In January 2021, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020, which will, once effective, constitute one of the broadest statutory bans of non-compete agreements in the United States. Indeed, not only will
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What Employers Need to Know About the DOL’s Changing Positions on Who is an Independent Contractor
By Publisher
Earlier this year, the Trump Department of Labor issued a new rule regarding how to classify workers as either employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In May, the Biden DOL revoked this proposed rule and confirmed…
Court Tosses Lawsuit by Employee and Spouse Seeking to Hold Employer Liable for COVID-19 Infection
By Publisher
A federal court recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by an employee and his spouse seeking to hold his employer liable for both of them contracting COVID-19. The dismissal should bring comfort to employer anxiety over lawsuits by employees and their…
New Tax Credit Available for Certain Employers Who Provide Employees Paid Sick Leave to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
By Publisher
On April 21, 2021, President Biden announced that new tax credits are available to small businesses under the American Rescue Plan to incentivize vaccinations and to promote employee health around the country.
Illinois Enacts Employee Background Fairness Act
By Publisher
On March 23, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law the Employee Background Fairness Act, which bans the use of criminal convictions in employment actions in Illinois, with limited exceptions. The law, which we reported upon here after it…
New York’s New Adult -Use Cannabis Law Brings With It Immediate Action Items for Employers
By Publisher
On March 31, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law the Cannabis/Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (the “Act”), which provides a framework for the state-sanctioned sale and use of cannabis for adult-use purposes (commonly referred to as “recreational use”). Included in…
New York's New Adult -Use Cannabis Law Brings With It Immediate Action Items for Employers
By Publisher
On March 31, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law the Cannabis/Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (the “Act”), which provides a framework for the state-sanctioned sale and use of cannabis for adult-use purposes (commonly referred to as “recreational use”). Included in…
EEOC Set to Resume EEO-1 Data Collection as Workplaces Begin to Normalize
By Publisher
After a year of COVID-19-related delays, and as employers look to bring employees back to the workplace due to ongoing vaccination successes, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it will restart its annual collection of EEO-1 data on April…
New Virginia Public Sector Bargaining Law About To Take Effect
By Publisher
Local government employees in the Commonwealth of Virginia will soon become eligible to enjoy collective bargaining rights for the first time, come May 1, 2021. On that date, a law passed in 2020 will take effect. The law gives counties,…
New Jersey Federal Court Strikes State Law and Upholds Validity of Arbitration Agreements
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The trickle-down effects of the Supreme Court’s endorsement of employee arbitration agreements in 2018 continue to inform judicial opinions across the country, most recently being used to invalidate a New Jersey prohibition of prospective jury trial waivers in workplace discrimination…