Health care-related employment laws became a prevalent topic in 2021—the year of the COVID-19 vaccination mandates. States and the federal government continued to adopt differing approaches on mandates affecting different...more
The impact of COVID-19 on the health care industry can hardly be overstated. Numerous important employment law developments occurred in 2020 related to COVID-19 that impacted the industry, including guidance on mandatory...more
2/16/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Liability ,
Public Health ,
Racial Bias ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Telemedicine ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage-Fixing ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
2019 brought continuing changes to employment law issues affecting the health care industry. The following Alert — prepared by K&L Gates’ collaborative team of employment lawyers dedicated to serving health care industry...more
1/29/2020
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Drug Testing ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Over-Time ,
Physicians ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Violence