News & Events

As Pride Month 2021 comes to a close, it also marks the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently issued updated Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace (the “Guidance”) for employers and workers outside of the healthcare industry.

Late last week the EEOC updated its COVID- Frequently Asked Questions. 

With vaccination rates on the rise and COVID-19 restrictions relaxing, many employers are reassessing existing policies in preparation for the return of employees to the workplace.

Please join us for a webinar on June 17, 2021, from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET as we discuss multiple problematic scenarios we have observed through the years.

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced that, effective May 6, 2021, the previous administration’s proposed independent contractor rule has been withdrawn. 

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”), which applies to virtually all employees regardless of size, protects the right of an employee returning from military service or training to be reemployed at his or her former job (or as nearly comparable a job as possible) with the same benefits.

The Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) was signed into law on March 20, 2021, and will go into effect on July 1, 2021. 

The government issued FAQs and model notices for the new COBRA subsidies—links below, hot off the presses.