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On November 16, 2021, Governor Spencer J. Cox signed SB2004 into law, placing limitations and additional obligations on Utah employers that have implemented vaccine or testing requirements on employees. The law was passed in the Utah Legislature’s second special session of 2021.
Relief from Employer Vaccination Requirements/Mandates
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Labor Law - NLRB
In This Issue Brian in Brief Remedies and Settlements Changes in Key Labor Roles Bolster Pro-Labor Agenda Other NLRB Developments
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: New York Times
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for health care workers in the 10 states that had filed a lawsuit against the government this month.
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Washington Post
A National Labor Relations Board regional director set a new election after a hearing officer found that Amazon improperly pressured workers at its Bessemer, Ala., warehouse to oppose unionizing in the first election.
Posted: | Littler Category: HR - COVID, Coronavirus
Between January 25, 2020 and February 29, 2020, the former administration issued three separate executive orders restricting travel from China, South Africa, Brazil, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Schengen region of Europe as a measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Posted: | Littler Category: Law Firm News
Michael Lotito weighs in on the what the future of the Teamsters might look like under newly elected president, Sean O’Brien.
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Posted: | Littler Category: Law Firm News
Devjani Mishra explains why making cautious, informed decisions are best when considering COVID-19 booster shots.
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Posted: | Littler Category: Law Firm News
Yvette Gatling advises employers to create a process for tracking medical and religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate until the CMS offers more guidance.
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Posted: | CDF Labor Law LLP Category: California - Fair Employment And Housing Act
In 2018, the California Legislature passed a slew of bills to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, including Senate Bill No. 1343. This bill expanded employee protections to require employers who employ 5 or more employees, including temporary or seasonal employees, to provide at least 2 hours of sexual harassment prevention training to all supervisory employees and at least 1 hour of sexual harassment prevention training to all nonsupervisory employees. These regulations previously only applied to employers with 50 or more employees. The initial deadline for providing new training to those employees not previously covered under prior state law was January 1, 2020. However, SB 778, which was passed on August 30, 2019, extended the deadline to January 1, 2021.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: HR - Corporate Accountability
When it comes to consolidations and restructurings, in-house counsel and the corporate law firms that support them have competing priorities to further a company’s business objectives and mitigate legal risk. Labor and employment considerations are equally critical to a successful transaction.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Law Firm News
Kellie Thomas discusses upcoming reporting deadlines for forms required under the Affordable Care Act in “Prepare for Upcoming ACA Reporting Deadlines in 2022,” published by SHRM.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Law Firm News
Melanie Paul comments on the implications of petitioners challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard on Covid-19 vaccinations and testing in “Constitutional Claims a Threat to Covid-19 Shot-or-Test Rule,” published by Bloomberg Law.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Law Firm News
John Exner comments on champion bobsledder’s citizenship case in “Kaillie Humphries, world’s best bobsledder, wants to compete for U.S. at Beijing Olympics. Here’s why she may not,” published by USA Today.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - General
On November 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: HR - COVID, Coronavirus
Multiple groups of petitioners in the newly consolidated litigation and renamed challenge to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), now known as the “OSHA Covid Rule Case,” No. 21-7000, MCP No. 165 (6th Cir.), have asked the court to hear the OSHA challenge en banc, with all active judges in the circuit. Multiple groups of petitioners have made or joined other groups’ requests, including a coalition of 27 states as well as the Republican National Committee (RNC).