UPDATE: December 17, 2021
In a move that comes as no surprise, the EEOC has updated its COVID-19 technical assistance to provide guidance on when COVID-19 may be considered a “disability” under the ADA, making specific reference to the DOJ/HHS
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Pride at Work: What Employers Need to Know about LGBTQ+ Rights
As PRIDE month concludes, we look back at a historic year for the rights of LGBTQ+ employees, and ahead for what this means for employers as they manage their workforce.
Looking back, it was June 2020 when the Supreme Court
Judge Holds that a Hospital can Fire Employees Who Refuse the Vaccine
Sending a clear message to employers and employees alike on the prickly subject of mandatory vaccination programs, Texas federal Judge Lynn N. Hughes just dismissed outright a lawsuit brought by 117 employees of a Houston hospital, challenging their terminations for
New York Gives Employers More Time to Be a HERO
Original post on June 1, 2021 (“Making the Workplace a Safer Place: A Job for New York’s HERO Act”)
Key takeaways for New York employers from the NY HERO Act, as amended:
- The NYS DOL must publish a model safety
OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare
On January 21, 2021, President Biden enacted the Executive Order “Protecting Worker Health and Safety” which tasked OSHA with developing safety measures to help protect workers as the nation continued its post-pandemic reopening. On June 10, 2021, in response to
Complimentary Webinar: Restrictive Covenants 101
Tuesday, June 22nd at 12:30pm ET
Restrictive Covenants 101: NDAs, Non-Competes & Other Tools To Protect Your Company
A company’s confidential information and customer relationships are its lifeblood—and are the assets that can walk out the door too easily with
The EEOC’s Latest Guidance on COVID Vaccine
Employers have been waiting for some definitive guidance from the EEOC on the issue of vaccines in the workplace – and here it is!
On May 28, the EEOC updated its Technical Assistance Guidance and has now stated with certainty
Making the Workplace a Safer Place: A Job for New York’s HERO Act
As employees who have worked remotely for months begin to slowly return to their offices, more guidance is emerging as to what their employers can and should do to keep them safe. Just this weekend, the EEOC came out with
The New NLRB: Protecting Workers from Their Own Employers?
During the Trump years, the National Labor Relations Board (meaning, the actual five-member Board in Washington, whose decisions drive interpretations of federal labor law) got a lot less friendly to organized labor, and a lot friendlier to employers. That meant
The Trump-era Independent Contractor Rule is Officially Out
Last week, the Trump-era independent contractor classification rule was officially eradicated by the U.S. Department of Labor, (“DOL”) due to its apparent inconsistency with the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The rule, which we previously covered here, provided a