News & Analysis

Many employers are hopeful that a vaccine for COVID-19 will be the silver bullet that will enable employers to return to some semblance of a pre-COVID workplace. Can an employer mandate that employees be vaccinated before coming back to work?

Hawaii has long had a law limiting the discretion that employers have to consider older conviction records in making employment decisions.

The California legislature has passed Senate Bill 1159, which creates a new framework for COVID-19-related workers’ compensation claims.

On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued revised regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) following a federal court’s decision that invalidated a handful of regulatory provisions interpreting the FFCRA.

The final provisions of Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act (OWFA) go into effect on October 1, 2020—less than a month away.

On September 9, 2020, California enacted Assembly Bill 1867, a five-part bill that, among other things, creates COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave requirements for all Golden State employers.

This podcast covers what a jury trial is likely to look like in our safety-conscious and socially-distanced COVID era.

Maryland Governor Hogan moved the state into Stage Three of its reopening plan on September 4, 2020, permitting practically all Maryland businesses to open, including theaters.

On September 5, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-178, which continues protections offered under previous Executive Order 2020-168 (now rescinded) for frontline workers in grocery stores and pharmacies.

The challenges employees and employers continue to face this Labor Day are enormous and unprecedented. The year’s Labor Day Report focuses on the state of employment in the context of the global pandemic.