Michael Lotito explains that the rationale behind the Supreme Court’s ruling to curtail the EPA’s ability to restrict power plants could apply to several forthcoming rules, including Department of Labor rules to expand mandatory overtime pay. (Subscriptio
Krystal Weaver, Alka Ramchandani-Raj, Eric Compere, Melissa Peters and Dave Dixon explain a California Department of Public Health issued order that defines close contact and infectious periods under the state’s COVID rules. (Subscription required.)
Nancy Johnson and Lauren C. Robertson examine issues employers are grappling with in the wake of the COVID pandemic, including: whether long COVID is considered a disability under the law; the EEOC’s new guidance on caregiver discrimination; and vaccine m
Michael Lotito talks about how the absence of a Senate-confirmed administrator at the Wage and Hour Division could cause trouble for its rulemaking process. (Subscription required.)
Rhonda B. Levy and George Vassos examine a case in which the arbitrator determined that a nurse who refused to get vaccinated because of a creed she believed in was discriminated against under the Ontario Human Rights Code. (Subscription required.)