Over a year and a half since the pandemic first started to take its toll on the health and welfare of individuals and the economy, the country is still reeling and struggling to recover.
The California Privacy Rights Act, which goes into effect on January 1, 2023, grants six new rights to California residents in their roles as employees, applicants, independent contractors, and other human resources members.
On August 31, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget approved the Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface (AAVI) proposed by the OFCCP for the verification and upload of federal contractor affirmative action plans.
Few experts in the field of unfair competition law would disagree that the 2018 decision in AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc., was a game changer in California.
On August 25, 2021, the Supreme Judicial Court, the highest court in Massachusetts, ruled on the elements of a retaliation claim under the Domestic Violence and Abuse Leave Act.
Alyesha Asghar Dotson discusses whether such bonuses potentially may expose employers to legal risks, and whether employers ought to use them even if they are legally sound and effective.
On August 20, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 3582, which takes effect on January 1, 2022 and amends the Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) in several ways.
On August 30, 2021, the Colorado Board of Health adopted an emergency rule mandating that all employees, direct contractors, and support staff in licensed healthcare settings in Colorado be fully vaccinated no later than October 31.
On September 1, 2021, the OFCCP announced that it was reversing its prior position regarding the use of EEO-1 compensation data collected by the EEOC for calendar years 2018 and 2019.
On August 26, 2021, the New York State Department of Health’s Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC) approved emergency regulations that institute a broad vaccine mandate for New York healthcare facilities.
