

June 18, 2021

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This week marked the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission opening up for live hearings at the Daley Center. I was able to squeeze in a trial on Thursday, June 17th. For those who are wondering how to get to the new Commission location, here is my attempt at directions: Enter the Daley Center from the Washington Street side. As of Thursday, June 17th they were still requring masks in the hallways and common areas, so be…

California Employment Law Update

California Safety Board Narrows Emergency Temporary Standards (Effective Immediately)

By Tony Oncidi, Kate Gold, Philippe A. Lebel & Wesley C. Shelton

June 18, 2021

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As we previously reported (here), Cal/OSHA’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“OSHSB”) held a series of special meetings to revise its controversial Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. And, on June 17, 2021, OSHSB approved updated ETS language that more closely aligns California’s workplace safety requirements with recommendations from the CDC and California Department of Public Health. Most significantly, the revised ETS permit fully vaccinated employees to unmask…

California Employment Law Report

Five Key Issues To Understand About Cal/OSHA’s Revised ETS Effective June 17, 2021

By Anthony Zaller

June 18, 2021

As we previous wrote about here, on June 17, 2021, the Board for Cal/OSHA approved revisions to the Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) that govern employer’s duties to fight COVID-19. The Governor signed an Executive Order making the revised ETS effective the same day. On June 18, Cal/OSHA published FAQs regarding the new revised ETS. Here are five key issues employers should understand about the newly published FAQs: 1. Important Changes Under the Revised…

California Employment Law Report

THE CONFUSION OVER CAL/OSHA’S REVISIONS TO ITS COVID-19 STANDARDS IS FINALLY OVER…OR IS IT?

By Anne McWilliams

June 18, 2021

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California employers have been on a four-week rollercoaster ride over Cal/OSHA’s revisions to its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). The ETS was originally effective November 2020. In May 2021, the Board for Cal/OSHA approved revisions to the ETS, and then withdrew the revisions five days before California’s state-wide reopening on June 15. Days later the Board proposed new revisions to the ETS. On June 17, 2021, the Board finally approved revisions to the ETS. The same…

Angela Reddock-Wright Blog

A New Federal Holiday | How Companies Can Celebrate Juneteenth

By Angela Reddock-Wright

June 18, 2021

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After a year of growing calls for racial justice fueled by incidents like the death of George Floyd, Juneteenth is now a federal holiday in the United States. That’s thanks to a bill unanimously passed by Congress this week. Juneteenth, a word mash of June and the 19th, commemorates June 19th of 1865. On that day, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger of the Union Army landed in Galveston, Texas, and informed slaves that the Civil War…

Ogletree Deakins Insights

Expiration of Philadelphia Public Health Emergency Leave Law

By Janice G. Dubler & Brandon R. Sher

June 18, 2021

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On June 15, 2021, Governor Tom Wolf’s administration certified the results of the May 2021 municipal primary election, and thereby formalized the approval of an amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania giving lawmakers the broad new power to extend or end disaster emergency declarations. Because the Philadelphia Public Health Emergency Leave law was set to “expire upon the expiration of the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency of the Governor of Pennsylvania related to the COVID-19 pandemic,”…

Ogletree Deakins Insights

Arizona’s New Law Affords Second Chances to Arizonans With Criminal Convictions

By Nonnie L. Shivers

June 18, 2021

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On April 1, 2021, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law House Bill (H.B.) 2067, which amends Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) Section 13-905 to allow the courts to issue an order for a “Certificate of Second Chance” for individuals “whose judgment of guilt is set aside” after a criminal conviction. H.B. 2067 allows individuals who receive a Certificate of Second Chance the opportunity to apply for and obtain occupational licenses in Arizona, and provides…

Ogletree Deakins Insights

Beltway Buzz, June 18, 2021

By James J. Plunkett

June 18, 2021

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Juneteenth Is Now a Federal Holiday. This week, President Joe Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making June 19—the holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States—a federal holiday. (The Buzz wrote about the significance of Juneteenth last year.) From a labor and employment policy perspective, this means that federal workers will receive a paid day off (or time and a half, if they…