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03.24.21

Employer Considerations as Reopening Begins

As states and local jurisdictions begin the process of reopening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are facing some tough questions.  


03.24.21

Equality Act Passes House, Faces Senate

In the latest demonstration of the employment law priorities of the Biden administration, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, a civil rights bill that would prohibit discrimination against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, ...


03.24.21

EEOC 2020: Fewer Charges, Lawsuits—but Increased Recovery

What was the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) up to in fiscal year 2020?


02.26.21

Give Us A Break: California Ups The Ante On Meal Period Violations

On February 25, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC, holding that (1) employers cannot round time punches in the meal period context, and (2) time records showing noncompliant meal periods raise a rebuttable presumption of meal period violations at ...


02.25.21

DOL Issues Guidance on COVID Paid Sick Leave

An ongoing question amid the pandemic is whether and under what circumstances employees may receive multiple rounds of paid leave under New York’s COVID-19 leave law (the COVID Law).


02.10.21

Biden Administration Flips the Employment Law Script

Employers should keep a close eye on activities occurring in Washington, D.C., as the change in administration has already brought about a major shift in policy on employment-related issues.


02.10.21

FFCRA Leave Not Currently Mandatory: What Now?

What should employers do now that mandated leave under the federal Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) expired on December 31, 2020?


02.10.21

Local California Entities Extend Paid Sick Leave

While the federal statute providing emergency paid leave during the COVID-19 pandemic remains up in the air, some clarity exists with respect to city and county analogues in the state of California.


02.10.21

California Supreme Court: Dynamex Applies Retroactively

The California Supreme Court’s landmark 2018 decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court—where the state’s highest court adopted a new standard that made it more difficult for businesses to classify their workers as independent contractors—applies ...


01.29.21

2021 Changes to New York Paid Family Leave

The New York Paid Family Leave program took effect in January 2018 and featured annual increases to its benefit entitlements through 2021.