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Archives for December 14, 2020
Workforce Preferences Will Drive the New Office Model
Company after company is weighing competing forces as they try to decide whether they will reduce their office space post-pandemic.
United Auto Workers union settles corruption probe with Justice Department
Federal prosecutors Monday announced a proposed civil settlement with the United Auto Workers regarding a multiyear corruption probe.
Hospitals scramble to prioritize Covid vaccine for their workers. Who gets them first?
Hospitals have been grappling with how to distribute the first scarce shots. Their plans vary broadly.
Employee Vaccination Requirements: Give It a Shot
Mandatory vaccination is a controversial issue. In the absence of a government mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccination, employers will be faced with a decision: Could they, and should they, impose a COVID-19 vaccination mandate on their employees?
Corner Condos Replacing Corner Offices As Status Symbol
Back in the day, moving up to the corner office was a sure sign you’d made it.
‘I’m not wearing any pants.’ What to do about virtual harassment
“I’m not wearing any pants…” Quarantine joke, or sexual harassment?
Former Aide Accuses Cuomo of Sexual Harassment
Lindsey Boylan, who is now running for Manhattan borough president, said the governor would often discuss her physical appearance when she worked for him.
Trump’s EEOC Chair Circulates Rule That Would Slow Bias Suits
The leader of the U.S. workplace anti-discrimination agency is pursuing a policy shift that could slow litigation against companies long after President-Elect Joe Biden takes office.
Pinterest Settles Gender Discrimination Suit for $22.5 Million
The suit had been brought by Françoise Brougher, Pinterest’s former chief operating officer, who said she was fired after speaking up about mistreatment.
New Jersey State, Local COVID-19 Executive Orders Pose Challenges for Businesses
New Jersey has implemented a number of measures in an effort to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, including extending the public health emergency, further restricting dining and bar operations, reducing capacity at gatherings (indoor and outdoor), and pausing most sports activities, among others, in the last month.
Four Ways Manufacturing Employers Can Reduce Risk of Class Action Litigation
While most employers’ collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) require that class action grievances be submitted to an arbitrator for adjudication, employers in the manufacturing industry may want to consider extra precautions as special issues exist when employing large groups of employees working under the same conditions and schedules and in the same workspaces.
Amid Surging COVID-19 Cases, Massachusetts Rolls Back Business Reopening, Mass Gatherings Orders
Citing significant increases in confirmed COVID-19 cases, positive COVID-19 tests, and hospitalizations for COVID-19, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has issued orders rolling back Massachusetts business reopenings and further limiting mass gatherings. These orders go into effect on December 13, 2020.
U.S. Supreme Court: State Law Regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers is Not Preempted by ERISA
An Arkansas law regulating pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBMs) generic drug reimbursement rates, and affecting the cost of prescription drugs provided under ERISA-governed benefit plans and the administration of those plans, is not preempted by ERISA, the U.S. Supreme Court has held unanimously. Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, No. 18-540, 2020 U.S. LEXIS 5988 (Dec. 10, 2020).
Jackson Lewis Names Lara Hamm Chief Communications Officer
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Lara Hamm has been appointed as the firm’s first Chief Communication Officer. As Chief Communications Officer, Lara is responsible for Jackson Lewis’ firmwide internal communications and media relations initiatives.