South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed into law House Bill 3126, which has implications for public and private employers that continue to require employees in South Carolina to be vaccinated against COVID-19....more
The Fall 2021 edition of the Jackson Lewis Class Action Trends Report looks at the class action risks that arise as employers navigate return-to-work during this precarious stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employee symptom...more
10/5/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Compensation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
GINA ,
Masks ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Religious Exemption ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
Last year presented many challenges, and 2021 offers a fresh start. In this issue of the Class Actions Trends Report we review the most significant developments of 2020 and take a look forward to what a new year and a new...more
2/2/2021
/ 401k ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Biden Administration ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Business Interruption ,
Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Fluctuating Workweek ,
Higher Education Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Code ,
Layoffs ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Ridesharing ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Harassment ,
TCPA ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour
Employers continue to grapple with an ongoing, unprecedented public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its after-effects, which have profoundly disrupted the nation’s economy and U.S. workplaces. In this issue,...more
8/6/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Best Practices ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Class Action ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Furloughs ,
Layoffs ,
No-Poaching ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Telecommuting ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Workplace Safety