This edition summarizes key employment law issues, including new clarifications of employers’ COBRA obligations and restrictions on noncompete agreements. We also discuss New York’s new conditions for background check...more
9/2/2021
/ COBRA ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Form I-9 ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Regulations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Over-Time ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
As employers look to bring their workforces back to the workplace, they face a range of new guidance, regulations, statutes and orders issued by federal, state and local governments and agencies. Employers will need to assess...more
5/5/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EFMLA ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EPSLA ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Testing ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Sick Employees ,
Social Distancing ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Workplace Decontamination ,
Workplace Safety
On March 27, 2020, Congress approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to provide financial assistance to individuals and businesses, which in aggregate greatly exceeds the financial package...more
3/31/2020
/ Airlines ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
CARES Act ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Community Banks ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Grants ,
Federal Loans ,
Federal Reserve ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Landlords ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
Mortgages ,
National Security ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Property Owners ,
Qualified Immunity ,
Relief Measures ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tenants ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Virus Testing
As employers consider pay equity issues and disclosures, they are closely watching a recent federal district ruling that reinstated an Obama-era rule requiring large employers to collect and annually report wage data by...more
4/24/2019
/ Appeals ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Large Employer ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Obama Administration ,
OMB ,
Order to Lift Stay ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour