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by Tammy Binford

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Latest news on COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates

While everyone in the United States is ready to move on from COVID-19, the litigation against vaccine and mask mandates continues. Federal transportation mask mandate vacated In the latest setback to the Biden...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

COVID-19 WARN Act lawsuits continue

COVID-19 has caused a myriad of legal issues for employers. Employers that had to shut down during the pandemic often laid their employees off with less than the 60 days’ notice required by the Worker Adjustment and...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Weil Wage and Hour nomination fails, agency at crossroads

The nomination of controversial former Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Administrator David Weil to return to his old job has ended in defeat. Weil failed to receive an affirmative vote from the Senate and subsequently...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as Supreme Court justice

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first African-American woman to be seated on the U. S. Supreme Court in a 53-47 confirmation vote by the Senate, with Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, and Susan...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Judge approves EEOC’s $18M settlement with Activision

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California approved and entered the consent decree between Activision Blizzard, Inc., and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which includes $18 million...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Amazon, Starbucks elections spur unions, NLRB

Surprising victories for unions at the giant Amazon warehouse in New York and at numerous Starbucks outlets throughout the country have given new energy to the union movement. They also have animated the National Labor...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OFCCP issues new directive on compliance evaluations

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new directive on March 31 that substantially revises how the agency will handle compliance evaluations: DIR 2022-02, Effective Compliance Evaluations...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Are we a serious country?

At the end of a visit to Brazil in the 1960s, then-French President Charles de Gaulle is reputed to have said, “This is not a serious country.” Besides being an apocryphal remark, no one knows precisely what the austere...

Apr 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Using workweek standards for FMLA leave

Q An employee whose work hours are based on nine-hour days (45 hours per week) is on parental leave. Would their Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave end when they reach 480 hours or 12 weeks (which would be 540...

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NYC releases guidance on new ‘salary transparency’ law

The New York City Human Rights Commission (NYCHRC) recently released guidance about the city’s new law requiring “salary transparency” in job advertisements for employees, interns, domestic workers, and some independent...

Apr 30, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · New York

Managing employee speech on and off duty

New York tabloids recently reported on the plight of a New York City (NYC) employee who was promptly terminated after protesting Mayor Eric Adam’s COVID-19 masking policies that affected her son and other tykes. Can she...

Apr 30, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · New York

FMLA makes one exception for leave to care for adult child

Q When does leave to care for an adult child fall under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? A Generally speaking, an employee may not take FMLA leave to care for a child who is 18 years of age or older, but there is...

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Texas appeals court expands harassment claims

A very recent opinion from the federal court of appeals covering Texas expands the scope of hostile work environment claims. It provides several lessons to Texas employers. Nude video of employee circulates at work Yes...

Apr 30, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

For HR pros, words matter. A lot!

Both HR professionals as well as lawyers ask me what they should read to move their careers forward. My counsel: Harvard Business Review (HBR), which is chock-full of actionable advice on business, communication, and...

Apr 30, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas