On November 4, 2021, the Biden administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an interim final rule requiring healthcare worker vaccinations.
Archives for November 4, 2021
The Suspense is Over — OSHA Finally Releases its COVID Vaccination/Testing Rule — What it Means for You?
Today, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its much-anticipated emergency temporary standard (ETS) addressing COVID-19 vaccination and testing. Unlike other OSHA standards that count employees on an “establishment” basis, the ETS covers any private employer with 100 or more employees across the entire company. This broad definition is much
Littler Named “Law Firm of the Year” and Earns Tier 1 Rankings on U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2022 “Best Law Firms” List
(November 4, 2021) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in the category of Labor Law – Management on the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. The firm also earned “National
Some States Push Back on Governmental and Private Employer Vaccine Mandates
As the world closes in on the two-year anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the face of stagnating rates of vaccination, governments and employers anxious to return to “normal” have been increasingly requiring that workers be vaccinated against the virus. Amid this uptick in government
Toeing the Line
Mishell Parreno Taylor and Raquel Zilberman Rotman share their insights into dealing with the divisive topics of social justice and racial equality in the workplace.
#evolve magazine
EPLI Often Excludes Wage and Hour Claims
Brian McMillan offers advice to employers on employment practices liability insurance (EPLI).
SHRM Online
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Noncomplete Agreements Under Fire
Michael Gotzler discusses new rules on noncompete agreements that could be coming from the FTC, which may alter employers’ ability to restrict employee movement.
InBusiness
Accommodating New York’s Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers
Shawn Matthew Clark’s article dives into New York’s emergency regulations, which apply to nearly all health care workers in New York, and do not provide a religious exemption, unlike other recently issued COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
New York Law Journal
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Biden Spending Bill Would Add Labor Law Violations Penalties
Michael Lotito weighs in on a provision that would allow the National Labor Relations Board to assess penalties against employers that commit unfair labor practices as part of a long-awaited domestic spending plan.
Law360 Employment Authority
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Littler’s Bradley Strawn Appointed as Regional Office Managing Shareholder in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 4, 2021) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed Bradley Strawn as regional office managing shareholder (OMS) of the firm’s Nashville office, succeeding Jennifer Robinson, who has stepped down to focus on her active practice. In addition to leading
Federal OSHA Issues Long-Awaited “Vaccine or Test” Emergency Regulations
Eight weeks after President Joseph R. Biden’s announcement, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing.
New and Final Deadline for EEO-1 Reporting for 2019 and 2020
By: New and Final Deadline for EEO-1 Reporting for 2019 and 2020
While the EEOC extended its August deadline for mandatory EEO-1 reporting to October 25, 2021, on November 1, 2021, the EEOC indicated that employers will have until November 15, 2021 to comply with mandatory reporting. However, the EEOC is
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring COVID-19 Tests or Vaccinations for Most Employers
Less than two months after receiving direction from President Joe Biden, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) covering employers with at least 100 employees. Employers must comply with many of the requirements within 30 days and begin required testing within 60 days
The Pandemic Continues, but ACA Reporting Relief Does Not
As employers with 50 or more full-time (or full-time equivalent) employees are well aware, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (”ACA”) requires annual submission of Forms 1094-C and 1095-C with the Internal Revenue Service, and distribution of Forms 1095-C. These submissions and distributions are generally due:
Furnishing of Forms
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Publishes Additional Federal Contractor and Subcontractor Guidance
On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“Order”), which directed the executive agencies to begin amending federal contracts to require federal contractors to take specific actions to combat COVID-19 and to, in turn, require covered subcontractors to take