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Archives for January 4, 2022

Matco’s $15.8 Million Misclassification Deal

January 4, 2022 | Working Solutions NYC Filed Under: Overtime Exemptions

Matco Tools allegedly misclassified distributors of their products as independent contractors. An independent contractor is a self-employed individual or contracted entity that provides a service to another entity as a nonemployee. As such, Matco Tools did not have to provide employee benefits; which resulted in allegedly denying the distributor’s overtime

Cook County, Illinois, COVID-19 Vaccine Order for Certain Indoor Settings Now Effective

January 4, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (IL)

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The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) has ordered that all indoor settings where food or drink are served for on-premises consumption and health and fitness centers require proof of COVID-19 vaccination with an approved vaccine from all patrons five years of age or older beginning January 3, 2022.

Tagged With: Cook County

Puerto Rico Expands COVID-19 Booster Requirement, Limits Operation Capacity of Certain Businesses

January 4, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Puerto Rico

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A surge in positive COVID-19 cases in Puerto Rico has Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi issuing yet another round of executive orders, including one that expands the number of workers that must obtain COVID-19 booster shots.

Jackson Lewis Elects 16 Attorneys to Principal Status

January 4, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Law Firm News

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Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce the firm has elevated 16 attorneys to principal status, effective January 1, 2022.

Updated COVID-19 Guidance: Isolation and Quarantine

January 4, 2022 | Shaw Law Group, PC Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

On December 30, 2021, the CDPH issued new guidance regarding isolation and quarantine related to COVID-19.  A link to the new guidance is included below.

Have Remote Employees Lost Touch with Customers’ Needs?

January 4, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Three ways leaders can bring customers to life for teams who don’t regularly interact with them.

Tagged With: Harvard Business Review

‘Vaccine status discrimination’ would be banned under proposed Indiana bill

January 4, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

An Indiana lawmaker filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would ban “vaccine status discrimination,” coming just as cases soar.

Tagged With: Yahoo! News

Wall OKs $1M settlement over deceased police dispatcher’s discrimination lawsuit

January 4, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

The estate of a former police dispatcher will receive $1 million as part of a settlement with the township over alleged racist discrimination he faced within the Wall Police Department.

Tagged With: Yahoo! News

Back to the future: Obama-era labor policies to return in 2022

January 4, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

The Trump administration nixed many labor and employment policies adopted under former President Barack Obama, including regulations on worker classification, overtime pay and disclosure of compensation data.

Tagged With: Reuters

Now Is The Time To Embed Diversity, Equity And Inclusion In Your Contingent Workforce

January 4, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

The contingent workforce (niche, hard-to-find, professional skilled workers) plays a key role as part of an organization’s overall human capital strategy.

Tagged With: Forbes

Ask Amy: Workplace friendship strays into uncomfortable territory

January 4, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Dear Amy: I am a 39-year-old married man. I made a friend two years ago at work. She is 39, divorced, and lives alone. Our friendship built up over time and is solid.

Tagged With: MLive

Keeping Workplace Investigations Impartial

January 4, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

In the business world, a “bad actor” is someone who engages in harmful, unethical or illegal behavior.

Tagged With: Forbes

How Introverts Can Shine In The Remote Workplace

January 4, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

The great escape to home offices that instantly happened in March 2020 created a more comfortable environment for introverts.

Tagged With: Forbes

Crunch time for workplace vaccine mandates: U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in

January 4, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

The vaccine mandate, which could affect 1.8 million Philly-area workers, is headed for a big court test at the U.S. Supreme Court this week. OSHA fines could start landing on Jan. 10.

Tagged With: Philadelphia Inquirer

Workplace Class Action Settlements Set New Record In 2021: Report

January 4, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

If business leaders assumed Covid would slow the pace of class action lawsuits or the size of settlements, they were wrong.

Tagged With: Forbes

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