Jennifer Kogos and Maggie Spell, partners in the Labor & Employment Practice Group in the New Orleans office, presented a webinar, “To Mandate or Not To Mandate, That is the Question,” to Netchex and its clients on January 21, 2021. Jennifer and Maggie discussed factors that employers should consider in deciding whether or not to mandate its employees be vaccinated, how vaccination issues may play out in the workplace, accommodation issues, and the areas of potential liability that could arise from requiring the vaccine.
Archives for January 25, 2021
Spell Quoted on 2021 Anticipated Employment Law Changes in BIZ New Orleans
Maggie Spell, a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group in the New Orleans office, was quoted in the BIZ New Orleans article “What are the Top Employment Law Changes for 2021?”
Trump DOL Rides Out on Wave of Nine Opinion Letters
In 2017, then-Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Alexander Acosta, appointed by former President Donald Trump, announced the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) would be reviving the practice of issuing Opinion Letters, seeking to “provide clarity that helps increase compliance to the benefit of all.”
Labor Board Approves Carefully Crafted Social Media Policies
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has reversed the decision of an administrative law judge (ALJ) and held lawful an employer’s social media policy prohibiting disparagement of the company and others, “inappropriate communications,” disclosing confidential information, posting photos of coworkers, or using the company logo to denigrate people or causes. Medic Ambulance Service, 370 NLRB No. 65 (Jan. 4, 2021).
Biden Starts Swiftly With Changes at Labor Board
Minutes following his swearing in, President Joe Biden demanded that Peter Robb resign his post as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Biden to Seek Expanded Authority to Promulgate Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19
Rarely have presidential candidates campaigned on promulgating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard, but on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden did just that, making it all but certain he will fulfill a campaign pledge to enact an Emergency Temporary Standard to address COVID-19, possibly as early as January.
A Systematic Approach: Biden Revokes Trump’s EO 13950 and Calls for a “Whole-of-Government” Racial Equity Agenda
Executive Summary: President Biden wasted no time following his inauguration on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, signing over a dozen executive actions, including the Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government (Racial Equity EO).
President Appoints Charlotte A. Burrows EEOC Chair
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that President Biden has named Commissioner Charlotte A. Burrows Chair of the EEOC and Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels Vice Chair of the EEOC.
When Every Employee Is a Risk Manager
Lessons from Switzerland’s electricity network.
How You Can Protect Your Mental Health During the Pandemic
Uncertainty, bad news, the losses of a loved one or close people can overwhelm and stress you. In order to face the situation and be resilient, you need to work on yourself, love yourself, protect your mind and be healthy.
My Co-Worker Is a Scammer and She Gets on My Last Nerve
Advice for three people trying to navigate racial politics at work, and one person dealing with the emotional baggage from a previous job.
Workplace wellness programs try to stay the course
One of the words that has come to define the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout is this one: Virtual.
How to Keep Internet Trolls Out of Remote Workplaces
When companies move all employee communications online, they face the same problems as the rest of the internet. But they don’t have to let bad behavior seep in.
Exclusive: Google workers across the globe announce international union alliance to hold Alphabet accountable
Alpha Global includes workers from 10 countries, including the United States and Germany
7 must-have ergonomic upgrades for your home office
Just because working from home can be comfortable doesn’t mean you can’t get a work-related injury. These home office essentials will keep you in good shape.
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