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U.S. Supreme Court upholds arbitration agreements, even in PAGA actions
6.23.22
Nevada court fumbles NFL's effort to take Gruden dispute to arbitration
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.23.22
U.S. Supreme Court upholds arbitration agreements, even in PAGA actions
California Snapshot , 6.16.22
New York State joins NYC in passing salary disclosure law
6.14.22
FMLA "interference" doesn't require denial of leave
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.3.22
Remote workers outside NY can’t bring bias claims under NY state and city human rights laws, court says
5.23.22
EEOC issues guidance on use of AI in hiring
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.18.22
Delay didn't defeat employer's right to arbitrate, CA appeals court says
California Snapshot , 5.16.22
"Bald" insult is sexual harassment, UK tribunal says
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.13.22
New York City Council delays effective date of salary disclosure law, makes other changes
5.10.22
ABCs of Employment Law: Retaliation
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.6.22
Weed policy options for multi-state employers -- are there any?
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.29.22
The $450,000 workplace birthday party
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.22.22
ABCs of employment law: Religious accommodation
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.15.22
It's time to submit your EEO-1 data!
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.13.22
Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed to SCOTUS
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.8.22
Employers, get ready for a "bumpy night"
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.6.22
New York City issues guidance on new salary range law
3.31.22
ABCs of employment law: Discrimination
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.25.22
Spring has sprung new employment laws in New York
3.25.22
ADA accessibility litigation: Audit yourself!
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.24.22
EEOC issues new guidance on caregiver bias
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.18.22
Peeping is harassment, even if “peep-ee” doesn't see it going on, court says
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.18.22
Nonbinary info to be added to EEO-1 reports?
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.18.22
Biden signs #MeToo arbitration limit into law
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.11.22
Second guessing the advice columns: Workplace follies
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.11.22
What employers need to know about California's new COVID-19 paid sick leave
California Snapshot , 2.28.22
Biden has a nominee for Breyer's SCOTUS seat
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.25.22
New laws, New Jersey
2.24.22
Artificial Intelligence in HR: A blessing and a curse
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.17.22
Don't miss our webinar on AI bias with EEOC's Keith Sonderling
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.17.22
#MeToo arbitration bill passes Senate, Biden expected to sign
2.11.22
#MeToo arbitration bill passes Senate
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.11.22
Supplemental paid sick leave for COVID to get an encore
California Snapshot , 2.4.22
Biden's Supreme Court nominee -- who will she be?
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.28.22
OSHA withdraws vaccine ETS, but there may be more to come
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.26.22
CMS issues guidance for health care employers in 24 states where mandate had been blocked
1.21.22
High court upholds CMS vaccine mandate for health care workers -- what now?
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.18.22
More on the SCOTUS "vax-or-test" decision
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.14.22
Yesterday’s SCOTUS “vax-or-test” decision
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
Five must-watch areas for California employers in 2022
California Snapshot , 1.11.22
Highlights from the OSHA vaccine ETS argument at the Supreme Court
Employment & Labor Insider, 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
Yes, Virginia, COVID-19 can be a disability
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.15.21
New York City Council passes COVID child vaccination leave law
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
CMS issues rule mandating vaccination for employees of Medicare/Medicaid facilities
11.8.21
OSHA's vaccine ETS is stayed by court
Constangy FYI, 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
Arbitration compelled, despite ambiguous agreement
California Snapshot , 9.22.21
New Missouri law requires leave for victims of domestic violence
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
EEO-1 "Component 1" data collection has begun!
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.27.21
New CA law gives recall priority to workers laid off because of COVID
4.27.21
New law gives recall priority to workers laid off because of COVID
California Snapshot , 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
Happy 30th anniversary to the ADA
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.24.20
Massachusetts releases amended proposed Paid Family and Medical Leave regulations
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

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