While the term “caregiver” is not identified as a protected class under federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws, workplace decisions that adversely impact job applicants and employees who are also caregivers can still...more
For the past 18 months, employers have faced a dizzying number of new laws, regulations and employment issues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest announcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandates by the White House on...more
Husch Blackwell’s Labor & Employment team is launching a series of employment and labor alerts and labor law podcasts that discuss the expected changes in labor and employment laws under the Biden administration and provide...more
3/30/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Biden Administration ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equality Act ,
Executive Orders ,
LGBTQ ,
No-Poaching ,
Paycheck Fairness Act ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA) goes into effect January 1, 2021, and the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment adopted final regulations on November...more
12/22/2020
/ Colorado ,
Compensation ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Job Promotions ,
Pay Transparency ,
Posting Requirements ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On September 11, 2020, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) released unpublished revisions to portions of the Temporary Final Rule published on April 1, 2020, under the Families First Coronavirus...more
9/17/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Leave ,
Required Documentation ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Availability Requirement
Key points-
•The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) prohibits employers from requiring employees to undergo COVID-19 antibody testing prior to re-entering the workplace.
•The EEOC permits employers to...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued guidelines on the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act as a result of pandemic-related employee furloughs and layoffs. As employers develop...more
The Colorado Department of Labor (the “Department”) has issued an emergency rule, the Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay (“Colorado HELP”), which temporarily requires certain employers to provide paid sick leave to...more
In less than two months the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (the “Act”) will come into effect. On January 1, 2020 the Act will legalize adult-use retail marijuana across the state and bring with it a hefty regulatory...more
May Colorado employers adopt “use-it-or-lose-it” vacation policies, in which employees lose paid vacation time if they do not use it within a certain time frame?
May Colorado employers refuse to pay out the cash value of...more
On April 2, 2018, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 18-082 into law. Senate Bill 18-082 amends Colorado’s non-compete statute, C.R.S. § 8-2-113, and curtails the ability of a former employer to enforce a...more