On March 21, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a national emphasis program (NEP) to focus its enforcement efforts on preventing employees from contracting COVID-19 and protecting...
Employment Law Letter
Following the practice of his recent predecessors, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel (GC) Peter Sung Ohr announced his office's enforcement priorities in a memorandum published on March 31...
As we've reported previously, the 93rd Arkansas General Assembly, which is now in session, has taken up many employment-related bills. The latest include an amendment removing medical marijuana protections for employees...
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance has confirmed employers may require a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment and/or to return to the workplace. Employers that choose to do so, however...
Against the backdrop of a new presidential administration, an evolving workforce, and a changing economy brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the landscape for union organizing has radically changed in 2021. While the...
Several states have passed laws addressing the compensability of COVID-19-related workers' compensation claims. West Virginia hasn't enacted any specific legislation about whether contracting the coronavirus should...
Have you heard of the CROWN Act? No, it isn’t a popular TV streaming series about Queen Elizabeth II. The CROWN Act is a new antidiscrimination law sweeping the nation, and it could be coming to a legislature near you...
President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), into law in early March. The stimulus bill touches on myriad different areas, e...
If members of your workforce are immigrants (they have a green card) or are working temporarily in the United States in any visa category, including as farm workers, hospitality workers, healthcare workers, or students...
Courts have traditionally had very little authority to disturb arbitrators' awards in resolving disputes under collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) and generally can do so only if the arbitrator exceeds his or her...
Social Security no-match letters are on the uptick. They let employers know an employee’s name and Social Security number (SSN), as reported on W-2 forms, don’t match government records. Here’s what you need to know to...
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is requiring employers to provide notice of the benefits available to employees who were terminated or furloughed because of COVID-19. How we got here Throughout the pandemic, it has been...
Especially since the Illinois Supreme Court's 2011 decision in Reliable Fire Equipment Co. v. Arredondo, astute employers have tried to come up with "Goldilocks" postemployment restrictive covenants, i.e., not so broad...
The Illinois Trade Secrets Act (ITSA) prohibits misappropriation of trade secrets and allows recovery of attorneys' fees in suits to enforce the Act. A recent decision by the Appellate Court of Illinois is a cautionary...
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb recently signed legislation to provide employers and others with civil tort (wrongful act) immunity from COVID-19-related claims. The immunity covers charges related to premises and product...