Earlier this month, the top attorney for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo (“Abruzzo”), issued Memorandum 22-04 urging the Board to depart from significant and longstanding precedent concerning an employer’s ability to compel employee attendance at…
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Philadelphia Employers Must Now Offer Paid COVID Sick Leave Through December 2023
On March 10, 2022, Mayor Jim Kenney signed bill 220051-A expanding COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) until December 31, 2023. The law requires covered employers to give eligible employees up to 40 hours of additional paid time off for…
Appellate Court Invalidates Application of New Jersey LAD Amendment
In a matter of first impression, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a decision invalidating a recently enacted provision of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) which prohibited arbitration of LAD claims. The Appellate Division determined this provision of…
Legislature Passes Bill Barring Arbitration of Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
On Thursday, February 10, 2022, the United States Senate passed a bill amending the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) to prohibit compulsory arbitration for individual, joint, class or collective action claims based on workplace sexual harassment and/or sexual assault. The House…
H-1B Cap Season: Electronic Pre-Registration for FY 2023 Begins March 1, 2022
The H-1B program allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor’s degree or higher in the specific specialty, or its equivalent.…
What's Next for Employers After the SCOTUS' Decisions on the OSHA ETS Mandate and the CMS Rule?
What’s Next for Employers After SCOTUS’ Decisions on the OSHA ETS Mandate and the CMS Rule? On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstituted the stay of the federal vaccine or testing mandate, effectively killing the rule that would…
CDC Shortens Quarantine Period and OSHA Updates Guidance on the ETS
The last two weeks have provided a rollercoaster ride for employers as they grapple with the resurrection of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, updated guidance from OSHA…
DOL Final Rule for Tipped Employees Resurrecting the "80/20 Rule" (and More) Goes Into Effect on December 28
As service industry employers are aware, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its implementing regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) allow for employers to take a credit against their minimum wage obligations if an employee regularly…
OSHA Vaccine Mandate Reinstituted, but Enforcement Deadline Delayed
On December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the previously-issued stay on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vaccine or testing requirement for private employers with at least 100 employees. OSHA originally instituted the requirement through…
Federal Court Blocks Federal Contractor Mandatory Vaccination Rule From Taking Effect
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, a federal judge in Georgia issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting the enforcement of the federal mandate that obligates many federal contractors and subcontractors to require their employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. As…