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HSB Economic Development Update - June 2022

The HSB Economic Development team published their June 2022 news update, highlighting the following topics: Big Changes to South Carolina Property Taxes and Incentives- The big political news in South Carolina this June...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Harassment Prevention Tweaks For Our Weird Times

What should employers be watching for? Since COVID hit in full force in March 2020, many employees started working from home and having work-related discussions -- and even parties -- via videoconference. Now that people...more

King & Spalding

COVID-19 Survey Results – What our Clients are Doing to Support Working Parents and Carers

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A huge thank you to all those who participated in our survey earlier this month on how your workplace has responded to the unique challenges presented by the pandemic for working parents and carers. As promised, we report...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Remote Work Checklist for Employers

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With the health outlook uncertain and the vaccination process months away from completion, many companies that shifted to remote work environments during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic still have employees working...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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COVID-19: What has changed for employers since March?

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The short answer is that a lot has changed since March. Employers and HR professionals have had to grapple with perhaps the most sudden and unexpected changes to employment law seen for many years. Furlough, working from...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Class Action Trends Report Fall 2020

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter work lives in profound ways, employers are confronted with additional liability risks. The pandemic has created a wave of litigation that is unlikely to ebb until well after the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

[Virtual Event] Hot Employee Mobility Issues in the COVID-19 Era - November 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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COVID-19 has not only created a plethora of workplace safety, accommodation, and leave issues, it has also created new employee mobility challenges for employers: - How can employers maintain the “trade secret” status of...more

Troutman Pepper

The Effect of COVID-19 on Employee Benefits: Considerations in Italy and the United States

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The United States and Italy have both been, and continue to be, deeply affected by the global coronavirus pandemic. Italy was one of the first countries to be seriously hit, and the national emergency status has recently been...more

Troutman Pepper

Navigating Adapted Operations Advisory Series: Part Three – Bringing Employees Back to the Workplace

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Who Needs to Know - Employers who are reopening (or have already reopened) by bringing employees back to their workplaces. Why It Matters - Bringing a workforce back to the workplace, whether from teleworking,...more

Foley Hoag LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Revises Families First Coronavirus Response Act Regulations

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Responding to a recent New York federal court decision invalidating certain of its regulations interpreting the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Beyond Mere Legal Compliance

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As claims stemming from widespread workforce reductions or failure to comply with the myriad of COVID-19-related leave laws begin to gain full steam, it is clear that an employer’s treatment of its employees — beyond...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Part 26 of “The Restricting Covenant” Series: COVID-19 Edition

The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact employers and their employees’ work activities in a variety of ways. Millions of workers have been terminated, laid off or furloughed. Companies have shifted to remote...more

Dechert LLP

COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact – How to deal with employees who need to quarantine following a trip abroad

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Since 26 July and 31 July 2020, travellers returning to the UK from Spain (including the Canary and Balearic Islands) and Luxembourg respectively have been required to quarantine for 14 days. If cases of Covid-19 spike across...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

McAfee & Taft

COVID-19: Round-up of recent DOL guidance and developments

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The effect of furloughs on FFCRA leave - Due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers have had to make the difficult decision to furlough members of their workforce. A furlough is not a layoff or...more

Fisher Phillips

What Employers Need To Know About DOL’s New Guidance On Return-To-Work, Remote Work, And Wage And Hour Issues

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The Department of Labor issued several sets of new guidance materials to employers as return-to-work, remote work, and wage and hour issues remain hot – and sometimes confusing – topics. The agency recognizes that the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

More FFCRA FAQs From The DOL!

FYI! Read ASAP! The U.S. Department of Labor has added to its long list of Frequently Asked Questions related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The new material (FAQs 94-97) is not earth-shattering, and I...more

Nossaman LLP

[Webinar] Back to Business: An HR Roadmap for Life After Lockdown - July 9th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PT

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Now that COVID-19 lockdown orders in most areas across the country are lifting, employers are beginning to reopen their workplaces. As employees return to work, and customers and contractors are allowed back into businesses,...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] Employment Laws: Understanding Your Rights and Obligations as a Cannabis Employer - June 16th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

Cannabis businesses are subject to both state and federal employment laws and regulations. The past few months have brought a landslide of new legislation, guidance, and orders from our federal, state and local governments...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

“But I Don’t Want To Come Back To The Office!”

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As employers ask employees who have been furloughed or who have been teleworking to return to the office, they may encounter some resistance from some workers who don’t want to come back. Here are some of the reasons that...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Inoculating Against Wage and Hour Class Litigation Related to COVID-19

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, companies should focus in the first instance on health and safety issues for workers, customers, and the public at large during a pandemic, but they cannot lose sight of the wage and hour risks...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Lifting the Lockdown: Returning to the Workplace Under the UK Government’s Recovery Plan and Safe Working Guidance

On 11 May 2020, the UK government published its COVID-19 Recovery Plan that sets out its proposal to exit the COVID-19 lockdown. Under the Recovery Plan, employees who can work from home should continue to do so, however...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] California Reopening: Returning to the Workplace & Employment-Related Issues - May 13th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

This program will be a multi-speaker discussion on some of the upcoming challenges employers face as they transition their work forces back into California workplaces....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Webinar] Managing the Modern Workplace Through COVID-19 - May 21st, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT

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Join Vinson & Elkins' Labor & Employment Counsel for a CLE program tailored to address the legal challenges employers are currently facing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will also discuss how to navigate the...more

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