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EEOC Files First Lawsuit Against Employer for Failing to Accomodate Work Request due to COVID-19

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September 15, 2021

Along with the new wave of post-COVID litigation surfacing across the country, the EEOC has now brought its first lawsuit against an employer for allegedly failing to accommodate and unlawfully terminating a disabled employee who had requested to work remotely due to COVID-19. In this case, EEOC v……

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President Biden's Mandatory Vaccination Action Plan – More Questions Than Answers

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September 14, 2021

On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a series of federal COVID-19 mitigation efforts, which represent an invigorated national approach to reduce COVID-19 transmission and rapidly increase vaccination rates across the country. In addition to a pair of executive orders issued by the……

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New Jersey Targets Health Care Entities and High-Risk Congregate Settings for Next Round of Vaccination Mandates

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August 24, 2021

In what has become a national trend, the Garden State has issued an executive order requiring that certain health care entities and high-risk congregate settings implement a vaccination or test policy. Executive Order 252 goes into effect on September 7, 2021, and requires “covered workers” to……

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Affirmed: Pennsylvania's Appellate Court Says "Yes" to Private Right of Action Under Medical Marijuana Act

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August 24, 2021

In a matter of first impression, Pennsylvania’s Appellate Court issued a decision affirming a private right of action under Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (“MMA”) and permitting a claim to proceed for wrongful discharge in violation of Pennsylvania public policy. The Appellate Court’s……

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Kennedy v. Weichert Realtors: Employment Status of Real Estate Salespeople Under-Fire

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August 23, 2021

On July 2, 2021, New Jersey’s Appellate Court upheld a ruling in Kennedy v. Weichert finding that the State’s ABC Test for deciding workers’ employment status applies to classification disputes made under New Jersey’s Wage Payment Law (“WPL”). The Court’s ruling comes just days before a flurry of……

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Guidelines for the Return to Office – Part 1: How to Handle Masking Under New and Evolving CDC Guidance

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August 16, 2021

The More Things Change . . . This is the first in a series on key issues regarding the “Return to Office”. We started planning this series earlier this summer and, like many of our clients’ plans, it got delayed and kept evolving. We recognize that a significant number of employers have been back……

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CDC Issues New Guidance Urging Return to Mask-Wearing in Certain Areas

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July 29, 2021

Following a hopeful reprieve early this summer from mask mandates, the aggressive spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has renewed worldwide concern about COVID safety precautions. This concern is felt no greater than by employers as they prepare to or are in the throes of welcoming employees……

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Will Women Regain Ground Lost During The Pandemic?

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July 26, 2021

Vaccinations are available and states are re-opening, but the number of women in the workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic is still at historic lows. As companies begin to return their workers to the office, they should also begin thinking about how to reshape diversity and inclusion efforts in……

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Join Us On August 3 for Part Three: Get Wise Webinar for HR Professionals – Navigating the Employee Lifecycle

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July 16, 2021

Labor & Employment attorneys Anna Maria Tejada and Zach Kimmel will continue to lead HR professionals through the lifecycle of an employee during part three of their four part series. The topic of discussion will be employee leave. After the program concludes, we will be sharing tangible……

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New Jersey's Governor Fortifies Enforcement Measures for Employee Misclassification: Are More Penalties Really the Answer?

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July 15, 2021

New Jersey’s Governor has taken aim at employee misclassification by signing into law four Bills that anoint heightened administrative powers to the New Jersey Department of Labor (“DOL”), require additional reporting requirements, and amend the New Jersey Insurance Fraud Act (“NJIFA”) to allow for……

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EEOC Files First Lawsuit Against Employer for Failing to Accomodate Work Request due to COVID-19

President Biden's Mandatory Vaccination Action Plan – More Questions Than Answers

New Jersey Targets Health Care Entities and High-Risk Congregate Settings for Next Round of Vaccination Mandates

Affirmed: Pennsylvania's Appellate Court Says "Yes" to Private Right of Action Under Medical Marijuana Act

Kennedy v. Weichert Realtors: Employment Status of Real Estate Salespeople Under-Fire

Guidelines for the Return to Office – Part 1: How to Handle Masking Under New and Evolving CDC Guidance

CDC Issues New Guidance Urging Return to Mask-Wearing in Certain Areas

Will Women Regain Ground Lost During The Pandemic?

Join Us On August 3 for Part Three: Get Wise Webinar for HR Professionals – Navigating the Employee Lifecycle

New Jersey's Governor Fortifies Enforcement Measures for Employee Misclassification: Are More Penalties Really the Answer?

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