Introduction Over a year and a half since the pandemic first started to take its toll on the health and welfare of individuals and the economy, the country is still reeling and struggling to recover. Some employers and...more
9/7/2021
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommuting ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations
On December 17, 2019, in a 3-1 decision split along party lines, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) restored to employers the right to restrict employees from using company email systems for nonbusiness purposes. The...more
12/19/2019
/ Caesars ,
Electronic Communications ,
Email ,
Email Policies ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Information Technology ,
Labor Regulations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Protected Activity ,
Purple Communications ,
Reversal ,
Section 7 ,
Statement of Opinion ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
Public discourse on “healthcare” has focused primarily on health insurance and the significant changes made by the Affordable Care Act. But what about the providers of healthcare—the doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmaceutical...more
7/12/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Home Health Care ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Section 7 ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Whistleblowers ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Safety
Public discourse on "healthcare" has focused primarily on health insurance and the significant changes made by the Affordable Care Act. But what about the providers of healthcare—the doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmaceutical...more
4/12/2016
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Ban the Box ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Discrimination ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Harassment ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
On August 3, 2015, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced the release of a new outreach and education poster, "Opening Doors of Opportunity for All Workers." The poster was developed based on...more