Illinois Reins in Astronomical Damages Under Biometric Privacy Law
Illinois employers will no longer face astronomical damages — into the millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars at issue in recent class action lawsuits — for violations of the Biometric...
View ArticleReminder to Employers: It’s Time to Post and/or Submit OSHA Injury Records
This is the first year that the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration’s (OSHA) expanded injury and illness reporting requirements take effect for employers in certain “high-hazard” industries....
View ArticleNLRB Expands Focus to Worker Debt and Surveillance
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) entered into an information sharing agreement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), intended to crack down on “employer-driven debt”...
View Article“No-Fault” Attendance Policies Now Unlawful in New York: What Should...
Last week, New York State enacted legislation that bans “no-fault” attendance policies. The new law, which will take effect in 90 days, prohibits employers from penalizing workers based on “use of any...
View ArticleNo More Masks on Public Transportation (For Now) – Is Government Regulation...
Following a federal judge’s ruling last week, striking down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) mask mandate in airports and other public transportation settings nationwide, the...
View ArticleUnion Employers: Be Aware of Bargaining Obligations under OSHA’s Mandatory...
While OSHA’s mandatory vaccine rule remains in legal limbo, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a memo on November 10th, outlining bargaining obligations for...
View ArticleEmployer FAQs Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Mandate for Federal...
President Biden is ramping up measures aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. He announced a series of new actions on September 9, 2021, including a plan to require all employers with 100 or more...
View ArticleWhat Does the New CDC Guidance on Masks Mean for Employers?
According to new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday, May 13, individuals who are fully-vaccinated for COVID-19 are no longer required to wear a mask or...
View ArticleComing Soon - OSHA’s COVID-19 Rule
OSHA’s long-awaited emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 is one step closer to taking effect. According to news reports, the Department of Labor submitted the rule to the White House’s Office of...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit Holds That Federal Military Leave Statute Might Mandate Paid...
Employers—particularly those in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin—should revisit their military leave policies in light of the Seventh Circuit’s holding in White v. United Airlines Inc., No. 19-2546...
View ArticleLessons Learned: OSHA Advises Employers on Most Common Violations in COVID-19...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) tweeted last week that it has cited more than 200 employers for coronavirus-related violations, with penalties totaling nearly $3 million....
View ArticleWisconsin Employers Must Act Before August 15 to Secure Unemployment...
Wisconsin employers with layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic must act before August 15th if they want to take advantage of Wisconsin law intended to afford a reduction of employer charges associated...
View ArticleState Workers’ Compensation Systems Deal with COVID-19 Claims
A number of states, including California (by executive order on May 6, 2020), have made it easier for essential workers who contract COVID-19 to obtain workers’ compensation benefits by creating a...
View ArticleOSHA Issues Enforcement Guidance on Conducting COVID-19 Inspections and...
More than 3,000 workers have filed complaints with OSHA since January 2020, alleging concerns over potential exposure to COVID-19, according to Freedom of Information Act records analyzed by the...
View ArticleOSHA Issues Interim Guidance Regarding Coronavirus Recordkeeping Obligations
On April 10, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued interim guidance regarding enforcement of employers’ obligation to record employees’ COVID-19 cases. The guidance...
View ArticleOSHA Guidance Allows Alternatives in Light of N95 Shortage Due to Coronavirus
On April 3, 2020, OSHA issued enforcement guidance that temporarily permits the extended and re-use of respirators as well as other alternatives, and clarifies when respirators, including N95 masks,...
View ArticleOSHA Guidance on Respirator Fit-Testing in Health Care During COVID-19 Outbreak
On March 14, 2020, OSHA issued guidance for health care employers, which (1) temporarily waives the annual (not initial) fit-testing requirement for respirators, and (2) recommends discontinuing...
View ArticleManaging the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: OSHA Provides Guidance...
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges. Successful navigation...
View ArticleDOL Breaks Record in Wage and Hour Enforcement – Time to Consider Self-Audits
Those who believed the Trump administration would scale back the Obama-era Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) aggressive enforcement of wage and hour laws may be surprised to learn that the DOL recently...
View ArticleDOL at it Again: New Proposed Rules Published to Clarify Regular Rate
On March 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new proposed rule that would clarify that certain payments and benefits provided by employers do not factor in to employees’ “regular...
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