Labor & Employment partner David Burton outlines key questions that employers should ask themselves prior to conducting a reduction in force, including:
“Will my decision have a disparate impact on various protected...more
7/20/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Protected Class ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
WARN Act
Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (“VDOLI”) had seemingly looked towards OSHA and the CDC for direction on how employers should deal with COVID-19. VDOLI’s stance changed...more
As more states and localities begin to open up commercial activities, federal agencies and state and local governments are encouraging and, in some places, requiring employers to develop and implement a comprehensive...more
Many employers are making the difficult decision to place employees on a temporary furlough or to implement more permanent layoffs or a reduction-in-force. Employers should be aware of the impact these actions have on the...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on April 13, 2020, announced an Interim Enforcement Response Plan (Plan) for the coronavirus pandemic. The Plan gives compliance officers...more
While the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) were created to provide economic relief to businesses and individuals impacted by the COVID-19...more
4/13/2020
/ C-Suite Executives ,
CARES Act ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Compensation ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Webinars
Williams Mullen attorneys continue to monitor the impact that COVID-19 pandemic-related legislation will have on employers. We have created the following chart summarizing the employment and employee benefit provisions under...more
This webinar, which is part of a series organized by the Hampton Roads Business Recovery Taskforce, will address COVID-19 employment and employee benefits law considerations....more
The Senate has passed a third COVID-19 relief bill. The House is expected to pass the act on Friday, March 27, and the President has announced that he will sign it once passed by the House....more
Responding to the developing coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) on March 18, 2020. The legislation creates expanded employee...more
A five-part seminar series that will provide Hampton Roads businesses with ideas on how they can be more profitable and reduce risk in 2020.
This presentation will include a discussion on strategic actions and decisions...more
10/25/2019
/ Business Development ,
Business Strategies ,
Cannabis Products ,
Corporate Executives ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Events ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Risk Management
A stark break with precedent for the National Labor Relations Board, first signaled by the Republican-appointed General Counsel Peter Robb two weeks ago in an advice memorandum (GC 18-02), came to fruition this week. With a...more
On April 15, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board’s “ambush election” rules became effective, and going forward any representation petitions filed by unions will be subject to the new rules, which drastically expedite the...more
In recent years, employment attorneys and HR professionals have been anxiously discussing a series of lawsuits addressing when employers must afford light duty work to pregnant employees. In the past, courts generally held...more
In a reversal of its Bush-era decision, a divided National Labor Relations Board has ruled that employees generally have a right to use their employer’s email systems for union organizing and other protected purposes....more
On June 26, 2014, the United States Supreme Court ruled that President Obama’s purported “recess” appointments of three National Labor Relations Board members was an invalid exercise of executive power. The decision has...more
In recent years, employers have faced increased, and increasingly expensive, class action litigation from current and former employees. In response, many employers have turned to arbitration agreements with class-action...more