With the election drawing near, questions about voting leave laws are becoming more frequent. Employers must understand a patchwork of state laws that regulate voting leave, political speech in the workplace, and related...more
10/24/2024
/ Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Elections ,
Labor Regulations ,
Presidential Elections ,
State and Local Government ,
State Elections ,
State Labor Laws ,
Voting Leave ,
Voting Rights ,
Wage and Hour
Tropical Storm Helene is projected to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast as a major hurricane later this week, and evacuations are already underway in parts of the state. Employers are likely to face inevitable workplace safety risks...more
As of August 8, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has received more than 5,558 whistleblower complaints related to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic (and State Plans have received an...more
8/12/2021
/ Administrative Complaints ,
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
OSHA ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
On November 21, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution (HR) 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, in a 251-158 vote.
HR 1309 would direct the...more