On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed a bill into law that prohibits the enforcement of contract provisions mandating third-party arbitration of workplace sexual harassment or assault claims and allows victims to have...more
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As anticipated, on July 29, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a final rule rescinding the “joint employer” standard that became effective in March 2020. The “joint employer” rule addresses instances where there are two...more
On March 18, 2020, the U.S. Congress passed, and President Trump signed into law, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which is set to take effect on April 1, 2020, and expire on December 31, 2020. ...more