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Senators to Introduce Additional Federal Legislation Regarding Collegiate Student-Athletes
For the second time in a little more than a month, Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker have announced plans to […]
EEOC Issues New Workplace Guidance On Opioid Use And Reasonable Accommodation Considerations
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released two new technical assistance documents that address issues concerning the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act […]
FP Chart Guides Employers Through Common COVID-19 Return-To-Work Scenarios
Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published guidelines to help employers navigate the many different return-to-work scenarios presented by COVID-19, it is […]
Trump Signs Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order
Over the weekend, President Trump signed an executive order purporting to defer the payment of the employee’s share of the Social Security portion of FICA […]
Top Five Labor Law Developments for July 2020
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) modified its standard for determining whether an employer may lawfully discipline an employee for abusive or offensive statements and […]
DHS Blocked From Enforcing New Public Charge Rule During COVID-19 Pandemic
On July 29, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an injunction immediately blocking the U.S. Department of Homeland […]
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Puerto Rico Working Mothers Act Amended to Provide Additional Adoption Leave for Working Mothers
On August 8, 2020, Wanda Vázquez Garced signed into law an amendment to the Puerto Rico Working Mothers Act. Under the amendment, adoption leave benefits […]
The Challenges and Risks When Private Employers Regulate Employees’ Off-Duty Conduct in California
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San Francisco Superior Court Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Requiring Uber and Lyft to Re-Classify Independent Contractors as Employees
Introduction: On May 12, 2020, we reported on a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the city attorneys of San Francisco, Los Angeles, […]
Suffolk County, NY Bans Hairstyle and Religious Garment Discrimination
Effective July 23, 2020, Suffolk County, New York amended its Human Rights Law to ban race and religious discrimination based on hairstyle, hair texture, and […]
How COVID-19 Impacts Employee Handbooks in New Jersey
In their article for New Jersey Business Magazine, Alvaro Hasani and Alyssa Musmanno break down the changes that employers in the Garden State should make […]
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