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Advice on mandating or encouraging COVID vaccination

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, such as customers and patients. Employers generally have that right. Two legal exceptions are under…

COVID guidance from OSHA

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Guidance Prompted by an Executive Order from President Biden on his second day in office, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued guidance to employers on protecting employees from the risk of COVID-19 infection in…

President terminates and replaces NLRB General Counsel, replaces EEOC Chair and Vice-Chair

President Biden in an unprecedented move terminated NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb on inauguration day, January 20. Biden also terminated Robb’s deputy, Alice B. Stock. The General Counsel serves a four-year term; Robb’s was due to expire during August 2021. In…

President signs consolidated appropiations act extending FFCRA tax credits

President Trump signs Consolidated Appropriations Act, extending tax credit to employers choosing to extend FFCRA leaves until 3/31/2021.On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act into law. This alert offers our review of the law and…

EEOC issues guidance specific to COVID-19 vaccine

On December 16, 2020, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 Question and Answer page to address employment related questions specific to the COVID-19 vaccine. We have previously written about the EEOC’s guidance on the flu vaccine and how that guidance would…

Webinar on post-election review and impact on employers, managing expiring leaves and more!

Go to the Headlines New Congress, new court, new president(?), new employment laws Join us on December 8 from 10:00 am until 11:30 am CST for a webinar presentation in which we will assess the implications of yesterday’s national election…