Host Leigh Tyson interviews Jon Yarbrough about what happened in 2021 in labor and employment law (spoiler alert: a lot!) and what we can expect in 2022....more
2/23/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Interactive Process ,
Joint Employers ,
LGBTQ ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Out-of-State Employees ,
Remote Working ,
Tipped Employees ,
Transgender ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
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