Seyfarth Synopsis: For more than twelve years, there have been efforts in Congress to limit the scope of mandatory employment arbitration agreements to exclude sexual harassment and sexual assault claims. Following the “Me...more
The much-anticipated OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) posted this morning, November 4, 2021, for public inspection. The ETS...more
On Friday, October 1, 2021, a full week ahead of its October 8 deadline, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council” or “Council”) issued a Federal Acquisitions Regulation (“FAR”) deviation contract clause that...more
On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced its COVID-19 Action Plan, titled the “Path Out of the Pandemic.” The Plan’s six pillars are: Of particular interest to employers is the first pillar. To “vaccinate...more
9/14/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Powerful economic, societal, and technological drivers are reshaping work at a dramatic pace. The pandemic has only accelerated the pace of change....more
Over the last week, the Department of Labor released a quartet of summary letters, UI No. 14-20, UI No. 15-20, UI No. 16-20, and UI No. 17-20 interpreting the unemployment compensation provisions under the Coronavirus Aid,...more
4/13/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Guidance Update ,
Paid Leave ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Unions
On Thursday, March 12, Seyfarth issued a flash survey to our clients to get a pulse on employer reactions and benchmark their responses to the COVID-19 crisis. The questions covered a broad range of employer issues raised by...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, August 9, 2019, Governor J. B. Pritzker signed a wide-ranging bill that, among other things, encompasses the Workplace Transparency Act. The Act, which will impact nearly every employer in...more
8/14/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Contract Terms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Hostile Environment ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transparency
Seyfarth Synopsis: Congress has once again proposed legislation that would seek to ban mandatory workplace arbitration of employment claims, despite a string of United States Supreme Court decisions upholding arbitration and...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In one of the most significant employment cases in memory, a sharply divided United States Supreme Court held today that employers may require employees, as a condition of employment, to enter into...more
5/21/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employment Litigation ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS
Seyfarth Synopsis: The NLRB has withdrawn the significant concession it offered at oral argument on the nature of the NLRA rights it seeks to assert in the face of employers’ mandatory arbitration programs....more
10/4/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following oral argument, employers should be cautiously optimistic that the Supreme Court will allow mandatory arbitration programs containing waivers of the ability to bring collective and class actions....more
10/4/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Contract ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
NLRA ,
NLRB
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first argument of the first day of its new term, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in three cases presenting the issue of whether an employer may require employees to enter into...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether workplace arbitration agreements containing class and collective action waivers are enforceable under the FAA, notwithstanding the provisions of the NLRA....more
1/18/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms