Inflation Reduction Act Of 2022. After the so-called “vote-a-rama,” that lasted all night and into the morning last Saturday / Sunday, the Senate finally voted to pass the Act through reconciliation, by a 51-50 vote margin...more
8/16/2022
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Governor DeSantis ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Public Schools ,
Stop Woke Act ,
Title III ,
Website Accessibility ,
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Build Back…Sometime? Despite Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s repeated assurances that the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) would pass the Senate before the holidays, many Democratic Senators have now conceded that BBBA...more
One Small Step For Infrastructure: Senate Passes Bipartisan Package, But The Next Leaps Will Be Laborious. Finally, after months of inter- and intra-party wrangling, the Senate voted 69-30 — including a notable aye vote from...more
Oh Happy Day! Stimulus Is Finally (Almost) Live. The House and Senate are scheduled to vote on a $900 billion pandemic relief package along with a $1.4 trillion measure to fund the government through September 30, 2021. ...more
12/22/2020
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CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Financial Stimulus ,
FRCP 30(b)(6) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Relief Measures ,
Vaccinations
Stimulus, Vaccines, and Corona. OH MY!
First, The Stimulus. The status of additional stimulus remains where it has been as we have been tracking it for months, ever since the House passed the HEROES Act: nowhere. While the...more
11/23/2020
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Gig Economy ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Reform ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infections ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
Lyft ,
Moderna Inc. ,
Pfizer ,
Public Charge ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Title III ,
Trump Administration ,
Uber ,
Vaccinations
On Tuesday, August 22, the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the EEOC to revisit its controversial rules placing certain limits on employer-sponsored wellness programs under the Americans with...more
8/30/2017
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Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Genetic Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Wellness Programs
Seyfarth Synopsis: The first of several anticipated challenges to Executive Order 13673, “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,” has resulted in a preliminary injunction staying the implementation of some – but not all – aspects of...more
11/3/2016
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Blacklist ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EEO ,
Executive Orders ,
Executive Powers ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Free Speech ,
Labor Law Violations ,
NLRA ,
OSHA ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pre-Dispute Arbitration ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Title VII ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Final Rules and Guidance on Executive Order 13673, “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” (aka “Blacklisting” Order) have been released. Despite robust comments from the contractor community, the Final Rule...more
8/30/2016
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Blacklist ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
General Contractors ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) ,
Migrant Workers ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRA ,
OSHA ,
Pay Transparency ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Seasonal Workers ,
Service Contract Act ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Subcontractors ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing wellness program incentives under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA Proposed Rule”) in the...more