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EEOC Finalizes Workplace Harassment Guidance

On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new enforcement guidance on workplace harassment, effective immediately. Guidance on this topic had not been updated since 1999. The EEOC received...more

EEOC Issues Final Rule to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

New regulations to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which was enacted in 2023, will soon take effect. Yesterday, April 15, 2024, the EEOC unveiled its final rule, which will take effect 60 days after its anticipated...more

OMB Releases New Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity

On March 29, 2024, the federal government released a new “Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.” This update aims to better reflect the growing diversity of the people of...more

EEOC Proposes New Guidance on Harassment - Open for Public Comment Until Nov. 1

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” The proposed guidance presents a legal analysis of the standards for harassment and employer...more

[DISMISSED]: First Lawsuit Filed Challenging Private Employer-Mandated COVID-19 Vaccine

UPDATE: On June 12, 2021, the hospital’s motion to dismiss this lawsuit in its entirety was granted. The Court found that the hospital’s policy of mandating the COVID-19 vaccine aligned with its business of saving lives...more

First Lawsuit Filed Challenging Private Employer-Mandated COVID-19 Vaccine

On May 28, 2021, 117 unvaccinated nonmanagerial employees from Houston Methodist Hospital filed a lawsuit to challenge the hospital’s vaccine mandate in Jennifer Bridges et al. v The Methodist Hospital. This appears to be the...more

EEOC Allows Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates And Incentives

On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance for employers. This long-awaited guidance clarifies that employers can require COVID-19 vaccinations and even provide incentives...more

COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Latest on Testing and Vaccinating Employees [Audio]

In this episode, Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske is joined by colleagues Jenna Brofsky, Erica Ash and Wakaba Tessier who provide an update on the legal landscape related to COVID-19 testing and vaccinations. Their conversation...more

COVID-19 Vaccine Planning Checklist

As COVID-19 vaccination begins in the United States, employers should begin preparing to support vaccination and consider how workplaces will be impacted. There are still many unknowns, and plans will have to remain flexible....more

EEOC Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance, Allowing Employer Mandates

Widespread COVID-19 vaccination is considered critical for many employers to return employees to work safely and resume normal business operations in the future. As such, many employers have been asking whether they can...more

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