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Pennsylvania’s Common Law Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy Tort May Protect Whistleblower Employees Regarding COVID-19 Safety Policies

January 21, 2021 | Goldberg Segalla Filed Under: General (PA)

THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA HAS ALLOWED A GROUP OF PLAINTIFFS TO PROCEED WITH A LAWSUIT ALLEGING THEY WERE WRONGFULLY TERMINATED FOR COMPLAINING THAT THEIR EMPLOYER VIOLATED STATE AND LOCAL COVID-19 ORDERS

Ohio Revamps Employment Discrimination Statutes

January 21, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (OH)

On January 12, 2021, Governor Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill (H.B.) 352, which makes significant and sweeping changes to how employment discrimination claims will be handled in the State of Ohio. H.B. 352 amends pertinent sections of Ohio Revised Code 4112, which contains Ohio’s employment discrimination laws, in

CCPA at the One-Year Mark

January 21, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (CA)

Jackson Lewis

The CCPA has reached the one-year mark. This is a good time for businesses to review the success of their compliance programs and recalibrate for the CCPA’s second year. Here are a few suggestions to kick off that review:

Privacy Policies. The CCPA requires a business to update the

Oakland, California Retroactively Extends Emergency Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

January 21, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: General (CA)

Littler

On January 19, 2021, Oakland, California’s city council enacted an emergency ordinance extending and modifying its existing emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) ordinance.

Ninth Circuit Upholds Federal Preemption of California’s Meal and Rest Break Laws for Interstate Commercial Drivers

January 21, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Wage & Hour (CA)

In one of the year’s most anticipated court decisions for the trucking industry, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 2785, et al. v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, No. 19-70413 (January 15, 2021), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ruling

St. Paul, Minnesota Limits the Amounts Food Delivery Platforms Can Charge During the Pandemic

January 20, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: General (MN)

Littler

St. Paul has joined the growing list of cities limiting fees food delivery platforms can earn during the COVID-19 pandemic.  In enacting its ordinance, St. Paul follows fellow Minnesota cities Minneapolis and Edina, as well as several other cities around the country.

By a vote of 7-0, the St.

California Supreme Court Reaffirms that ABC Test is Retroactive

January 20, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: General (CA)

Littler

On January 14, 2021, the California Supreme Court held in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, Inc.1 that the ABC test for determining worker classification fashioned in its groundbreaking decision, Dynamex v. Superior Court,2 applies retroactively. The court relied on its position that independent contractor classification under the California wage orders was

Finally! Ohio Restores its Employment Discrimination Statute

January 20, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: General (OH)

Littler

After over 25 years of proposals and negotiations among key stakeholders—including Ohio employers and their supporting associations, the Ohio plaintiffs’ employment law bar, and various employee-rights advocates—on December 22, 2020, the Ohio General Assembly passed sweeping reforms to the state’s employment discrimination statute, R.C. Chapter 4112.  Ohio Governor Michael

Misclassification Liability in the Rear-View Mirror May Be Greater Than It Appears: Cal Supremes Say Dynamex “ABC Test” Applies Retroactively

January 19, 2021 | Ford Harrison Filed Under: Wage & Hour (CA)

It was quite a week for the gig economy in California. This is the second of a two-part update; last week we reported on a union- and driver-led California Supreme Court challenge to Proposition 22, the November 2020 voter initiative that allows app-based hiring entities to classify certain workers as independent contractors if they meet specific conditions. Proposition 22 was a response to AB 5, which codified a 2018 decision that is the subject of this article.

Driving in Reverse? Uber/Lyft Drivers Seek to Undo California’s Proposition 22

January 19, 2021 | Ford Harrison Filed Under: General (CA)

Introduction: On January 12, 2021, Uber and Lyft drivers became the first gig workers to challenge Proposition 22, just two months after voters passed it into law on the November 2020 ballot. Prop 22 permits app-based hiring entities to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees, provided they meet certain conditions, such as a minimum wage, reimbursement for vehicle expenses, occupational accident insurance, healthcare subsidies, and other protections. (Prop 22 is discussed in further detail here).

Virginia Implements Permanent Workplace Safety Measures in Response to COVID-19

January 19, 2021 | Ford Harrison Filed Under: General (VA)

On January 13, 2021, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board (VSHCB) approved a measure implementing permanent workplace safety measures in response to COVID-19. Previously in May 2020, Virginia became the first state to issue temporary COVID-19 workplace safety standards when Governor Ralph Northam issued an executive order requiring most private employers provide personal protective equipment to their employees, ensure social distancing in the workplace, and sanitize workstations, among other measures. For more information on Virginia’s emergency workplace safety rules, please see FordHarrison’s July 17 and July 29, 2020 Legal Alerts.

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana User May Proceed With Disability Discrimination And Retaliation Claims

January 19, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (PA)

Jackson Lewis

A federal court in Pennsylvania held that a medical marijuana user’s claims for disability discrimination and retaliation were sufficiently alleged to survive the employer’s motion to dismiss.   Hudnell v. Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc., Civil Action No. 20-01621 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 7, 2021).

The employer terminated the employee’s employment after she

New York Could Become the Next Hotbed of Class Action Litigation Over Biometric Privacy

January 18, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (NY)

Jackson Lewis

Dubbed the “Biometric Privacy Act,” New York Assembly Bill 27 (“BPA”) is virtually identical to the Biometric Information Privacy Act in Illinois, 740 ILCS 14 et seq. (BIPA). Enacted in 2008, BIPA only recently triggered thousands of class actions in Illinois. If the BPA is enacted in New York, it

District of Columbia is on the Verge of Implementing One of the Broadest Non-Competition Bans in the Country

January 18, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: General (D.C.)

Littler

Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other events in the nation’s capital, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 on January 11, 2021. The bill previously passed the Council of the District of Columbia by a 12-0 vote on December

Ninth Circuit Upholds Federal Preemption of California’s Meal and Rest Break Laws for Interstate Motor Carrier Drivers

January 18, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Wage & Hour (CA)

Jackson Lewis

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), within the federal Department of Transportation, is responsible for regulating commercial motor carrier safety.  In 2018, the FMCSA determined that federal law preempts California’s meal and rest break rules for interstate motor carrier drivers who are subject to the FMCSA’s rest break regulations.

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