The U.S. Supreme Court recently blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from implementing an emergency temporary standard (ETS) for private employers with at least 100 employees. The ETS would...
Employment Law Letter
Every year, nearly two million American workers report being workplace violence victims, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In fact, homicide is the fifth-leading cause of workplace...
Q If an employer requires COVID-19 testing as a condition of employment, who covers the cost? A The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act requires medical plans to pay for COVID-19 testing if...
Recent developments serve as a reminder for Iowa employers and HR professionals to be aware of the antitrust laws when dealing with certain employment issues. Background In July 2021, President Joe Biden issued Executive...
Healthcare employers have a lot to keep track of with mandates from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare and...
A Georgia employer recently created more than just a social media buzz with its chosen method of distributing an employee’s final paycheck. Facts Andreas Flaten resigned from his job at A OK Walker Autoworks in Peachtree...
The words “and,” “but,” and “or” are conjunctions. In case you’ve forgotten, Schoolhouse Rock taught many of us in grade school that conjunctions link words, phrases, and clauses together to form sentences. But in case...
The status of federally mandated vaccinations for COVID 19 seems to evolve almost daily. Recent U.S. Supreme Court and district court decisions continue to change the legal landscape. Here’s where we stand as of late...
An employer’s request for medical recertification to establish eligibility for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave didn’t violate the Act, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Arkansas) recently...
Last fall, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) received approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement a new online platform—the Affirmative Action Program Verification...
A recently introduced Wisconsin bill proposes to decriminalize marijuana and includes a provision limiting an employer’s liability for not testing employees. The bill doesn’t prevent employers from testing employees...
Whenever the White House switches from one party to the other, there are risks because new appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) mean changes will occur in how it interprets and enforces the National...
The town of Kingston didn’t violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or state disability discrimination laws when it decided not to reappoint an employee on FMLA leave to her position after her predetermined term...
New disclosure requirements should bring more transparency to the health plan side of employee benefits and allow plan fiduciaries to know and understand all the ways, direct and indirect, everyone is getting paid. The...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued new guidance with updated compliance deadlines for healthcare facilities covered by its vaccine mandate, which the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently...