Patricia Anderson Pryor comments on the legal and personal considerations employers need to consider in regards to vaccination status as employees return to the office in “As employees return to the office, companies grapple with vaccine tensions,” published by The Business Journals.
Archives for April 4, 2022
Kathryn Russo Comments on Workplace Drug Testing Policies as Cannabis Legalization Gains Federal Support
Kathryn Russo comments on the policy of workplace drug testing as a federal bill that would decriminalize cannabis use has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and heads to the Senate in “House Passes Cannabis Law as Support for Legalization Grows,” published by SHRM.
Retail Industry Workplace Law Update – Spring 2022
Jackson Lewis attorneys look back at class action developments in 2021, including COVID-19 vaccine mandate litigation, significant procedural decisions, wage and hour suits, and the continuing rise of cases brought under the California Private Attorneys General Act and Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, among other litigation trends.
Biden Administration Marks Transgender Visibility Day With Plan of Support
On Transgender Day of Visibility 2022, March 31, the Biden Administration published a Fact Sheet outlining its dedication to equality and visibility for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming Americans. The publication highlights the federal government’s support of transgender Americans and identifies the many steps it has taken and will continue to take.
Senate Judiciary Committee Completes Confirmation Hearing on Supreme Court Nominee Jackson
After four days of hearings, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court seems likely. While Judge Jackson emerged from the hearings with solid Democratic support across the ideological spectrum, the extent to which Judge Jackson can count on bipartisan support remains uncertain.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Courts’ Use of ‘Look-Through’ Approach in Reviewing Arbitration Awards
A federal court must have an independent jurisdictional basis to confirm or vacate an arbitration award and cannot “look through” to the underlying dispute to establish jurisdiction, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a case involving an employee’s wrongful termination claim. Badgerow v. Walters, et al., No. 20-1143 (Mar. 31, 2022).
Jones Walker LLP Relocates Atlanta Office to Buckhead
Jones Walker LLP announced today that the firm’s Atlanta office has relocated to The Pinnacle Building in Buckhead from its previous location in Midtown Plaza. The new office address is 3455 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326.
Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Lona H. Sayej
Goldberg Segalla added Lona H. Sayej to the firm’s Workers’ Compensation group in Chicago.
Taking the Pain Out of the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Medical Treatment Guidelines from the NY Workers’ Compensation Board
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has announced new Medical Treatment Guidelines that become effective May 2, 2022. Today’s alert includes a breakdown of the section for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (also commonly referred to as CRPS or RSD).
FordHarrison Accolades & Additions: First Quarter 2022
NATIONAL – FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Nicholas (Nick) S. Andrews, Tampa, FL; Becky L. Kalas, Chicago, IL; and Thomas (Tom) J. Szymanski, Berkeley Heights, NJ have been named partners in the firm effective January 1, 2022.
Non-Compete News: Georgia Appeals Court Clarifies What Constitutes Appropriate Definition of Territory In Non-Compete Under RCA
Last month, in American Plumbing Professionals, Inc. v. ServeStar, LLC, Georgia’s Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s determination that a non-compete provision was unenforceable and void because its territory was too broad. The non-compete at issue defined the geographic restriction as “the territory where Employee provided services on behalf of [the employer] during the last twelve months of his or her employment,” which extended “throughout those parts of the United States of America where [the employer] transacts business.”
Endless Summer Fridays
Some lucky workers are only working half-Fridays year-round, if they work Fridays at all. The verdict? “It’s magic.”
Stop Framing Wellness Programs Around Self-Care
Individual distress is a collective problem.
Transgender former nurse wins discrimination case against state at Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld a $120,000 jury award in favor of a transgender former employee who sued the Iowa Department of Corrections for sex and gender discrimination.
Iowa court upholds gender identity discrimination case
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld much of a 2019 jury verdict that found the state discriminated against a transgender prison employee by denying him the use of men’s restrooms and locker rooms