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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…

DOL issues revised FFCRA leave rule

In early August, a federal judge in New York struck down several significant aspects of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) temporary rules under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. On Friday, the DOL issued revised rules to address the concerns…