In three long-awaited decisions released on June 29-30, the Supreme Court has altered the legal landscape between an employer and its employees. One decision concerning affirmative action and the use of race-based decision...more
7/3/2023
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Bias ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harvard University ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI ,
Title VII ,
USPS
This week, two different sets of guidance were published that impact employers’ COVID-19 policies.
First, on July 27, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance to recommend that...more
7/30/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customers ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Cooper ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
There is no clear guidance on whether employers may treat vaccinated and unvaccinated employees differently. Employers considering changes to their policies that would treat employees differently based on vaccination status,...more
5/17/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Cooper ,
OSHA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On March 8, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance for people who have been vaccinated for COVID-19. (A person becomes “vaccinated” two weeks after receiving the second shot of the...more
Starting Jan. 1, 2021, employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are no longer required to provide employees with COVID-related paid leave, but they may do so in some situations and still...more
12/31/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Family Medical Leave ,
IRS ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Popular ,
Relief Measures ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
Employers who revised their electronic communication policies under the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) Purple Communications standard may want to head back to the drawing board (again) in the new year.
In Caesars...more
1/16/2020
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Casinos ,
Electronic Communications ,
Email ,
Email Policies ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hospitality Industry ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Purple Communications ,
Unions