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Some 450 members of United Steelworkers Local 40 went on strike on October 1, 2021, when the union failed to reach a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with management at Special Metals, a plant based in Huntington...

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Arkansas employers are understandably confused about where they stand on requiring employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19. The situation is very fluid and confused at the moment with (1) federal contractors being told...

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We recently provided an update on COVID-19 vaccine requirements in Arkansas (see “Where Arkansas stands on COVID-19 vaccination mandates”). One source of the new rules is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

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Federal contractors (and subcontractors) will have four extra weeks—until January 4, 2022—to vaccinate their workforce against COVID-19, according to the White House. The extension was announced at the same time the...

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has settled a lawsuit filed against it by H-4 and L-2 visa holders. The H-4 is a temporary, nonimmigrant visa category for the spouses and unmarried children under 21 years...

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The employee retention credit (ERC) is a fully refundable tax credit against payroll taxes originally enacted as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Its purpose was to encourage...

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The North Dakota Legislature has passed, and Governor Doug Burgum reportedly signed into law, House Bill (HB) 1511 related to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and documentation with a number of implications affecting employers...

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A transgender person’s access to the bathroom associated with their new identity has become a hot-button issue in society at large. It was therefore no surprise that an Illinois court was asked to weigh in on the issue...

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On November 10, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) general counsel (GC) published operations management memo 22-03 about the duty to bargain over issues related to the Occupational Safety and Health...

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The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Ohio employers) barred two former employees from using stolen trade secrets for their new business but vacated the lower court’s judgment enforcing a...

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In 2014, approximately 14% to 20% of the U.S. workforce consisted of independent contractors known as “gig workers.” In 2020, the number increased to approximately 35%. Some sources estimate that by 2023, nearly half the...

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International borders have been closed for 18 months, U.S. embassies abroad have been operating at a limited capacity, and yet employers struggle to find and retain talent. Corporate immigration, including H-1Bs and...

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The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) has issued an emergency rule to explain how employees can request an exemption from employers’ COVID-19 vaccine mandates. How we got here On November 5, 2021, Governor Kay Ivey...

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Litigation opposing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandates for employers with at least 100 employees will continue for the immediate future. What do recent...

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On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) governing COVID-19 vaccinations and testing mandates. In brief, the ETS requires all...

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