NLRB to Classify College Athletes as Employees On September 29, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a Memorandum (GC 21-08) in which she stated that

On September 9, 2021, President Biden unveiled his COVID-19 Action Plan.  The following are of particular interest to employers: FEDERAL CONTRACTORS The Action Plan announced

Like you, we had hoped that by now COVID-related issues would have waned and we all could move forward with a return to “normal.”  Not

The IRS along with the Secretaries of HHS and DOL identified accompanying an individual to vaccination and caring for an individual after vaccination as conditions

On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order which included in its scope possibly banning non-compete agreements.  The Executive Order overall

As much of the country is emerging out from under COVID precautions, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finally issued its emergency rule

On May 17th, Governor Ivey signed Alabama’s Medical Marijuana law, joining more than 30 other states which permit physician prescribed use of marijuana for certain

Deadline for 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data is July 19, 2021 The EEOC delayed the collecting of 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 data due

DOL Issues Model Notices for COBRA Subsidies The American Rescue Plan Act included a provision for temporary premium assistance for COBRA continuation coverage for Assistance

Voluntary or Mandatory Vaccination? Mandatory Employers may want to implement a mandatory vaccination program to reduce the risk of absenteeism and exposure to third parties,