While many employers have been primarily focused on the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in assessing their COVID-19 related sick leave obligations during the pandemic, Colorado employers must...
Employment Law Letter
If you’re like most businesses, you’re eager to reopen or return to “normal” operations as soon as possible. But before you reopen your offices and businesses—and perhaps while you have some extra time on your hands—it’s...
Before quarantine, the Delaware General Assembly was in the process of enacting new bills into law. They all still are awaiting committee review, but it’s important to know what could potentially pass. Amended tip bill...
The truth of the adage "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" was highlighted in a recent decision by the 4th Circuit (whose rulings apply to all Maryland and Virginia employers). In its ruling, the appeals...
On March 10, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed a New Jersey Appellate Division ruling that allowed an employee to sue his employer under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) for failing to...
During the current pandemic, with stay-at-home orders in place, many are finding challenges working from home. From loud new “coworkers” to the exhaustion of adjusting to new technologies, there’s a lot to deal with...
Under increasing pressure to provide substantive guidance to businesses poised to reopen and rebound from the pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a 60-page guide believed to be...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule giving the secretary of labor the authority to review, modify, and overturn decisions of the Administrative Review Board (ARB). The ARB makes administrative...
On May 7, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it would delay until 2021 the collection of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 Report because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency will collect...
Based on recent conversations with the agency's leadership, contractors should not be surprised if the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP): Issues a new corporate scheduling announcement letter (CSAL)...
As the national epidemic of shuttered businesses, unemployment, and cabin fever reaches unimagined proportions, there is an understandable desire to “return to normalcy,” to save a job, rescue a business, grab a burger...
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently dismissed most of the U.S. Women's National Team's (WNT) equal pay claims. The decision in Morgan, et al. v. U.S. Soccer Federation, Inc. relied...
In a case involving the Veterans Medical Center in Bay Pines, Florida, an 8-1 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision that makes it easier for federal employees to prove age discrimination. The high...
As shelter-at-home (SAH) orders for many states during the COVID-19 outbreak have begun expiring, companies across the country are starting to think about how and under what circumstances they will reopen. Although it’s...
Q We have an employee who wants to drop our medical coverage to join her father's policy. Is it possible for her to drop coverage mid-year and join her father's plan? A Typically, outside of open enrollment periods...