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Disability Accommodation and COVID-19: Ten Emerging Issues to Consider

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As we enter the third year of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. businesses are implementing long-delayed return-to-office plans and hoping to establish a new equilibrium.  Public health experts, economists and...more

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2022: The Year Ahead for Employers

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In 2021, the workforce continued adapting to an evolving global pandemic, increasingly consequential social movements and a dramatic shift in employment policy ushered in by a change of leadership at the federal level. ...more

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The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from December 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Vaccine Mandate Requirement, First COVID-19 Remote Work Suit, Whistleblower Awards Top $1 Billion - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we look at significant developments for employers from across the federal government, including at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 16

Vaccine mandates and return-to-work scenarios seem to be the hot topics of the day, and with all hot topics, along comes litigation. Along with litigation, comes serious discussions by employers and organizations about how...more

McGlinchey Stafford

[Webinar] Delta Deja Vu - What do we need to do now? - August 26th, 11:00 am CT

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The Delta variant of COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on businesses nationwide. Clients are contacting us daily with urgent questions as to how to deal with Delta and its impact on operations. As we ride the Delta wave, we...more

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How Do You Define Workplace? Survey Report

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The pandemic has created an inflection point unlike any we have experienced in our lifetime — one that will redefine the workplace. Our Spring 2021 remote and return-to-the-workplace survey shares insights from more than 400...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

No-Mask Vax FAQs

Can employers breathe easy now? Last Saturday, I went to the supermarket and did my weekly grocery shopping without a mask. It was glorious! And completely legal! But employers may not be as elated as I am, now that...more

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Now that the 55% Threshold has been Met – What This Really Means for Michigan Businesses

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Michigan has hit the 55% target of vaccinated individuals receiving at least a single vaccination dose, and this means that office work may resume effective Monday, May 24, 2021. vPractically, what does this mean for...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Responding to Accommodation Requests From Unvaccinated Employees

As more businesses move toward ending remote working arrangements, we have had a number of questions from clients with regard to employee requests to continue working from home for medical reasons. The employees cite a...more

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April 2021: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Opening For Business? Your Return-To-Work Policies Answered

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As vaccine distribution becomes widespread, and employees begin to return to work, we continue to field questions related to return-to-office plans in a post pandemic world. We previously compiled a list of FAQs, addressing...more

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Best Practices for Returning to Work in a Vaccinated World

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For more than a year, the world has reacted to and adjusted for COVID-19. Now, with the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines, there is light at the end of the tunnel and individuals and companies can start moving forward and planning...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Morrison & Foerster COVID-19 Policies Poll: Hesitation, Uncertainties, And Challenges Loom For Legal Leaders Over Return To Office

One year after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, more and more employers are discussing the possibility of returning to the office. However, many general counsel and leaders of legal...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Funny You Should Ask: Not So Common Employment Questions

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As more businesses begin to reintegrate employees into their pre-pandemic workplaces, many of our clients have questions regarding return-to-work issues. In this (our first) edition of Funny You Should Ask, we address three...more

White and Williams LLP

Five Steps Employers Should Take In the Second Year Of the COVID-19 Pandemic

For the past year, employers faced unprecedented difficulties as they navigated the twists, turns and ever-present challenges the COVID-19 pandemic dished out. A year later, new challenges face employers. The promise of...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

A Far-Flung Workforce Is The Post-COVID New Normal

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In less than a year, COVID-19 changed nearly everything across the globe. And one of its major impacts was the definition of workplace. In March, the coronavirus pandemic sent U.S. employers scrambling to keep their...more

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2021: The Year Ahead For Employers

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In 2020, COVID-19 collided with a presidential election, forever altering the workplace as we knew it. In 2021 employers are faced with reimagining the employer/employee relationship while simultaneously trying to keep pace...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: 2020 in Review and What's to Come in 2021

It's our first #WorkforceWednesday of 2021! The past year tested our resilience, and COVID-19 forced everyone to think creatively and adapt quickly. Nowhere was that seen more clearly than in the workplace. Workplace Safety...more

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What Does the COVID-19 Vaccine Mean for My Business?

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With the first inoculations of the COVID-19 vaccine making headlines over the past few weeks, employers are starting to plan for the impact this will have on their businesses. The development of a vaccine inspires hope that a...more

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Do I Have to Return to Work During the Pandemic? Massachusetts Federal Court Grants Reprieve to Asthmatic Employee

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It is just a matter of time before most employers will have to decide whether and when it is legally permissible to require their respective workforces to return to the office after months of teleworking during the ongoing...more

Troutman Pepper

Navigating Adapted Operations Advisory Series: Part Four – Continuing or Expanded Telework, Other Staffing Arrangements, and...

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Who Needs to Know - Employers who are reopening (or have already reopened) and bringing employees back to their workplaces – or restructuring their workforces as a result of changing business conditions related to the...more

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More EEOC COVID-19 Guidance: Testing, Screening, Managers, Confidentiality, And Telework

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Since March of this year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released guidance on a near-monthly basis addressing various FAQs concerning COVID-19 issues. The guidance has focused on disability-related...more

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WPI Labor Day Report 2020

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Introduction - Prior Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) Labor Day Reports focused on key employment developments and trends to provide employers with insight on the state of work and what to expect in the coming year....more

Bowditch & Dewey

[Webinar] Legal aspects of returning high-risk employees to work in Massachusetts - September 15th, 10:00 am ET

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Bob Young will be speaking at the webinar, “Legal aspects of returning high-risk employees to work in Massachusetts” hosted by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Panelists will cover a wide range of topics, including: -...more

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