Social media has played an increasingly prominent role in our daily lives, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic as we’ve been largely quarantined for months. This is no less true for your employees than for the larger...
Employment Law Letter
Q We have an employee who is going on Medicare and plans to continue covering her husband on COBRA until he is 65. Can she pay for his premiums on a pretax basis through payroll, or does she have to pay with after-tax...
As Hurricane Elsa recently headed toward Florida, people began to stock up on water, batteries, gas, and canned food. Although you should be prepared and plan ahead for your home and family, as an HR professional, it’s...
Chair Burrows keynotes NILG second day. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows made her first keynote speech at the National Industrial Liaison Group (NILG) conference on August 3...
On July 29, 2021, President Joe Biden, in response to the delta surge and flagging vaccination rates in the United States, announced he would be requiring every federal government employee and on-site federal contractor...
After going virtual in 2020, the National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) conference convened in-person in Nashville this year. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Jenny Yang opened the...
Newly confirmed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo outlined an activist and progressive agenda for her office and the soon-to-be Democratic-dominated NLRB. In Memo GC 21-04...
When the Biden administration succeeded in rescinding the Trump-era employer-friendly joint-employer regulation, it thought it could focus solely on drafting a new rule. That new rule is widely anticipated to resuscitate...
Based on a study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://bit.ly/3B5E6By), 17.9 percent of U.S. workers in 2020 identified as an individual with a disability. Yet most employers focus their diversity, equity, and...
After losing in both the trial and appellate courts, a former pharmaceutical executive managed to sway the minds of New Jersey Supreme Court justices to revive his hostile work environment claim. According to him, his...
After approximately six years of litigation, Gloucester County High School graduate Gavin Grimm has finally prevailed in his fight against the school board's policy requiring students to use the restroom matching their...
Amazon is in the news again. And, no, I'm not talking about executive chair Jeff Bezos' flight to the edge of space. This time, I'm referring to new harassment and discrimination allegations against the company...
Bob Odenkirk, one of my favorite actors, who plays morally challenged criminal defense attorney Saul Goodman on Better Call Saul, was rushed to an Albuquerque hospital recently after suffering a heart attack on set...
In a recent Executive Order (EO) on promoting competition in the American economy (https://bit.ly/3hMmWSJ), President Joe Biden encouraged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban or limit noncompete agreements. In...
Q Can we mandate a drug screening upon hire for some job types and not others? A For some categories of heavily regulated jobs, such as those overseen by the U.S. Department of Transportation (e.g., over-the-road truck...