FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Aaron L. Zandy has been elected to the firm’s Executive Committee, the firm’s highest governing body and Cory J. King was named FordHarrison’s San Diego Office Managing Partner.
UPDATE: CMS Delays Enforcement of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in 24 States
On January 14, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance on enforcement of its Interim Final Rule mandating COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare providers certified by Medicare or Medicaid. The guidance follows the Supreme Court’s decision blocking injunctions issued against the Rule (click here for our previous Alert on the Supreme Court’s ruling).
Recent South Carolina Supreme Court Decisions May Increase Legal Risks in Employee Terminations
The South Carolina Supreme Court issued two decisions late in 2021 that may impact employers’ and co-workers’ potential liability in litigation arising from an employee’s discharge.
Supreme Court Halts OSHA COVID-19 ETS For Large Employers
In a 6-3 per curiam decision, the United States Supreme Court has halted the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for large employers. The Court stayed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Testing Standard (“ETS”) holding that the ETS was an overreach of OSHA’s authority to set workplace safety standards.
U.S. Supreme Court Allows CMS Vaccine Mandate to Proceed
Earlier today (January 13, 2022), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the vaccine mandate applicable to healthcare providers that are Medicare or Medicaid certified may proceed.
FordHarrison and Ius Laboris Collaborate on World Economic Forum Report Regarding Impact of COVID Policy Decisions
The World Economic Forum, an international non-governmental organization with 1,000 member companies, meets annually with world political figures, business leaders, economists, and thinkers to discuss how to improve the state of the world by “shaping global, regional, and industry agendas.”
Tim Reed Selected to Profiles in Diversity Journal’s 2021 Black Leaders Worth Watching List
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Tim Reed, Office Managing Partner for the firm’s San Francisco Bay Area office, was featured in the 2021 Black Leaders Worth Watching issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal.
Well, That Escalated Quickly
I am still agog at the Antonio Brown situation several days later. For those of you who don’t follow sports or the NFL, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ wide receiver (and generational talent) can be combustible. Since building a Hall of Fame-worthy career over many years in Pittsburgh, he’s unfortunately become fodder
FordHarrison Accolades & Additions: Fourth Quarter 2021
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the firm has received Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Rankings in the 2022 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in the 2022 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
New York City Employers Will Soon Be Required to Include Salary Ranges in Job Postings
The New York City Council has approved a bill that will require New York City employers to include salary ranges with any job advertisements. The stated purpose of the amendment is to further the city’s effort to achieve pay equity. Similar efforts previously resulted in the introduction of laws prohibiting New York employers from asking job applicants about their salary histories.
EntertainHR: Top 10 Most Viewed Posts of 2021
As 2021 winds down, our EntertainHR blog approaches its seven-year anniversary next month. Therefore, in homage of what not to do in the workplace (based on examples of from television, film, and other popular media) and in the vein of shameless self-promotion, we contributors to EntertainHR have decided to
11th Circuit Refuses to Stay Federal Contractor Vaccine Injunction During Appeal
On December 17, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit refused to stay a nationwide injunction blocking the federal contractor COVID-19 vaccine mandate from going into effect, pending appeal.
NYC Issues Guidance on Private Employers’ Mandatory Vaccine Requirement
NYC released guidance on December 15, 2021 regarding its mandatory vaccine requirement for private employers. You can find our previous Alert on the mandate here. Effective December 27, 2021, employees who perform in-person work for private employers in NYC are required to provide proof that they received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. If the vaccine requires two doses, employees will then have 45 days to submit proof of their second dose. Employees who are not vaccinated must be excluded from the workplace unless one of the limited exceptions discussed below applies.
OSHA’s COVID-19 Mandate Reinstated by Sixth Circuit
Late Friday, December 17, 2021, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government’s motion to lift the stay on the OSHA COVID-19 mandate imposed by the Fifth Circuit on November 6, 2021. This ruling allows OSHA’s COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) to go into effect.
EEOC Delays 2021 EEO-1 Data Collection Until April 2022
The EEOC recently announced that the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is tentatively scheduled to open on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory data collection that requires all private-sector employers with 100 or more employees, and federal contractors with 50 or more employees meeting certain criteria, to report on the race/ethnicity and gender of their workforce by job categories. Covered employers are required to submit their data annually to the EEOC, collecting employment data between any period from October through December.
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