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Home > 2020 > August > Archives for 6th

Archives for August 6, 2020

Maryland Expands Face Covering Requirement, Unemployment Benefits, Issues Travel Advisory

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: Maryland

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has issued a new Executive Order (EO) requiring all people older than five to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces and outdoors where social distancing is not possible. 

Class Action Trends Report Summer 2020

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: Class Actions - General

Employers continue to grapple with an ongoing, unprecedented public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its after-effects, which have profoundly disrupted the nation’s economy and U.S. workplaces.

EEOC Issues Guidance on Opioid Addiction in Employment

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - EEOC, HR - Drugs & Alcohol

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two technical assistance documents on August 5, 2020, addressing accommodation issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for employees who use opioid medications or may be addicted to opioids.

Brian McDermott Discusses Jackson Lewis’ Ranking in 2020 “Best Places to Work in Indiana”

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: Law Firm News

Brian McDermott discusses the firm’s Indianapolis office being honored in the Indiana Chamber’s 2020 “Best Places to Work in Indiana” report in “Getting to Know Jackson Lewis – National Player; Small Firm Feel,” published by BizVoice Magazine.

Nadine Abrahams and Jeffrey Keiper Spotlighted for Recent Elevations

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: Law Firm News

Nadine Abrahams and Jeffrey Keiper are spotlighted for their respective elevations to Office Managing Principal in the firm’s Chicago office and Office Litigation Manager in Cleveland in “Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q2,” published by Law360.

Melanie Paul Discusses Litigation Risks of Reopening Schools

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: Law Firm News

Melanie Paul discusses the increased litigation risks associated with reopening public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic in “Campus Workers Fear Contagion as Colleges Seek Legal Immunity,” published by Bloomberg Law.

Allison Vasquez Saunders Named FordHarrison’s Los Angeles Managing Partner

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Ford Harrison Category: Law Firm News

FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Allison Vasquez Saunders was named the firm’s Los Angeles Office Managing Partner.

Massachusetts Department of Paid Family and Medical Leave Releases Final Regulations

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Littler Category: Massachusetts - General

Following a truncated period of public comment and hearings, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (Department) released the final regulations under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (PFML), effective July 24, 2020.  Beginning on January 1, 2021, all private Massachusetts employers

New Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Charging Process Requires Immediate Employer Action

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Littler Category: Wisconsin - General

In mid-April, the Wisconsin legislature enacted Act 185, making a host of changes to the state unemployment insurance (UI) program.  One particularly helpful change for Wisconsin employers ensured that the cost of initial UI benefit claims filed for weeks after March 12, 2020 and before December 31, 2020 would

Michigan Governor Directs Robust Enforcement of COVID-19 Executive Orders

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Littler Category: Michigan

Governor Whitmer continues to issue social distancing-related executive orders to combat the rise of COVID-19 cases in Michigan.

National Biometric Information Privacy Act, Proposed by Sens. Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: HR - COVID, Coronavirus

Whether it is facial recognition technology being used in connection with COVID-19 screening tools and in law enforcement, continued use of fingerprint-based time management systems, or the use of various biometric identifiers for physical security and access management, applications involving biometric identifiers and information in the public and private sectors

Protections Under Title VII

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Littler Category: Sex Discrimination - Orientation And Identity

In this first of a series of podcasts, San Francisco Littler attorneys Julie Stockton and Courtney Chambers explain Bostock v. Clayton County, the U.S. Supreme Court decision recognizing protections for gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as well as outline immediate next

Delaware Court Upholds Denial of Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Medical Marijuana Costs

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: Delaware

The compensability of medical marijuana costs for a workers’ compensation claim turns on an individualized inquiry of whether such treatment is reasonable and necessary, and not whether the use of medical marijuana is permissible under state law, according to the Delaware Superior Court.  Nobles-Roark v. Back Burner, Case No. N19A-11-001

‘Schrems II’ and Transfers of HR Data: Action Steps for US Multinationals

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Littler Category: Law Firm News

Philip Gordon, Zoe Argento and Kwabena Appenteng urge multinational employers to take short- and long-term steps. 

National Association of Privacy Professionals

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Survey Finds Employers in Florida, Nation Concerned with Safety, Remote Work Accommodations and Liability as They Reopen Workplaces Amid COVID-19

Posted: August 6, 2020 | Littler Category: Law Firm News

Kimberly Doud and Nancy Johnson explore the survey findings and the situation in Florida.

Association of Corporate Counsel

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