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In the news: whether to require COVID-19 vaccine before returning to work

From when they will be widely available in the United States to where you may fall in the priority line, COVID-19 vaccines are dominating the news cycle right now. Unsurprisingly, a common question from employers has...

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How labor policy may change under Biden administration

Be ready for major changes to national labor policy when President- elect Joe Biden enters the Oval Office. The changes will likely aim to increase union membership by (1) facilitating organizing, (2) shortening election...

Is sex addiction discrimination a thing? Fired employee argues her case

The first time I heard the term "sex addiction" was in 2010, when Tiger Woods told the public he would be stepping away from the PGA Tour to attend rehab. The announcement shook the sports world and sparked a...

Stimulus law extends tax credits for FFCRA leave through March

The 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which became law in late December, extended a federal tax credit for employers that choose to continue providing leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...

DOL turns up the heat after ICE raid

About a year ago, we wrote about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids of Mississippi poultry processors, resulting in hundreds of suspected undocumented workers being removed from the worksites (see Despite...

Q - A: Answers to your leave questions

Q Are there restrictions on disclosing internally the reason for an employee's leave of absence if we use a high-level reason? The reasons we use in our HR software include "employee health condition," "baby bonding,"...

Duty to bargain extends to immigration compliance

An employer should have bargained with a union over the effects of its decision to require employees to complete new I-9 forms, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administrative law judge (ALJ) recently ruled. The...

Despite CDC's new quarantine options, be cautious before changing COVID-19 policies

On December 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance on quarantining: In certain circumstances, individuals potentially exposed to COVID-19 by being in "close contact" with a person who...

Q - A: Finetuning personnel policies on cell phone usage and bereavement leave

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? Yes, you may either require or...

WHD provides travel, training time guidance

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued two opinion letters addressing when travel time and training time are considered compensable hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards...

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Specific employment laws apply when working offshore

Three ship crewmembers filed a class action alleging the ship owners failed to comply with California wage and hour laws, including paying minimum wage and overtime, providing meal and rest periods, providing accurate...

Jan 24, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

California Supreme Court rules 'ABC' independent contractor test applies retroactively

In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court created a presumption that a worker who performs services for a company is an employee for purposes of wages and benefits arising under the...

Jan 24, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

'No Joy' in company owners' attempt to avoid personal liability

In 2019, eight years after a travel tour company fired one of its employees, the employee was awarded over $480,000 in unpaid wages, attorneys' fees, and costs. The owners of the company, a husband and wife, sought to...

Jan 24, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

Sous-chef's hunt for missing carrots all in day's work, Illinois high court confirms

Workers' compensation has gotten a lot of attention this year because of, you guessed it, the COVID-19 pandemic. But like everything else, the virus has overshadowed an important decision recently issued by the Illinois...

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Court dismisses lawsuit filed more than six months after adverse employment action

Ohio's 8th Appellate District enforced a six-month contractual statute of limitations that began to run when the allegedly unlawful adverse employment actions occurred, even though the employee remained employed for...

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Arkansas Stephen W. Jones of Jack Nelson Jones, PLLC, and Audra Hamilton and Nathan Read of Mitchell Williams
Kansas Boyd A. Byers, Teresa L. Shulda, and Tara Eberline of Foulston Siefkin LLP
Missouri Robert A. Kaiser, Jeremy Brenner, and Ida S. Shafaie of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Oklahoma Charles S. Plumb, Courtney Bru, Paul Ross, Philip Bruce, and Jacob Crawford of McAfee & Taft

Delaware Lauren Russell of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Maryland Steven E. Bers and David M. Stevens of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
New Jersey John C. Petrella and Dina M. Mastellone of Genova Burns LLC
Pennsylvania Dena Calo, Lisa Koblin, Carolyn Pellegrini, and Zachary Kimmel of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Virginia Jonathan Mook and Bernard J. DiMuro of DiMuroGinsberg PC

Illinois Steven L. Brenneman and Kelly Smith-Haley of Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Indiana Brian R. Garrison of Faegre Drinker
Michigan Gary S. Fealk and John T. Below of Bodman PLC
Ohio Fred G. Pressley, Jr., Jourdan D. Day, and John M. Stephen of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Wisconsin Saul Glazer, Troy D. Thompson, Michael J. Westcott, Leslie A. Sammon, and Heath Straka of Axley Brynelson LLP

Kentucky Richard S. Cleary, John T. Lovett, Robert D. Hudson, and Kathleen Biggs Wright of Frost Brown Todd LLC
North Carolina Richard L. Rainey of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
South Carolina Richard J. Morgan, James K. Gilliam, Jonathan C. Eggert, and Chandler E. Aragona of Burr & Forman LLP
Tennessee Kara E. Shea and David Johnson of Butler Snow LLP
West Virginia Larry J. Rector and Allison B. Williams of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Alabama Albert L. Vreeland and David J. Middlebrooks of Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.
Florida G. Thomas Harper of The Law and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper, LLC, Lisa Berg and Andrew Rodman of Stearns Weaver Miller, and Robert J. Sniffen and Jeff Slanker of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.
Georgia Raanon Gal of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Glianny Fagundo of Thompson Hine LLP and Chris Butler of the Chris Butler Firm
Louisiana H. Mark Adams and Jennifer Kogos of Jones Walker LLP
Mississippi Martin J. Regimbal of The Kullman Firm

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