06/15/2021

Since the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its updated COVID-19 guidance on May 28, 2021 greenlighting vaccine incentives, many employers seized the opportunity to offer incentives to employees to both get vaccinated and voluntarily provide proof of vaccination. These incentives run the gamut from direct cash payments to extra paid time off.more

06/09/2021

Need a reason to help your employees get the COVID-19 vaccine? This may help: your firm can receive a tax credit.more

06/01/2021

On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provided its first comprehensive update of its guidance since December 2020 (before COVID-19 vaccinations were broadly available) regarding COVID-19.more

05/26/2021

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that contains a new, temporary COBRA subsidy.more

05/22/2021

In a dramatic shift in its enforcement position with respect to the recordability of adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccines, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on May 21, 2021, published a new Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) establishing that employers do not need to record adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccines on their OSHA 300 Logs, at least through May of 2022.more

05/13/2021

On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Americans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear a face covering or practice physically distancing in any setting.more

05/03/2021

In September 2020, then-candidate Joe Biden promised organized labor that, if elected, he would be the "strongest labor president you've ever had." In his first 100 days in office, now President Biden has acted quickly and aggressively to make good on this pledge.more

04/28/2021

On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance concerning facial coverings and social distancing for fully vaccinated individuals.more

04/26/2021

A lawsuit alleges that a medical care facility fired a residential counselor because he chose to quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.more

04/21/2021

Marking the occasion of the 200 millionth COVID-19 vaccine shot administered, President Joe Biden called on employers to provide paid time off to employees to get vaccinated and touted the federal government's tax credit for certain employers that do so.more

04/19/2021

On April 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he intends to nominate Douglas L. Parker to lead the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).more

03/18/2021

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which extends tax credits for private employers with 499 or fewer U.S. employees that voluntarily decide to provide emergency paid sick and/or family leave according to the otherwise-expired standards in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act's (FFCRA) Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA).more

03/10/2021

A federal district court in California tossed a woman's claim that her husband's employer was liable for causing her to contract COVID-19 by failing to maintain adequate safety standards.more

03/08/2021

On March 6, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed its version of President Biden's "American Rescue Plan" by a vote of 50-49 (Vice President Kamala Harris was prepared to cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of the bill).more

03/05/2021

Everyone works differently than they did before the coronavirus. In these new conditions, many old work rules look and feel outdated. Formal or informal, they do not work because they fit circumstances that do not exist anymore.more

03/01/2021

On February 25, 2021, Wisconsin enacted a new law designed to help reduce ambiguity regarding liability relating to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).more

03/01/2021

Employers have long used noncompete agreements as a way to protect confidential information, guard against losing customers and limit competition.more

02/22/2021

Vaccine approval and administration are the next steps in the fight against COVID-19. As with nearly everything about this pandemic, guidance and action plans vary by jurisdiction, and are constantly evolving. To that end, this chart provides links to state agency websites, vaccine allocation plans, and other guidance related to the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as basic vaccination plan phases.more

01/27/2021

Vaccine approval and administration are the next steps in the fight against COVID-19. As with nearly everything about this pandemic, guidance and action plans vary by jurisdiction, and are constantly evolving. To that end, this chart provides links to state agency websites, vaccine allocation plans, and other guidance related to the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as basic vaccination plan phases.more

01/15/2021

A new lawsuit says an employer used the COVID-induced economic downturn as an opportunity to illegally terminate a longtime employee who complained about allegedly unfair pay practices and other company conduct.more