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At-Will Employment Coronavirus/COVID-19

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Employer Justified in Terminating Manager Over Disparaging Mask Mandate Comments

Litigation over employment issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic is finally reaching the trial and appellate courts. This week, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit from a warehouse manager...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Louisiana Supreme Court Holds The Employment-At-Will Doctrine Dictates That Private Employers May Mandate Employees Get Vaccinated

On January 7, 2022—the same day the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments concerning the OSHA workplace vaccine mandate—the Louisiana Supreme Court (“LA Supreme Court” or the “Court”) upheld a private...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Motion Dismissed: At-Will Employee, Laid-Off During COVID-19 Shutdown, Cannot Recover Commissions

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Relying on the parties’ written employment agreement and compensation plans, a California federal district court held that an at-will employee who was laid off due to COVID-19 could not recover commissions that were not fully...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Houston Methodist Hospital Loses 153 Employees Over Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

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Approximately ten days after the first federal court decision in the country about mandatory-COVID-19 vaccinations by an employer, Bridges v. Houston Methodist Hospital (the “Hospital”), 153 of the Hospital’s employees were...more

Epstein Becker & Green

International Challenges to Dismissing Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Outside of the United States, terminating employees can be difficult even in “normal” times. The concept of “at-will” employment is uniquely American, and generally, employers in non-US jurisdictions only may terminate...more

Fisher Phillips

The Virtues And Vices Of Voluntary Attendance Policies In The COVID-19 Era

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employers to scramble to find novel responses to new workplace challenges, and one such innovation has been the recent rise in voluntary attendance policies. Although these policies often...more

Lewitt Hackman

Compelling Employees to Appear for Work During a Pandemic

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Employers are faced with unique challenges with the appearance of COVID-19. While many employers are transitioning their workforce to remote platforms, many essential businesses (such as grocery stores, laundromats, and...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

A WARNing for Employers: When Conducting Layoffs, Know This Law

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The coronavirus pandemic has already had a massive impact on businesses. Many companies have announced layoffs, furloughs, or unpaid leaves of absence....more

Cozen O'Connor

Employment Law Now IV-55 – Six Significant Developments to be On Your Radar

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Today’s episode looks at 6 key developments that every company should be thinking about: Coronavirus preparedness, the elimination of “at will”, post-shift security check compensation, a win for salary history bans,...more

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