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Religious Discrimination Case Over Vaccine Mandate Revived in First Circuit

The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed dismissal of a Title VII religious discrimination claim filed by a hospital employee who was terminated for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine....more

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Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Confirms Employment Contract Frustrated by Employee’s Refusal to Comply With COVID-19 Vaccination...

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In Croke v. VuPoint System Ltd., 2024 ONCA 354, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) upheld the Superior Court of Justice – Ontario (SCJ)’s summary judgment decision that an employee’s refusal to comply with their employer’s...more

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Canadian court upholds termination of unvaccinated worker

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The Ontario Court of Appeal recently held that an employee’s failure to meet COVID-19 vaccination requirements imposed by a third party amounted to frustration of the employment contract. As a result, there was no obligation...more

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The Employment Law Reporter: Winter 2024

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Here is what we cover in this issue of The Employment Law Reporter: •A federal district court in New York has dismissed employment discrimination claims brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and...more

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Alberta, Canada Court Holds Placing Employee on Unpaid Leave for Failure to Comply with Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy is...

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In Van Hee v Glenmore Inn Holdings Ltd., 2023 ABCJ 244 (Glenmore), the Alberta Court of Justice found that an employer’s mandatory vaccination policy was a reasonable, justified and lawful response to the extraordinary...more

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Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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Ontario, Canada Arbitrator Upholds Reasonableness of Hospital Vaccination Policy Providing for Employment Termination of...

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An arbitrator recently issued the first award in Ontario to address and uphold the reasonableness of a hospital vaccination policy that provides for the termination of employment for non-compliance.  In Lakeridge Health and...more

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Court Provides Guidance Regarding Employer Vaccine Mandates

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a published decision, a California Court of Appeal has ruled that a hospital’s decision to terminate an employee for failing to comply with its flu vaccine mandate did not violate California’s Fair...more

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Smucker’s Vax Mandate Stands, Federal Court of Appeals Hands Broad Win to Federal Contractors

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Private companies doing business with the federal government won a major COVID-19-related victory recently when the Sixth Circuit held in Ciraci v. J.M. Smucker’s Co. that government contractors are not subject to...more

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OFCCP Week In Review - April 2023 #4

Monday, April 17, 2023: OFCCP Released the First 20,000 EEO-1 Files to The Public - EXCLUSIVE: OFCCP Has Also Proposed A Schedule To Resolve Contractor Objections To Disclosure - The most substantive action pertaining to...more

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Employment Flash - April 2023

In our latest edition of Employment Flash, we examine developments over the past three months, including the NLRB’s ruling regarding employees’ labor law rights in severance agreements, a Supreme Court decision that upheld...more

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Working Wise: 2022 Health Care Employment Law Year in Review

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In this episode, Sarah Carlins and Spencer Hamer discuss employment law and the health care sector. They review highlights from 2022, as well as developments that will impact employment law and the health care sector in 2023,...more

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Health Care Triage: 2022 Health Care Employment Law Year in Review

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In this episode, Sarah Carlins and Spencer Hamer discuss employment law and the health care sector. They review highlights from 2022, as well as developments that will impact employment law and the health care sector in 2023,...more

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Utah Enacts Law Restricting Use of Vaccination or Immunity Status in Employment Decisions

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The Utah legislature recently passed H.B. 131, which prohibits employers, government entities, and places of public accommodation from using an individual’s immunity status as a restriction. Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox...more

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Ontario, Canada Court Finds Employment Contract Frustrated by Employee’s Refusal to Become Vaccinated Against COVID-19

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In Croke v. VuPoint Systems Ltd., 2023 ONSC 1234, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice decided that an employee’s refusal to comply with mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements resulted in the frustration of the parties’...more

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New Laws for New York Employers in a New Year: What You Need to Know as 2023 Unfolds

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After a few years of rapid and expansive change to New York’s workplace laws, involving adjustments to workplace safety, employee pay, benefits, and privacy, there was a noticeable slowdown for the state legislature this past...more

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Extraordinary Times Call for Extraordinary Measures: Unpaid Leave for Non-Compliance with Mandatory Vaccination Policy Not...

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With the decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court in Parmar v Tribe Management Inc. 2022 BCSC 1675 (“Parmar”), Canada has its first judicial decision considering whether placing a non-union employee on unpaid leave of...more

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The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories from October 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2023 - Legal predictions to help you prepare for the coming year in workplace law

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It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we might expect to see in the workplace in the coming year. After all: - At the start of 2020, no one could have predicted COVID-19. - None of us had heard the phrase...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC's LGBTQ+ Guidance Blocked, Employer COVID-19 Update, NYC Prepares for Pay Transparency Law - Employment...

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This week, we look at updates ranging from discrimination issues and COVID-19 guidance to local pay transparency law compliance. Federal Judge Blocks EEOC's LGBTQ+ Guidance The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s June...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: September 2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

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SCOTUS Review: 8 Key Rulings from Last Term that Impact the Workplace and 3 Issues We’re Watching

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Many employers looked to the Supreme Court last term for clarity in cases with a significant impact on the workplace. The justices continued to shape the employment law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

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Employment Law Now VI-116-Top 10 Employment Issues To Consider For The Summer Kick-Off

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As we approach the unofficial start to Summer 2022, today's new episode addresses the 10 issues that should be on the radar of all employers....more

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#WorkforceWednesday: CA COVID-19 Policies Get Updates, NYC Pay Transparency Law Postponed, DOL Targets Worker Retaliation -...

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This week, we look at updated regulations in California and New York City and at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). California Employers Update COVID-19 Policies California employers are implementing updated COVID-19...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: NYC Pay Transparency Law, Florida Diversity Training, and Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS - Employment Law This Week®

This week, we’re breaking down recent local- and state-level developments impacting compliance for employers. NYC’s Pay Transparency Law Expected to Be Delayed If signed by Mayor Eric Adams, New York City’s pay...more

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