On November 5, 2021, Governor Kay Ivey signed Alabama Act 2021-561 (Alabama Senate Bill 9) into law. The Act requires any employer who implemented a vaccine mandate to provide employees with the opportunity to apply for medical or religious exemptions,…

On November 4th, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) released its much-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-19 vaccinations for large employers. The policy requirements take effect December 5th, and the vaccination requirements must be fully implemented by January…

NLRB to Classify College Athletes as EmployeesOn September 29, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a Memorandum (GC 21-08) in which she stated that certain college athletes will be classified as employees, with the right to unionize and engage in…

On September 9, 2021, President Biden unveiled his COVID-19 Action Plan.  The following are of particular interest to employers:FEDERAL CONTRACTORSThe Action Plan announced that the President has issued Executive Orders which require all federal workers and many federal contractors to…

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 so fast, apparently, as COVID variants and tensions between the pro/anti-vaccination contingents have heightened. More…

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 to which EPSL and EFMLA apply. While employers are no longer required to provide EPSL…