In the midst of declining infection rates and increasing debate over mask and vaccine mandates, on February 7, 2022, an Illinois court temporarily enjoined COVID-19 mitigation measure mandates affecting nearly 170 school districts.
On Monday, February 7, 2022, the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment released its long-awaited report detailing nearly 70 recommendations for revising our nation’s labor laws and regulations.
On January 27, 2022, the 2d Circuit joined the 3d, 7th, and 9th Circuits in applying the doctrine of successor liability to claims for withdrawal liability under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
A discussion of diversity and discomfort, as the move to ban discomfort is becoming an increasingly familiar refrain for learning initiatives across the country.
Ontario’s Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021, which became law on December 2, 2021, amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to prohibit certain non-compete agreements.
During the past two years of the pandemic, federal agencies such as the DHS and the DOS have taken measures to accommodate their services and facilitate the issuance of visas in the consulates across the world in light of on-going safety concerns.
On February 1, 2022, the OFCCP presented a webinar on its new contractor portal through which covered contractors are being asked to certify whether they are meeting their requirement to develop and maintain annual AAPs.
With key public health indicators beginning to show signs of improvement and expected to continue, Ontario announced that commencing January 31, 2022, it would begin to take steps to cautiously and gradually ease public health measures.
