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High court upholds CMS vaccine mandate for health care workers -- what now?
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.18.22
Yesterday’s SCOTUS “vax-or-test” decision
1.14.22
More on the SCOTUS "vax-or-test" decision
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.14.22
Supreme Court lets health care vaccine mandate go forward nationwide
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.13.22
BREAKING: Supreme Court puts kibosh on OSHA ETS
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.13.22
CMS issues guidance for rule mandating COVID-19 vaccines for most health care workers
1.12.22
Five must-watch areas for California employers in 2022
1.12.22
Highlights from the OSHA vaccine ETS argument at the Supreme Court
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.11.22
Five must-watch areas for California employers in 2022
California Snapshot , 1.11.22
California mandates COVID vaccine boosters for all health care workers at certain facilities
1.7.22
Today's the day!
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.7.22
New minimum wage, paid leave changes take effect in Massachusetts
1.5.22
SCOTUS to hear arguments on OSHA, health care vax mandates Jan. 7
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.22.21
SCOTUS orders government to respond to ETS challenges
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.21.21
BREAKING: OSHA vaccine ETS is upheld by court
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.18.21
Federal vaccine mandates: Where employers stand now
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.17.21
One hot mess: CMS vaccine mandate for health care employers is on hold, but not everywhere
12.17.21
New York City Council passes COVID child vaccination leave law
12.15.21
Yes, Virginia, COVID-19 can be a disability
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.15.21
New York City imposes vaccine mandate on all private employers
Constangy FYI, 12.6.21
Update on challenges to the OSHA vaccine ETS
12.3.21
Vax mandate FAQs!
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.3.21
Vaccine mandate for health care workers is blocked nationwide, for now
Constangy FYI, 12.1.21
Beware fee shifting contract clauses
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.29.21
On vaccine ETS, OSHA stands down, Sixth Circuit wins lottery
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.16.21
Court keeps OSHA's vaccine mandate on hold. What now?
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.13.21
OSHA's vaccine ETS is stayed by court
Constangy FYI, 11.8.21
CMS issues rule mandating vaccination for employees of Medicare/Medicaid facilities
11.8.21
OSHA's vaccine ETS is stayed by court
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.6.21
OSHA's vaccine ETS: First impressions
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.5.21
EEOC issues guidance on vaccine religious accommodations
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.29.21
Texas legislature fails to act on vaccine"no-mandate mandate"
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.20.21
Texas Governor issues "no-mandate mandate" on COVID-19 vaccines
10.13.21
Texas Governor issues "no-mandate mandate" on COVID-19 vaccines
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.12.21
Asking applicants for vax status? Not so fast, employers.
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.8.21
Employers in the Empire State: Time to activate your NY HERO Act safety plan
9.24.21
New Missouri law requires leave for victims of domestic violence
9.22.21
Arbitration compelled, despite ambiguous agreement
California Snapshot , 9.22.21
FAQs about California’s vaccine mandate for health care workers
California Snapshot , 9.20.21
Some questions about the coming vaxx mandate
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.17.21
White House issues orders on mandatory COVID vaccines, testing
9.10.21
Vaccination accommodation: Is that religious request sincere?
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.3.21
Gov. Cuomo: A cautionary tale for employers
Employment & Labor Insider, 8.13.21
Harassment prevention tweaks for our weird times
Employment & Labor Insider, 8.6.21
Employers with NC employees, take note: Wage payment requirements have changed
8.4.21
Make sure the discipline train leaves the station on time
8.4.21
Introducing Constangy's DEI audit services
Affirmative Action Alert, 7.29.21
This 'n' that in labor and employment law
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.16.21
The bathroom wars resume
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.9.21
A few grains of salt about that COVID vaccine decision from Texas
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.2.21
Summer fun quiz for employers!
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.11.21
CFAA conviction requires some kind of a "hack," Supreme Court says
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.4.21
Everything employers always wanted to know about COVID vaccines ...
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.4.21
Everything employers always wanted to know about vaccines . . . and have been asking about for months.
6.2.21
BREAKING: EEOC issues guidance on COVID vaccine incentives for employees
Constangy FYI, 5.28.21
BREAKING: EEOC issues guidance on COVID vaccine incentives for employees
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.28.21
The insidious deception that is "employment at will"
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.28.21
No-mask vax FAQs
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.21.21
Mother's Day Quiz! (2021 version)
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.7.21
Federal paid leave laws may be on the way
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.30.21
New law gives recall priority to workers laid off because of COVID
California Snapshot , 4.27.21
New CA law gives recall priority to workers laid off because of COVID
4.27.21
EEO-1 "Component 1" data collection has begun!
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.27.21
California employment law round-up Q1 2021
4.26.21
California employment roundup: Q1 2021
California Snapshot , 4.26.21
Publicity: The not-so-hidden cost of a lawsuit
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.23.21
Employer, audit thyself!
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.16.21
EEOC to issue guidance on vaccine incentives
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.16.21
Employer gets whacked on workers' comp, FMLA overlap
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.9.21
CA agency guidance addresses employer-mandated COVID vaccinations
4.5.21
CA agency guidance addresses employer-mandated COVID vaccinations
California Snapshot , 4.1.21
Calling all teleworkers: Back to the office!
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.1.21
American Rescue Plan Act -- COBRA strikes
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.29.21
FAQs about the gender pay gap
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.26.21
CA extends, expands COVID-related supplemental paid sick leave
California Snapshot , 3.25.21
The American Rescue Plan and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
3.24.21
Senate confirms Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.23.21
"Sweet Six" ways an employer can win at the EEOC
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.19.21
Have you had your Work & Play? (vaxx edition)
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.19.21
"Notorious Nine" mistakes by employers in dealing with the EEOC
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.12.21
Biden Time: "Divisive" training ok, OSHA "not protective," independent contractor regs paused
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.5.21
Antitrust in the labor market
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.5.21
COVID quiz 2021!
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.26.21
Second-guessing the advice columns: "Cancel culture" and the workplace
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.19.21
Biden Time: Union attorney nominated for NLRB post, EEOC wellness regs are "frozen"
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.19.21
What's in LA County's new COVID paid leave law
California Snapshot , 2.16.21
Employer-mandated COVID vaccines: Five reservations
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.12.21
Biden Time: DOL nominee Walsh advances to Senate vote
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.12.21
Nine areas for CA employers to watch in 2021
California Snapshot , 2.3.21
Les employes se rebellant aux colliers anti-COVID
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.22.21
What's in those proposed wellness regs?
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.15.21
Now, this IS a bit of good news.
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.15.21
EEO-1 data collection is back on!
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.15.21
No FFCRA in 2021
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.23.20
General acute care hospitals must reimburse for certain required trainings
California Snapshot , 12.22.20
BREAKING: EEOC issues guidance on COVID vaccines
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.16.20
Mandatory COVID vaccines? Not so fast.
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.15.20
Employee "refuses to sign." Now what?
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.11.20
Nail-biting time for the FFCRA?
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.11.20
They may regret this decision.
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.11.20
EEOC settles "transgender funeral director" case
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.4.20
"No good turn goes unpunished"
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.2.20
10 things for which this employment lawyer is thankful -- COVID edition
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.25.20
In case you missed it . . .
California Snapshot , 11.20.20
EEOC issues proposed updates on religious bias
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.20.20
Can employer mandate COVID-19 vaccinations?
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.20.20
Will Bernie Sanders be our next Secretary of Labor?
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.13.20
Jeffrey Toobin fired for "DIY" incident
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.13.20
Thank you, veterans!
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.11.20
Get ready – the pendulum is about to swing
11.9.20
Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed and sworn in
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.27.20
Is COVID making employees crazy?
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.23.20
Age case of "dirty old man" will go to a jury
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.23.20
Eleventh Circuit finds “incentive” or “service” payments for named plaintiffs unlawful
10.14.20
FFCRA "School Daze" quiz!
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.2.20
CA employers face yet more requirements on COVID and leave
California Snapshot , 9.28.20
Amy Coney Barrett and Barbara Lagoa, and a couple of crazy lawsuits
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.25.20
This "phishing" test stinks. From the head down.
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.25.20
Woo-hoo! We have a full EEOC!
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.25.20
UPDATED - CA expands supplemental COVID-19 paid sick leave
California Snapshot , 9.21.20
Revised FFCRA regulations took effect Wednesday
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.18.20
Revised FFCRA regulations to take effect on Wednesday
9.14.20
More on coronavirus from the EEOC
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.11.20
Revised FFCRA regs are coming!
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.4.20
Labor Day mini-quiz!
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.4.20
More Q&A on the FFCRA
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.4.20
Will California give time off to more employees?
California Snapshot , 9.3.20
Life in 2020
Employment & Labor Insider, 8.28.20
Court revives Mr. Bostock's sexual orientation lawsuit
Employment & Labor Insider, 8.28.20
President orders that withholding of SS taxes be deferred, but there are details to be ironed out
8.24.20
Stop goofing off, teleworkers!
Employment & Labor Insider, 8.21.20
EEOC's opioid guidance works for all legal drugs*
Employment & Labor Insider, 8.14.20
Discrimination lawsuits are back, baby!
Employment & Labor Insider, 8.7.20
No harm, no foul? Maybe yes, maybe no.
8.6.20
Federal court vacates part of DOL’s regs interpreting FFCRA
8.4.20
Employers, what do you prefer?
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.31.20
Massachusetts releases amended proposed Paid Family and Medical Leave regulations
7.24.20
Happy 30th anniversary to the ADA
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.24.20
Virginia becomes first state to issue Emergency Temporary Standard comprehensively addressing COVID-19
7.22.20
Colorado’s expansive paid sick leave law begins to take effect
7.21.20
More FFCRA FAQs from the DOL!
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.21.20
Videoconferencing apps and litigation: Employers, be careful!
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.17.20
Transportation employers get a break on random testing
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.13.20
Sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace quiz!
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.10.20
Predicaments of protest: Which expressions are protected, and which are not?
7.9.20
Gov. Cooper signs bill limiting business liability for COVID-19 claims
7.6.20
SCOTUS denies cert in Equal Pay Act salary history case
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.2.20
More on FFCRA leave for kids' summer closings
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.2.20
Protests amid a pandemic: Part Deux You think you’ve got this? Think again.
6.30.20
Georgia legislature passes “COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act”
6.29.20
Social media PSA for employees and employers
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.26.20
Protests amid a pandemic – what’s an employer to do?
6.25.20
DOT extends period for remote interviews after positive drug test results
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.22.20
Employers can't test for COVID-19 antibodies, EEOC says
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.18.20
Miss Mannerly answers employers' Summer 2020 etiquette questions!
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.18.20
Title VII applies to bias based on LGBT status, Supreme Court says
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.15.20
Title VII applies to discrimination based on LGBT status, Supreme Court says
6.15.20
EEOC issues update on coronavirus and discrimination laws
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.12.20
Court dismisses EEO-1 comp reporting appeal
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.11.20
Waiver for pre-employment drug testing extended by FMCSA
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.9.20
Nominees for EEOC, NLRB advance to full Senate vote
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.4.20
Just in time for summer: More answers about the FFCRA
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.2.20
How to ask employees about their legal meds without being sued
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.29.20
Is COVID-19 fakery a federal crime?
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.28.20
Gov. DeSantis and Rebekah Jones' criminal background info
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.22.20
Frequently Asked Questions when taking employee temperatures as a COVID-19 precaution in the United States
5.19.20
Second-guessing the advice columns: Small-employer exemption to FFCRA
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.15.20
Plaintiff in landmark Title VII transgender-rights case dies
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.13.20
Alabama limits liability for COVID-related claims
5.12.20
Oh, so THAT'S what you meant!
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.8.20
Employers get reprieve on EEO-1 reporting
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.7.20
Illinois issues model harassment training program
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.5.20
Colorado’s Safer at Home Orders add new COVID-19 protections for workers
5.4.20
California mandates supplemental paid COVID-19 leave for food workers
California Snapshot , 4.24.20
Employers can test for coronavirus, EEOC says
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.24.20
Unemployment alphabet soup: Here's what it means
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.24.20
New York shortens paid time off for voting
4.22.20
Employment-related COVID-19 Litigation Has Begun
4.22.20
COVID-19 and "regular" discrimination
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.17.20
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance to Employers
4.15.20
South Carolina continues to expand availability of unemployment benefits
4.13.20
What employers need to know about the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program
4.10.20
LA tries to close gap left by Families First
California Snapshot , 4.8.20
Paid Sick Leave Under the FFCRA: What Does It Mean To Be Unable To Work Due To A Quarantine or Isolation Order?
4.7.20
Gov. Kemp issues “Shelter in Place” Executive Order for Georgia
4.7.20
Missouri Enacts Stay-At-Home Order
4.6.20
Securing financing under the CARES Act for small and medium-sized employers
4.3.20
What's in those regulations about COVID-19 leave?
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.3.20
DOL issues regulations interpreting expanded FMLA and paid sick leave laws
4.2.20
IRS provides guidance to employers on coronavirus tax credits, and announces employee retention credit
4.1.20
FMCSA issues guidance on drug, alcohol testing disrupted by COVID-19
3.31.20
Weekend update: DOL answers more of our FFCRA questions
3.31.20
CARES Act Provides $2 Trillion in Relief to Employers and Employees
3.30.20
City of San Francisco rolls out its own paid sick leave program
California Snapshot , 3.30.20
What we still don't know about the expanded FMLA and paid sick leave laws
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.27.20
In-person court proceedings in Tennessee suspended through April 30
Constangy FYI, 3.26.20
That 30-day DOL non-enforcement period? More like 14 days.
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.26.20
COLORADO DIRECTS RESIDENTS TO STAY AT HOME
3.26.20
Welcome to the Digital Workplace! Tips for employers navigating teleworking
3.26.20
That 30-day DOL non-enforcement period? More like 14 days.
3.26.20
DOL releases Families First Coronavirus Response Act poster, FAQs
Constangy FYI, 3.25.20
Georgia and Atlanta Issue Executive Orders Advising Residents to “Stay at Home”
3.25.20
Your Families First Coronavirus Response Act questions answered! (Some of them, anyway)
3.25.20
What does the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Mean for Small Businesses?
3.25.20
Your Families First Coronavirus Response Act questions answered!
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.25.20
Does Families First apply to health care providers and emergency responders?
3.24.20
Virginia Governor issues Executive Order closing recreational businesses, restaurants, and schools
3.24.20
EEOC Updates Pandemic Guidance and Hosts Technical Assistance Webinar
Constangy FYI, 3.24.20
DOT issues guidance on drug, alcohol testing requirements and COVID-19
Constangy FYI, 3.24.20
Colorado Employers Ordered to Reduce In-person Workforce by Fifty Percent
3.24.20
Denver Issues a Stay-at-Home Order Requiring All Non-Essential Businesses to Cease In-Person Activities
3.24.20
Alabama Department of Labor modifies unemployment compensation rules
3.24.20
Good news from the government about Families First Coronavirus Response Act
3.23.20
To test or not to test: Employers’ rights and duties in a coronavirus world
3.21.20
Governor’s Office Issues Guidance on New York COVID-19 Quarantine Leave Law
3.21.20
EEOC Updates 2009 Pandemic Preparedness Guidance
3.20.20
What does the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Mean for Small Businesses in Tennessee?
3.20.20
COVID-19: Legal, Labor, and Employee Relations Considerations Regarding Layoffs, Furloughs, and Other Resourceful Employer Responses to the COVID-19 Emergency
3.19.20
President Trump signs family and medical leave expansion, paid leave into law
3.19.20
Governor suspends 60-day notice requirement in Cal-WARN
California Snapshot , 3.18.20
North Carolina eases requirements for unemployment claims due to COVID-19
3.18.20
Local governments try to mitigate virus spread
California Snapshot , 3.18.20
New EEOC guidance on the COVID-19 pandemic - UPDATED
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.18.20
But Wait, There’s More! The EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance
3.18.20
San Francisco and state EDD rally to aid employers, employees
California Snapshot , 3.18.20
Coronavirus layoffs may be covered by Cal-WARN - UPDATED
California Snapshot , 3.17.20
Paid leave for coronavirus-related reasons passes House and has bipartisan support
3.16.20
Colorado Issues Temporary Rules on Paid Sick Leave in Response to COVID-19
3.13.20
Colorado Issues Temporary Rules on Paid Sick Leave in Response to COVID-19
Constangy FYI, 3.12.20
Department of Labor Issues New COVID-19 Guidance related to the FLSA and FMLA
3.12.20
Alcohol in the workplace *hic* quiz!
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.6.20
Trump nominates 3 to EEOC, 2 to NLRB
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.5.20
Dems' workplace pregnancy horror stories: What we can learn
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.28.20
What does coronavirus mean for employers?
2.28.20
Bloomberg is right about NDAs
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.21.20
They’re Here 2.0: California AG issues modified CCPA regulations
2.17.20
Dr. Loveless answers your workplace romance questions!
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.14.20
EEO-1 comp data collection is officially ovah!
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.11.20
EEOC's new priorities, plus FY19 stats
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.7.20
Victoria Lipnic won't seek third term on EEOC
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.28.20

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