On April 20, 2021, OSHA issued new guidance on when employers must report instances in which an employee suffers an adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccination. According to the guidance, employers who require their employees...more
4/23/2021
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Benesch Law’s Labor and Employment group recently wrote on general labor and employment related concerns relative to COVID-19 in an article published on March 6, 2020. In just the last six days, thousands of additional cases...more
3/13/2020
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On January 20, 2017, President Trump took a step to fulfill his campaign promise to reduce regulations on businesses when his Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus, directed federal agencies to freeze all pending regulations....more
A federal Judge in Texas yesterday issued an order temporarily barring the Department of Labor (“DOL”) from enforcing its much-publicized new overtime rule, just over one week before the rule’s December 1 effective...more
By President Obama’s September 7, 2016 Executive Order, federal contractors and subcontractors will now be required to provide paid sick leave to their employees beginning on January 1, 2017. The Department of Labor (DOL)...more