Employment Law Letter

Employer’s mandatory vaccination policy update

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...

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What CDC recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals mean for MA employers

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released interim public health guidance for people fully vaccinated for COVID-19. While the guidance (issued on March 8, 2021) relaxed certain safety...

May 31, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Massachusetts

1st Circuit follows Supreme Court precedent, upholds arbitration clause

Arbitration clauses in employment agreements or other arrangements provide various benefits to employers. They often require employees to file any employment-related claims before an arbitrator rather than litigate them...

May 31, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · New England · New Hampshire

Legislature places few significant new burdens on Maryland employers

As most Maryland employers already know, whenever the legislature is in session, you need to be concerned about what new laws and/or regulations the ever well-meaning lawmakers may place on you. Fortunately, the most...

5th Circuit rejects disability discrimination claim based on alcoholism

An employer wasn’t liable to a former employee who alleged he was terminated because of a disability, his alcoholism, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas employers)...

Hospital’s right to remove doctor insufficient to show employment relationship

An African-American doctor’s race discrimination claims against a hospital failed because he couldn’t prove an employment relationship with the hospital. He had entered into a contract with a separate entity in which he...

Inhumanity exposed, remedy enhanced in 'shocking' involuntary servitude case

It's one of the most horrific cases with employment implications to be decided in recent years. The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia employers) recently...

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Going back to the office? Experts have some safety, comfort advice

The COVID-19 restrictions that have kept many people in their home offices for more than a year are starting to ease, and more employers are bringing people back to the office at least part-time. But the return shouldn't...

Unions looking to Biden administration for new energy

Union leaders have seen membership numbers dwindle for decades. Figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released in January show the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of unions—the union...

IRS extends employee retention credit into 2021

For a year now, employers have been dealing with massive loss of income and struggling to retain employees while employees are struggling to find a reliable paycheck. Pending stimulus checks, struggling businesses need...