President Joe Biden announced on September 9, 2021 a new rule requiring employers with at least 100 employees to mandate that their workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing. The president also signed orders indicating that most federal
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Lessons Learned from the Latest NFL Scandal: Does the Downfall of Jon Gruden Teach Us Anything New?
Again, one of the mighty has fallen. Super Bowl winner, ESPN commentator, and the highest paid coach in the NFL follows the path of Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, Andrew Cuomo and so many others in losing his job, his reputation,
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Massachusetts Extends COVID-19 Emergency Sick Leave Into 2022
On Thursday, September 29, 2022, Massachusetts extended the paid sick leave program until April 1, 2022. The reason for taking such leave have also been broadened. Irrespective of the number of full-time employees an employer may have, the paid sick
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Five Takeaways for Private Employers Following the Cuomo Sexual Harassment Investigation
Title VII requires employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. When the statute was initially passed in 1964, there was no guidance from the EEOC on how employers were supposed to accomplish this goal. There was no caselaw or
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Biden Administration Marks ADA Anniversary by Releasing Long COVID Disability Guidance
In honor of the 31st anniversary of the enactment of the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) on July 26, the Biden Administration has announced the release of a package of guidance and resources relating to applicability of disability-related laws and
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Non-Competes May Become a Thing of the Past Across the Nation
On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order which directed the Federal Trade Commission to curtail the use of non-competes nation-wide in order to help promote competition and expand the economy. At the moment, only three states forbid
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Judge Dismisses Hospital Workers’ Law Suit Over Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations
Houston Methodist Hospital was sued earlier this year by 117 unvaccinated employees. The workers claimed that the hospital’s mandatory vaccination policy violated public policy because the vaccines at issue were approved by the FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)
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EEOC Updates and Clarifies Vaccine Guidance
If there is anything we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that the more things stay the same, the more they change. That’s right. Most of us have adopted a “wait and see” attitude when it comes to
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Massachusetts Enacts Temporary Emergency Paid Sick Leave Law Extending COVID-19 Paid Time Off Through September
Beginning on May 28, 2021 and extending through the end of September, Massachusetts employees will be eligible for up to 40 hours of Emergency Paid Sick Leave providing paid time off for qualifying reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Hampshire Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions on Businesses
Effective May 8, 2021, the State of New Hampshire will replace the existing “Safer at Home 2.0” restrictions with a series of “Universal Best Practices” for all individuals, businesses, and organizations to consider and implement for the operation
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