Plans for the "new" EEOC.
As I have posted many times, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission still has a 3-2 Republican majority, but that will end in July, when former Chair Janet Dhillon's term expires. ...more
Here's how an HR pro would have handled it.
There I was, a hard-boiled, cynical, grizzled, war-torn Human Resources professional, working late, as is my wont.
Suddenly, my phone rang. Odd to be getting a call at the office...more
A new series.
NOTE FROM ROBIN: For months, I've been thinking about doing a series of posts with very basic explanations of the federal laws that govern the workplace. I think the series would be helpful to people who are...more
3/25/2022
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
With emphasis on the pandemic.
On Monday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updated guidance on “caregiver discrimination” in the workplace. The guidance emphasizes pandemic-related issues, but it is not...more
Of course it is!
Every time I think I’ve heard everything, I hear another thing.
Melinda Abbt was a firefighter for the City of Houston. On her own personal computer, she had a video of herself dancing nude. She made the...more
Don't be surprised.
A spokesperson for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has told Bloomberg Law that the agency is thinking about adding information about nonbinary employees to the EEO-1 reports that must be...more
The questions that people send to advice columns!
"I sent $10,000 worth of birthday presents to my grandchildren, and not one of them wrote me a thank you note. Can I stiff them next year?"
"My boyfriend cheats on me...more
Employers can't require arbitration of sexual harassment, assault lawsuits.
President Biden has signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.
The legislation provides that...more
Announcement may be made later today.
The New York Times reports this morning that President Biden has selected his nominee to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat being vacated by Justice Stephen Breyer....more
How could something so convenient be so risky?
Artificial intelligence in Human Resources is the greatest, right? It can screen thousands of applications in nanoseconds and narrow the field just to the types of people with...more
And on to President Biden, who is expected to sign.
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed by voice vote the "Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act." The legislation passed the House on Monday,...more
Biden promises a nominee by end of February.
Justice Stephen Breyer has announced his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court effective sometime this summer, presumably to guarantee that President Biden rather than a...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration officially withdrew its COVID-19 vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard, effective today.
The government has also asked that the ETS litigation (NFIB v. U.S. Department...more
Where does OSHA go now?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, I'm sure you've heard, officially withdrew its COVID-19 vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard, effective today...more
Two justices flip to the other side.
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 today to stay two injunctions that were keeping a vaccine mandate issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from taking effect in 25 states...more
I won't be as giddy as I was yesterday.
As almost everyone knows, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday reinstated a stay on the "vax-or-test" mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. As a result,...more
1/14/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
While we wait.
I was really hoping that by yesterday the Supreme Court would have stayed the Emergency Temporary Standard that was issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Maybe today?...more
1/11/2022
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Masks ,
Oral Argument ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Supreme Court argument on OSHA ETS starts at 10 a.m. ET.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral argument today at 10 a.m. Eastern on the COVID-19 vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard issued by the Occupational Safety...more
Let's start off 2022 with a bang!
On Friday, January 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on two of the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccination mandates -- the Emergency Temporary Standard issued by the...more
12/23/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employer ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Joe Biden ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
The Emergency Temporary Standard issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was stayed on November 6, but the stay was lifted on Friday night. Opponents of the ETS immediately asked for Supreme Court...more
Opponents of the ETS have requested Supreme Court review.
In a decision issued last night, the majority of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the Emergency Temporary Standard on...more
This week in Vaccine Mandate/Injunction Land.
Well, kids, it's been another riotous week in the world of federal vaccine mandates. Here is where everything stands as of Friday morning Eastern Time, December 17, 2021:...more
12/17/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
OSHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations
From my blog inbox . . .
"DEAR ROBIN: I am 8 years old.
"Some of my little friends say that COVID-19 is not protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR...more
This week's vaccine wisdom (subject to change at any time).
Is my company required to mandate vaccinations for employees?
Possibly. Apart from the mandate for federal employees, there are three types of COVID vaccination...more
12/3/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Injunctions ,
OSHA ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Religious Exemption ,
Vaccinations
Wild times.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has posted this on its COVID-19 and Vaccine Emergency Temporary Standard web page (emphasis is mine):...more