Pennsylvania courts recently issued a series of decisions clarifying medical marijuana patients’ employee rights—one related to unemployment compensation (UC) and the others focusing on private rights of action (or...
Employment Law Letter
As many have likely heard, multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates have rapidly reached the final stages of development and are showing extraordinary effectiveness. The vaccines are beginning to be submitted to the Food and...
In our pandemic world, mental health is important, and normal stressors such as work, finances, education, and childcare have been exacerbated by health concerns, exhaustion, isolation, and alienation. For essential...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) generally prohibits employers from making disability-related inquiries or tests of its employees and job applicants, unless they are job-related and consistent with business...
COVID-19 has forced millions of workers to substitute a cubicle and their morning commute for a kitchen table, spotty Wi-Fi, and endless hours in their home. As thought leaders speculate about whether the transition to...
When drafting and executing restrictive covenant agreements, employers must consider many factors, especially their enforceability in different jurisdictions and whether the choice-of-law provision is appropriate to the...
As a trying 2020 was coming to an end, we found a glimmer of hope in the beginning of the new year with the release and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. With the shots likely becoming widely available in the coming...
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all North Carolina employers) recently issued a decision involving a former employee’s disability discrimination claim that is expected to be welcomed by...
New York is still considered to be an “employment at will” state. Subject to various federal, state, and local antidiscrimination laws, an employer is lawfully able to hire and fire an employee with or without a reason...
On December 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a 5,500-page-plus budget bill containing a $900 billion pandemic stimulus package. Although the Act extends certain tax...
With the first COVID-19 vaccines rolling out, will employers be able to require employees to be vaccinated? Shots or no shots? When the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in New Mexico, many of us saw the news...
As a new year approaches, one thing is for sure: Most will gladly see 2020 in the rearview mirror. Challenges remain, especially in the workplace, but there’s good reason for optimism. Let’s review some of the challenges...
When a few designated healthcare workers received the first COVID-19 vaccine in Nevada, it was an historic moment for the state. While widespread vaccination is still months away (if not longer), the vaccine represents a...
Q Our company wants to implement a policy to limit personal cell phone usage only to break times. Can we ask workers to put their phones in their work lockers or on their supervisors’ desks? A Yes, you may either require...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently released a final rule titled “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious...