While employers continue to deal with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re also faced with the economic uncertainty of a probable recession and a tight labor market, among other risks....more
NGE Corporate & Securities partner Michael Gray catches up with Labor & Employment Partner Sonya Rosenberg to discuss the latest developments regarding the vaccine and related mandates. They discuss best practices and...more
Updated OSHA Guidance -
On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its highly anticipated updated guidance as many states in the U.S. begin to “reopen” and lift COVID-19...more
NGE Corporate & Securities partner Michael Gray recently interviewed Labor & Employment partner Sonya Rosenberg on how employers should develop vaccine policies for employees, and how to maintain a safe work environment. ...more
Although the EEOC has issued guidance indicating that generally employers can mandate COVID-19 vaccines (see our prior client alert), many employers are continuing to grapple with the question of whether they should, in fact,...more
On December 16, 2020, on the heels of the FDA providing its emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued its much anticipated guidance...more
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On Friday, May 8, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced via Federal Register notice that it will delay the anticipated opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection, among other data...more
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Illinois’ extended Stay at Home Order, expected to be signed by Governor Pritzker today, contains important provisions for employers, including retailers and businesses maintaining permitted operations in their physical...more
On April 8, the CDC issued a new, relaxed guidance for critical infrastructure workers who have been exposed to a person diagnosed with or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. ...more
Over the past few weeks, we have received many questions from our clients who are conducting essential or minimal operations in their physical workplaces and are struggling with how to best respond in the "gray area" COVID-19...more
On Saturday, March 28, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) posted additional FAQs regarding paid sick and family leave requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). ...more
On March 25, a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package titled the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was unanimously approved by the Senate. The legislation now heads to the House, which is expected...more
Since Congress first began negotiating the "fewer than 500 employees" threshold for the application of the emergency paid family and sick leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), our clients started...more
The surge of jobless claims by 70,000 reported by the Labor Department last week and much higher numbers expected this week indicate that employers are beginning to lay off employees on a massive scale amid the COVID-19...more
On Saturday, March 14, 2020, the House overwhelmingly passed HR 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. In its originally passed form, HR 6201 offered certain paid FMLA leave protections to employees diagnosed or...more