Employment Alert – Recent Supreme Court Decision Lowers Threshold for Employee Discrimination Claims – How to Mitigate Risk
Read on for tips to mitigate risk and make sure you are not caught unprepared.
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Employment Alert – No More COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates in Texas
Private employers in Texas cannot require applicants, contractors, or employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Read More >Employment Alert – Delivered: EEOC Publishes Final Rules Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
On June 18, 2024, the final regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will become effective.
Read More >Employment Alert – PWFA Final Regulations Are Past Their Due Date
Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), which took effect on June 27, 2023, and applies to all employers with 15 or more employees. The EEOC issued proposed regulations in August 2023 and allowed public comment through October 11, 2023, with final regulations anticipated in late December 2023. As of the date of this alert, no final regulations have been published.
Read More >Employment Alert – The Important “Interactive Process” Can Be Informal
Recently, the Tenth Circuit held an employer fulfilled its interactive accommodation obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) through informal discussions.
Read More >Employment Alert – Employers Need to Address Heat-Related Hazards
Earlier this year the OSHA issued a new National Emphasis Program designed to protect employees from heat-related hazards and possible heat-related injuries and illnesses in indoor and outdoor workplaces.
Read More >Employment Alert – A Federal District Court Calls Timeout — CMS’s Interim Final Rule Subject to a Nationwide Injunction
Less than a month ago, CMS issued its Interim Final Rule, which requires all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. But, as with OSHA's ETS, litigation challenging the CMS Rule ramped up over the last month. That litigation came to a head this week with two federal district court rulings.
Read More >Employment Alert – A Legal Traffic Jam: OSHA Forced to Pause Implementation of Its Vaccine Mandate and CMS’s Vaccine Rule May Not be Far Behind
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) for vaccine mandates on November 4, 2021.
Read More >Employment Alert – OSHA Issues ETS for Vaccine Mandates: What We Now Know
The ETS purports to force private employers to fully vaccinate their entire workforce or require unvaccinated employees to wear face coverings and undergo weekly testing for COVID-19.
Read More >Employment Alert – Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Tipped Duties
On October 29, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published another final rule regarding wages for tipped employees.
Read More >Employment Alert – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Updates Guidance on COVID-19 and Religious Accommodations
The EEOC’s updated guidance likely stems from the growing number of religious-accommodation requests that employers are fielding due to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s impending Emergency Temporary Standard and other company-specific policies taking effect.
Read More >Employment Alert – President Biden’s Plan for Employer Vaccine Mandates What We Know Now
The White House recently announced its plan to increase the number of fully vaccinated individuals in the private and federal workforce. Here’s what we know now about the September 9th announcement.
Read More >Employment Alert – EEOC Issues New Guidance on Whether-Employers May Require COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Workplace
As the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed across the country, employers must consider which policies and requirements they will follow in determining whether employees are required to be vaccinated before returning to the workplace.
Read More >Employment Client Alert – Joint Venture Win Internal-Communications Are Not Considered “Published”
With the right focus and alignment of interests, a joint venture can lead to collaborative solutions and better bottom lines.
Read More >Employment Client Alert – Oklahoma Governor Stitt Signs Bill to Protect Businesses from COVID-19-Related-Lawsuits
The law provides civil liability immunity for businesses that are reopening and complying with government issued guidance.
Read More >Employment & Labor Client Alert: Department of Labor Issues New Rules and Additional COVID-19 Guidance for Employers
On Wednesday, April 1, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) went into effect nationwide. Read on for some highlights from the DOL's guidance.
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