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Recent developments surrounding the various federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate initiatives have created a very confusing situation for employers, especially in Tennessee, where they also must comply with brand-new and...
With the federal government and several states taking opposing positions on workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates, many employers are left wondering whether they can enforce the requirements on their employees and what...
On November 12, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order reaffirming its November 6 initial stay as well as a further order forbidding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from...
In early December 2021, a federal judge in Georgia issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting the enforcement of a federal mandate that would obligate many federal contractors and subcontractors to require their...
The first year of anything is hard, and you can expect changes will become necessary along the way. The Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Law is no exception. In the time since the measure went into...
Florida employers with more than 250 employees have always been required to report new hires. Now, regardless of how many employees your business has, you must report all new hires including certain independent...
It has been a turbulent time for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements for employers with at least 100 employees. Next up: The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of...
The South Carolina Supreme Court recently responded to three questions about the state’s at-will employment doctrine (i.e., an employee can be fired at any time for any legal reason or no reason at all). Employees’...
The struggle to overcome the labor shortage is prompting all kinds of employers to look for creative ways to attract and hold on to talent. Research has shown employees increasingly are looking for employers that share...
The coming of a new year can spark reflections on lessons learned over the last year as well as looks ahead to the future. Those who study the workforce have been looking at what HR professionals are thinking about and...
For decades, California has had the highest concentration of garment industry workers in the country. Among low-wage industries, the garment industry has arguably the highest rate of wage and hour violations. Recent...
Flight attendants for Alaska Airlines filed a lawsuit alleging the airline failed to provide itemized wage statements in accordance with California law. The trial court found Alaska liable for over $25 million in...
When we think of California employers encountering complex issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, images of retail, service, and other types of businesses come to mind. But one special type of employer needs to be mindful...
The Oakland . . . I mean Los Angeles . . . I mean Oakland . . . I mean Las Vegas Raiders have a tradition of high-profile litigation second to no one in sports. Al Davis’ “just win, baby” philosophy spilled off the...
When the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) finds an employer’s unlawful action caused economic damage to employees, “make-whole” relief is the normal remedy, intended to restore aggrieved employees to the position...
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