Anthony A. Mingione Outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the country’s first vaccine mandate to apply to all private-sector workers. The mandate, which is scheduled to take effect on December 27, 2021, would apply to roughly 184,000
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OSHA Releases Workplace COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Rule
Frederick G. Sandstrom The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released this morning the much-awaited text of its emergency temporary rule regarding mandatory workplace vaccination and testing for the COVID-19 virus. The rule is expected to be published in the Federal…
What Happens in the Workplace No Longer Stays in the Workplace: California SB-331’s New Restrictions against Confidentiality Provisions in Separation Agreements
Nicole N. Wentworth On October 7, 2021, California Governor Newsom signed SB-331, also known as the “Silenced No More Act.” The Act substantially restricts the right of employers to include confidentiality provisions in separation agreements under existing California law beyond…
NY HERO Act Update—It’s Really Time to Comply
William J. Anthony On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Hochul designated COVID-19 a “highly contagious communicable disease.” With this designation, employers now have obligations under the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) that go well beyond…
President Biden Announces Sweeping New Requirements Aimed at Combatting the Surging COVID-19 Delta Variant
Oliver R. Katz, Brooke T. Iley, and Jason E. Reisman With COVID-19 surging once again across the United States, yesterday, September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a six-part plan for tackling the rising number of COVID-19 cases throughout the…
Texas Expands Employer—and Individual—Liability for Sexual Harassment Claims
Nikki D. Kessling Effective September 1, 2021, new provisions in the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA”) provide greater protections and remedies for employees alleging sexual harassment. Key changes include the following: The new provisions set a heightened standard for…
As If Employers Didn’t Have Enough to Worry About, Don’t Skip the ARPA Cobra Subsidy Expiration Notice
Daniel L. Morgan As we explained in our April 16, 2021, post, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) requires employers to subsidize the cost of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) continuation coverage and state mini-COBRA coverage, if…
D.C. Moves Back Applicability Date of New Non-Compete Law
Daniel L. Morgan and Kevin M. Passerini Earlier this year, Washington, D.C.’s mayor signed legislation, the “Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020” (the “Act”), which imposes sweeping limitations on during-employment and post-employment non-compete agreements for employees in the…
California Supreme Court Requires That All Non-Discretionary Payments Must Be Included in Meal and Rest Period Premiums
Meal and Rest Period Premiums Must Include All “Non-Discretionary Payments” and Not Just Hourly Wages Michael L. Ludwig If an employer does not provide an employee with a compliant meal or rest period, Labor Code section 226.7(c) requires the employer…
New York’s HERO Act: What Employers Need to Know; What Employers Need to Do Right Now
William J. Anthony New York recently amended its Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) and published its “Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan.” While the Model Plan specifies that there is currently no airborne infectious disease outbreak, the…