With all of the turmoil surrounding COVID-19 and what rules regulatory agencies can and cannot enforce, don't forget that your Form 300A must be submitted electronically by March 2, 2022. OSHA has highly publicized this March...more
On September 9, 2021, President Biden unveiled his Path Out of the Pandemic COVID-19 Action Plan (the Path Out Plan or Plan). To date, there are over 175 million fully vaccinated Americans. The President's Path Out Plan...more
On Friday, August 13, 2021, OSHA updated its Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace. In this August 13 update, OSHA adopted the July 27, 2021 CDC public health recommendations for fully...more
In keeping with the Biden administration's focus on increased Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement efforts, OSHA recently issued updated guidance on COVID-19-related inspections. On July 7, 2021,...more
On June 10, 2021, OSHA announced the long-awaited issuance of a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), applicable only to the health care industry. OSHA has proposed only nine emergency rules in the past 40 years....more
On March 15, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Withdrawal in the Federal Register withdrawing the proposed rule related to undergraduate and graduate student employment classification (the...more
For employers still working to manage COVID-19 in the workplace, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has provided some guidelines to help strengthen your policies and procedures. The guidance, Protecting...more
You've probably heard the old axiom that employees are a company's most valuable asset. That statement bears some truth – a 2018 report by the Work Institute estimates that employers paid $600 billion in turnover costs. With...more
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As you prepare to begin your summer internship, it’s extremely important to stay visible among your peers, despite the fact that almost all of us are working from home with little to no...more
If you manage employees or regularly practice or advise in the area of employment law, you know one of the primary rules in the playbook: document, document, document. In the employment-law world, we regularly rely on data...more
In the fallout of American Apparel's planned Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the clothing manufacturer warned almost 3,500 employees in its California locations that they may be laid off come the first of the year. Documents published...more
Where's the line between an intern and an employee? If you think that's an easy question, consider this: the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) defines "employ" broadly as to "suffer or permit to work." So, who's to say that...more
In the latest development in the National Labor Relations Board's ongoing efforts to redefine joint employer status, the board has determined that an employer (whether franchisee or franchisor) can be named a joint employer...more