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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Where do the presidents rank on employment law?

In other words, which presidents can we -- ahem -- blame? George and Abe say, "Don't look at us." Just kidding. In honor of President's Day, I thought it might be fun to review which presidents were responsible for the...more

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Can Employers Follow CDC’s “Vaccination or Mask” Rule?

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Employers subject to state-level COVID-19 workplace safety standards are wondering what the CDC’s recent “vax or mask” rule means for them. Virginia, for example, is one of a handful of states with a state-level workplace...more

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Key Employment Issues Facing Employers in the Automotive Industry

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Automotive companies faced unprecedented challenges in 2020. In the coming year, these challenges will continue as companies navigate the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, related leave/quarantine issues and new challenges...more

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COVID-19 Pandemic New Year: What Employers Should Know

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The country begins the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic with optimism because of three Emergency Use Authorization vaccines and President Joe Biden’s direction that all states make all adults eligible for vaccination by...more

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COVID-19–Related Employment Litigation: How It Started...How It’s Going

Over 2,500 COVID-19–related employment lawsuits were filed in the United States in 2020. Ogletree Deakins’ Interactive COVID-19 Litigation Tracker highlights the industries impacted, locations, and types of claims in these...more

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The COVID-19 Vaccine Is Here - Can Employers Mandate Immunization?

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COVID-19 vaccines are finally here. The rollout has begun in healthcare settings across the nation. However, despite broad support for the vaccines and their near-universal endorsement by the medical community, many...more

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Vault Your Business Out of the Pandemic: Three Employment Topics to Keep an Eye On

Your business and employees have just experienced an extraordinary year. We have learned new ways of working, embraced new technology, and incorporated many new legal requirements, but most importantly, we have persevered....more

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The FFCRA Will Soon Expire, but Protections for Arizona Employees Remain in the Wake of COVID-19

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) became effective in April 2020 and will expire on January 1, 2021. The FFCRA requires employers with 500 or fewer employee to provide up to eighty hours of paid sick leave...more

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Mandatory COVID Vaccines? Not So fast.

Employers, proceed with caution. The New York Times published an essay on Saturday in which the writer asserted, as a blanket statement, that employers may mandate vaccinations as a condition of employment. This is simply...more

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COVID-19 Related Litigation Surges: What Employers Can Do To Minimize Exposure

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The much-anticipated surge of COVID-19 pandemic-related litigation has begun. As the pandemic continues to lay siege to the United States economy, claimants’ lawyers and government agencies have begun setting their sights on...more

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Beware of the Top 5 Employment Law Risks Due to COVID-19

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As employers struggle to continue their operations under the “new normal” of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are already seeing a number of lawsuits stemming from the pandemic.  The following is a summary of the key issues that are...more

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Class Action Trends Report Summer 2020

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Employers continue to grapple with an ongoing, unprecedented public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its after-effects, which have profoundly disrupted the nation’s economy and U.S. workplaces. In this issue,...more

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US COVID-19: Risky Business – Navigating Workplace Issues Involving High Risk Employees

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As states across the country see spikes in COVID-19 cases, employers continue to wrestle with how to handle “high risk” employees, i.e., employees who are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.  Guidance from...more

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Everything Employers and Employees Need to Know When an Employee Feels Unsafe Returning to Work Due to COVID

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Many employees are concerned about returning to work due to COVID-19. Employers need to be prepared for their employee’s requests. They will want to treat their employees fairly and also minimize their liability. There are...more

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When Home = Work: New DOL Guidance on Managing Your Remote Workforce

On Monday, July 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor published additional guidance, addressing questions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the Family and Medical Leave Act...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Resuming Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance for Employers

After the flurry of layoffs, stay-at-home orders, furloughs, and considerable new government regulation, many employers are now looking at planning for the eventual resumption of “regular” business. Such planning requires...more

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Re-Opening Checklist for Employers

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It’s time to “re-open” and get back to “normal.” The only problem is that normal looks a whole lot different than what it was, and this new normal is fraught with uncertainty, legal risks, financial problems, and ethical...more

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Avoiding Potential Workplace Claims Arising from Reopening of Businesses

As employers contemplate or commence reopening, they should be cognizant of potential workplace claims which are likely to escalate in the COVID-19 era....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Preparing for COVID-19 Whistleblower and Retaliation Claims

It is a virtual certainty that lawsuits from employees will increase, and likely with emphasis on whistleblower and retaliation claims as states reopen and more employees return to work. Employers need to think ahead and be...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Considerations for Returning to Workplaces in the Wake of COVID-19

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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

COVID-19: Employer Considerations for Returning Employees to Onsite Work

Employers who plan to resume business operations and return employees to the physical workplace after the relaxation of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders must consider how to best balance the reopening of their businesses with the...more

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Considerations for Employers During the "Re-Opening" Phase

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As government officials are loosening the shelter in place orders and allowing businesses to re-open while COVID-19 is still present, employers are faced with critical decisions as to how to re-open for business and do so...more

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Reimagining the World of Work Due to COVID-19

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As coronavirus infections begin to abate in some parts of the United States, employers are contemplating how to safely and efficiently return to work. It will not be easy. In the absence of adequate testing and other...more

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Reopening the Economy in the Midst of COVID-19: What Happens If an Employee Refuses to Return to Work?

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With initial rumblings about “reopening the economy,” employers are understandably concerned about what exactly that might look like. Frankly, everyone—including the U.S. workforce—is concerned. For that reason, one of the...more

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COVID-19 Client Primer | National Employment Law Series: Guidance on Employment Law Changes

Changes and Guidance in the National Employment Sphere - As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to increase, national employers across the country are moving to remote-work models or suspending work...more

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