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OFCCP Week In Review - January 2023

Wednesday, November 30, 2022: U.S. IRS & Treasury Department Published Notice on Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship Requirements for Enhanced Tax Benefits Under Inflation Reduction Act - U.S. DOL Wage & Hour Division Seeking...more

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EEOC Issues Updated Guidance Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives Among Other Issues

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On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance regarding employers offering incentives for employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The updated guidance also clarifies issues...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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New Jersey Employers May Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination for Employees

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Employers should ensure they have appropriate policies in place for properly handling confidential medical records. On March 19, 2021, New Jersey adopted guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and...more

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Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Due Date Nears

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As the April 1, 2018 effective date nears, we wanted to take the opportunity to remind Massachusetts employers of their obligations under the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the PWFA), which amends existing Massachusetts...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

MCAD Issues Timely Guidance on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

On February 28, 2018, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination posted on its website four pages of Questions and Answers that supplement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Guidance it posted a few weeks earlier, in...more

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Washington State Enacts Healthy Starts Act, Requires Accommodation for Pregnant Employees Regardless of Disability

The new Washington state Healthy Starts Act requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide accommodations to pregnant employees above and beyond those accommodations required by other available laws, including the...more

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Connecticut and Massachusetts Expand Protections for Pregnant Employees

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Two laws mandating pregnancy accommodations for employees were recently passed. On July 6, 2017, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law “An Act Concerning Pregnant Women in the Workplace” (“Connecticut Act”). The...more

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Massachusetts Enacts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

On July 27, 2017, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, requiring Massachusetts employers to provide pregnant women and new mothers with “reasonable accommodations” for their...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

2015 Check-In — Have you updated your policies and documents?

Earlier this year, we posted a checklist outlining key issues and action items for compliance in 2015. With the first quarter coming to a close, we want to remind you of a few important items from that checklist that required...more

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New Protections for Pregnant Employees Set to Take Effect in the District of Columbia

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Employers in the District of Columbia will soon be required to provide reasonable workplace accommodations to employees whose ability to perform the functions of their positions are limited as a result of pregnancy,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Get Ready! DC’s Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Currently Expected To Take Effect On March 3, 2015

The District of Columbia recently joined twelve other states that have enacted laws requiring employers to accommodate certain limitations associated with pregnancy. The Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the “Act” or...more

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Illinois Employers Will Need To Comply With Several New Laws That Take Effect In 2015

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The Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicant Act: Commonly referred to as the "ban-the-box” law, employers with 15 or more employees cannot consider or inquire into an applicant’s criminal record or history until: (a) the...more

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