Reynaldo Velazquez comments on joining the firm’s Miami office and his labor and employment litigation experience in “Jackson Lewis Snags Miami Principal From FordHarrison,” published by Law360.
Archives for November 23, 2021
Michelle Phillips Comments on NC Enacting Nondiscrimination Ordinances
Michelle Phillips comments on implications of North Carolina enacting more than a dozen nondiscrimination ordinances this year in “North Carolina Anti-Bias Laws Sprout as ‘Bathroom Bill’ Era Ends,” published by Bloomberg Law.
Philadelphia Mandates COVID Vaccine for All City Workers
On November 19, 2021, the City of Philadelphia announced all City workers must “complete a full schedule of COVID-19 vaccination(s)” by January 14, 2022, or risk losing their jobs. This mandate comes following the City’s announcements requiring all Philadelphia healthcare workers, college students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated by October 15, 2021 and all non-union workers to be fully vaccinated by December 1, 2021.
DOL Publishes Final Rule Implementing President Biden’s $15 Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Executive Order 14026
The Department of Labor (DOL) has published its Final Rule implementing President Biden’s April 27, 2021, Executive Order 14026 raising the minimum wage from $10.95 an hour to $15 an hour (with increases to be published annually).
DIVERSITY IN THE WORKS: Recognizing and Stopping Microaggressions in the Workplace
“Death by a thousand cuts.” This is what microaggressions feel like to the impacted individual. Dr. Derald Wing Sue, a Columbia University professor and pioneer in the field of cross-cultural studies defines microaggressions as “brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, and environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults to the target person or group.”
3 Strategies to Help Employees Thrive in the New “Normal”
As businesses continue to feel their way into a post-pandemic world and plan for a new normal, managers and organizational leaders are dealing with a number of immediate and near-term decisions.
Why the Highest Paying Jobs So Rarely Go to Women
A conversation with Harvard economist and historian Claudia Goldin about “greedy” work.
Is the Four-Day Workweek Finally Within Our Grasp?
After embracing flexible work styles during the pandemic, some companies are now embracing a shorter week.
Greyhound Will Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
Bus Company Denied a Religious Accommodation and Constructively Discharged Muslim Woman Who Sought to Drive in Religious Clothing, Federal Agency Charged
VHS West Suburban Medical Center to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Former Owner of Oak Park Hospital Fired Woman With a Disability Instead of Accommodating Her, Federal Agency Charged
$15 minimum wage for federal contractors will take effect Jan. 30.
Employees of federal contractors will make at least $15 per hour under a final rule that the Labor Department announced Monday, providing a likely wage increase for over 300,000 workers, according to administration estimates.
The Cop Fired for Supporting Kyle Rittenhouse Wants His Job Back
Former police lieutenant William Kelly is asking for his job back after the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal. Norfolk, Virginia, police fired Kelly in April after he made an anonymous donation to a defense fund for Rittenhouse. Hackers outed what Kelly had wanted to be an anonymous donation, and the Norfolk police department then fired
Mental Health Parity – Don’t Be Left Out in the Cold!
News Flash: There’s no actual statutory mandate that employers offer group health coverage at all, much less coverage for specific conditions. However, federal law requires health plans that provide mental health and substance use disorder coverage to ensure that the financial requirements (like coinsurance) and treatment limitations (like visit limits
The Future of Offices Isn’t Just About Home Working
Glut of new buildings in New York relative to London will help the latter’s big landlords recover faster from the pandemic, wherever white-collar employees end up working
Improving Mental Health In The Workplace Starts With Listening To What Matters
While the mental health crisis the world currently faces might not be new, the urgency at which it must be addressed — and the abilities to do so — have never been greater.
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