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Archives for November 15, 2021

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Rules Continued Employment is Valid Consent to an Arbitration Agreement

Posted: November 15, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Category: Puerto Rico

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has confirmed that continued employment may be valid consent to mandatory employment arbitration agreements in a matter of first impression. Aponte et al. v. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC, CC 2018-748, __ D.P.R. __ (Nov. 10, 2021). The 5-3 decision puts to rest any notion that, in Puerto Rico, different rules could apply to arbitration agreements adopted under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).

10 States Sue Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

Posted: November 15, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Category: HR - COVID, Coronavirus

A group of states has sued President Joe Biden and his administration challenging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Interim Final Rule (IFR) setting COVID-19 vaccination requirements for a range of employees working at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers.

Court Rejects Challenge to West Virginia Private Employer’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policies

Posted: November 15, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Category: West Virginia

A private employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy does not violate public policy under West Virginia’s common law retaliatory discharge doctrine, a federal judge has held, rejecting an employee’s claim against the employer. McCutcheon v. Enlivant ES, LLC, No. 5:21-cv-00393, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 216671 (S.D. W. Va. Nov. 9, 2021).

Kellie Thomas Comments on Upcoming ACA Compliance Deadlines

Posted: November 15, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Category: Law Firm News

Kellie Thomas comments on the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming reporting requirements in “No Deadline Extensions for ACA Reporting in 2022,” published by SHRM.

Arcelia N. Magaña Elected Vice President of San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association

Posted: November 15, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Category: Law Firm News

Nexsen Pruet ranked in 2022 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers’ ® “Best Law Firms”

Posted: November 15, 2021 | Maynard Nexsen PC Category: Law Firm News

Rankings recognize firm’s national and regional accomplishments

23 Jones Walker Lawyers Included in New Orleans Magazine’s 2021 Top Lawyers List

Posted: November 15, 2021 | Jones Walker Category: Law Firm News

Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce that 23 lawyers in the firm’s New Orleans office were included in New Orleans Magazine’s 2021 Top Lawyers List, an annual ranking of attorneys across various practices in the Greater New Orleans area. The below Jones Walker lawyers were recognized for the specified areas of practice and a complete list is available in the November 2021 issue of the magazine.

Two St. Louis Attorneys Named to 2021 Missouri Rising Stars List

Posted: November 15, 2021 | 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 Matthew B. Banocy and Jamie M. Westbrook, Counsels in the firm’s St. Louis office, were named to the 2021 Missouri Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers magazine.

The CMS Rule Addressing COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Healthcare Workers

Posted: November 15, 2021 | Ford Harrison Category: HR - COVID, Coronavirus

On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule (the “CMS Rule”) that applies to most healthcare entities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Subject to a few exceptions, the CMS Rule requires all individuals who work for those entities to be vaccinated against COVID-19. According to CMS, its rule takes priority above other federal vaccination requirements, including those set forth in the new OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). Additionally, CMS maintains that pursuant to the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, its rule preempts any state or local laws.

Federal Vaccine Mandate Will Remain On Hold For Foreseeable Future – Next Stop Supreme Court?

Posted: November 15, 2021 | CDF Labor Law LLP Category: HR - COVID, Coronavirus

On November 12, 2021, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed its stay on the Federal Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (VAX ETS) pending what it called “adequate judicial review of the petitioners’ underlying motions for a permanent injunction” and further ordered that Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (Fed/OSHA) take no steps to implement or enforce the VAX ETS.

Biden’s Child Care Plan Faces Resistance From Religious Groups

Posted: November 15, 2021 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: New York Times

A nondiscrimination provision in the $1.85 trillion social policy bill could disqualify some religious organizations, spurring a fight over who can benefit from President Biden’s landmark bill.

Don’t Let Returning to the Office Burn Out Your Team

Posted: November 15, 2021 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Harvard Business Review

Five strategies for managers.

6 Strategies to Boost Retention Through the Great Resignation

Posted: November 15, 2021 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Harvard Business Review

Are you giving people a good reason to stay?

How the Workplace of the Future Could Leave Women Behind

Posted: November 15, 2021 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Politico

Women are more likely to want to work remotely. But what if it ends up working against them?

Is a 4-day workweek the answer to employee burnout? Most American workers say yes

Posted: November 15, 2021 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: CNBC

More than a year and a half into the Covid-19 pandemic, many American workers are burned out.

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