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Latest DEI Executive Order raises compliance issues for federal contractors

by Tammy Binford

President Donald Trump’s latest order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices by employers brings up issues about how employers with federal contracts can ensure compliance.

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Vaccine mandates: State your right

Everyone on K Street now feels a lot like Joe Biden: COVID-19 and the pandemic’s countless ramifications just won’t go away, the unrelenting virus and proposed responses to it are displacing most everything on your...

Nov 30, 2021 · Federal Employment Law Insider

$136.9M judgment vs. Tesla underscores rising costs of joint employer relationships

After less than four hours of deliberation, a jury in a California federal court recently awarded $136.9 million to a former Tesla subcontractor after finding he had been subjected to a racially hostile work environment...

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Failing to communicate policy changes can undo harassment lawsuit defense

Employers often make policy changes to address potentially discriminatory conditions. If you hope to use the changes as a defense to future bias claims based on the former policy, however, you must communicate them to...

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Arkansas Legislature restricts private employer vaccine mandates

Earlier this year, the 93rd Arkansas General Assembly restricted state agencies from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations in Act 977 of 2021. During a recent special session, it also moved to bar private employers from...

Nov 30, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

As cybersecurity incidents increase, OFAC revises policy on ransomware

It’s no secret the frequency and impact of cybersecurity incidents involving ransomware have increased dramatically. In 2020, nearly 2,400 U.S.-based governments, healthcare facilities, and schools were victims of the...

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COVID vaccines: When is employee’s vaccination status HIPAA-protected?

Whether an employee’s COVID-19 vaccination status is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been (or should be) on the minds of all HR personnel as of late. That’s especially...

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Key facts about OSHA’s nearly 500-page-long ETS for large employers

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) interim final rule revealing the details about the Biden administration’s vaccination mandate for employers with 100 or more employees is nearly 500 pages long...

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CMS issues interim final rule on vaccine mandates for healthcare facilities

On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule with comment period (IFC) requiring all healthcare workers in CMS-regulated settings to be fully vaccinated against...

Nov 30, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Make sure your parental leave policy is ready for post-COVID-19 baby boom

Early during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was speculation about a baby boom in the coming months because couples were spending virtually all their time at home together, perhaps with too much “downtime.” An immediate...

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Tips on responding to requests for religious exceptions to vaccine mandates

Many employers have questions about employees’ religious objections to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies because they’re required to accommodate any sincerely held religious beliefs in opposition to the rules...

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2022 ushers in sweeping noncompete, nonsolicitation agreement limits in Illinois

For employers looking to think, talk, and worry about something besides COVID-19, we have just the topic: the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (IFWA). In August 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law an amendment to...

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How other countries are managing COVID-19 vaccine requirements

Other countries are taking different approaches to addressing COVID-19 vaccine rules. For example, Italy requires both public- and private-sector employees to possess government-issued health passes (i.e., Green Passes)...

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Unreasonable-refusal-to-rehire claim barred by 10-year-old compromise agreement

Wisconsin employers are used to being able to settle and receive a release of claims for known and unknown events that have occurred only in the past. In a recent Labor & Industry Review Commission (LIRC) decision, a...

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Business buyer can’t enforce noncompete against sellers’ son

Each state has its own rules about the enforceability of employee noncompetition agreements. Employers must draft their covenants in compliance with the rules or risk getting an agreement that’s unenforceable under state...

Nov 30, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Private employer’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate is lawful, federal court rules

The U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Kentucky, which falls under the purview of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Michigan and Ohio, too), recently denied injunctive relief to a group of...

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