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Short of a Pearl Harbor attack or a stock market crash, it’s hard to imagine a more serious threat to the country’s well-being than the COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken the lives of 800,000 Americans, sickened millions...
Q We need someone to work as an assistant between five and eight hours each week. Can we hire someone as an independent contractor, or does the person have to be classified as an employee? A In Idaho, a worker’s status...
Q Is there any law requiring an employers' group health plan to extend coverage to an employee's covered child's child (the employee’s grandchild)? A Under current law, businesses that employ 50 or more employees are...
Q How should we deal with an employee (already on a performance improvement plan (PIP)) whose divisive and mean-spirited e-mails are negatively affecting both coworkers and our external partners? Can we require manager...
On December 2, 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced when its new Contractor Portal would open for federal contractors. On February 1, 2022, contractors can begin registering for...
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows outlined her accomplishments for the past year and what to expect in 2022 at a recent employer association meeting. Notably, after finishing the 2020...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted a proposal to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to update the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act, which requires workers on federally funded construction projects...
Short of a Pearl Harbor attack or a stock market crash, it’s hard to imagine a more serious threat to the country’s well-being than the COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken the lives of 800,000 Americans, sickened millions...
A new study found female doctors earn less than their male counterparts beginning on their very first day of work. The study of more than 80,000 physicians published in the medical journal Health Affairs is the largest...
Under the Biden administration, the federal enforcement agencies have big plans for 2022. Here is a rundown by agency. OFCCP Notification of supply and service subcontractors. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance...
Employers covered by federal agencies’ COVID-19 vaccine mandates face a very confusing situation: Should they continue to force employees to get the shots while a ton of litigation challenging the requirements drags on...
President Joe Biden’s ambitious legislative initiative to rebuild the social safety net, address climate change, and reform the tax structure appears to be facing more delays and reductions in its struggles to secure a...
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...
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...
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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