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Archives for August 13, 2021

Managers, buckle up. Your job will be harder than ever as we return to the office

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: Law Firm News

Littler

Devjani Mishra offers advice for employers in handling pandemic-related concerns as employers plan their return to the office.

CNN

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How a rise in remote employment may impact post-pandemic work life

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: Law Firm News

Littler

Devjani Mishra weighs in on what post-pandemic work life will look like – and how it may change permanently.

PBS NewsHour

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Oregon Reinstates Mask Mandate

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: General (OR)

Littler

Effective August 13, 2021, Oregon Governor Kate Brown will implement a statewide mask mandate for all children and adults ages 5 and older in all indoor public spaces regardless of vaccination status. This order will remain in effect for the foreseeable future. The existing requirement that all Oregonians ages

Forcing unionized workers to get vaccine is complicated

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: Law Firm News

Littler

Robert Millman weighs in on the challenges unionized employers face in mandating vaccines for employers.

Daily Journal

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Texas Expands Protections for Employees Asserting Sexual-Harassment Claims

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: Law Firm News

Littler

Michael Royal and Alyssa Peterson discuss two new laws that will bring changes for employers in Texas by expanding protections for employees who assert claims of sexual harassment under the Texas Labor Code.

SHRM Online

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Positive discrimination: the case for legal reform

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: Law Firm News

Littler

Raoul Parekh and Natasha Adom write in support of updating laws to help give employers more freedom to create the real change that so many want and promote more diversity and equality in workplaces.

The Law Society Gazette

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Illinois Makes Discrimination and Immigration Practices Based on Work Authorization Status a Civil Rights Violation

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: General (IL)

Littler

On August 2, 2021, Illinois enacted House Bill 0121 (Bill) that – effective immediately – adds a provision to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) making it a civil rights violation for discriminating against employees and job applicants based on their “work authorization status[.]”1 Under the Bill, “work authorization

Pandemic ‘Recall’ Laws Give Nonunion Workers Union-Style Rights

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: Law Firm News

Littler

Bruce Sarchet talks about “right-to-recall” rules spreading in response to layoffs forced by COVID-19.

Bloomberg Law

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Denver Mandates COVID-19 Vaccination for Certain Employees

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: Law Firm News

Littler

David Gartenberg and Danielle Van Katwyk examine a new vaccine mandate in Denver and explain what it means for Colorado employers.

SHRM Online

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Mask On, Mask Off, Mask On…

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: Coronavirus

Littler

In an apparent rebuttal to Governor Abbott’s July 29, 2021, Executive Order (GA-38), which was aimed at creating uniformity in the response to COVID-19 throughout the State of Texas and which prohibited local authorities from imposing their own mask, vaccine, or other COVID-related restrictions on businesses and schools (while

Texas: Mask On, Mask Off, Mask On…

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: General (TX)

Littler

In an apparent rebuttal to Governor Abbott’s July 29, 2021, Executive Order (GA-38), which was aimed at creating uniformity in the response to COVID-19 throughout the State of Texas and which prohibited local authorities from imposing their own mask, vaccine, or other COVID-related restrictions on businesses and schools (while

Ninth Circuit Holds TCPA Prohibits Pre-Recorded Recruiting Calls to Cell Phones Without Prior Express Consent

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: General (CA)

Littler

Staffing companies and employers using all tools at their disposal to recruit workers may face increased risk following the Ninth Circuit’s recent opinion in Loyhayem v. Fraser Financial.  In Loyhayem, the court found that calling potential workers’ cell phones with pre-recorded voice messages could violate the Telephone Consumer Protection

Encouraging Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations: Are Healthcare Surcharges the Answer?

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: Coronavirus

The number of U.S. workers choosing to be vaccinated plateaued earlier this summer. As a result, employers, many of which hoped to return employees to the workplace in early fall, were left to debate whether to require employees to get vaccinated or to merely “strongly encourage” vaccination. Although many mandatory

COVID-19 Variants and Key Government Actions Accelerate Employer Vaccination Policy Implementation

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: Coronavirus

With transmission of the Delta variant on the rise, many employers are revisiting plans to implement COVID-19 vaccination policies. As we have previously explained, employers may encourage and mandate vaccination against COVID-19, subject to exceptions for covered disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act and sincerely held religious beliefs under

Pittsburgh Extends Temporary COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave but Confusion Over Employers’ Obligations Persists

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: General (PA)

Jackson Lewis

 On July 27, 2021, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto signed Section 626B of the City of Pittsburgh Code—also known as the Temporary COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance.  Under the Ordinance, employers with over 50 employees must provide up to 80 hours of emergency paid sick leave for full-time employees, and

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