A new bipartisan bill has been introduced in the Ohio Senate that would ban employers from entering into non-competes with Ohio workers, a dramatic change in tone from the state’s current stance on non-compete agreements....more
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Fourth Circuit’s attempt to require an employer to meet a higher evidentiary standard to establish that its workers fell under one of the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
As we reported here, California voters had been tasked with deciding the future of California’s controversial Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”).
PAGA gives individual employees the right to step into the shoes of...more
On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)....more
The validity of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) is being questioned less than one year after it went into effect. On February 27, 2024, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas...more
3/4/2024
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Employee Rights ,
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Private Right of Action ,
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) ,
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Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship
On August 7, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued proposed regulations to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)....more
8/11/2023
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship
On May 17, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance for enforcement of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act, commonly known as the PUMP Act. The PUMP Act was signed into law on December...more
Congress recently passed two pregnancy-related acts, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), both of which create new legal rights and remedies...more
2/21/2023
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Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Pregnancy ,
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization -
..6-3 decision: Justice Alito wrote the majority opinion, with separate concurrences from Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Roberts, and dissent by Justices Breyer, Sotomayor,...more
9/13/2022
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Medical Leave ,
Pregnancy ,
Protected Activity ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization the United States Supreme Court overturned years of precedent started by Roe v. Wade and conferred the right to regulate abortions to individual states. This marked change has...more
With the new CDC guidelines and diminishing number of COVID cases, returning to work has taken center stage. We are still seeing few employers mandate vaccination for employees (and this trend is reported in the news)....more
6/7/2021
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GINA ,
Guidance Update ,
Incentives ,
New Guidance ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations
President Joseph R. Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”) on March 11, 2021, which provides $1.9 trillion in relief funds for individuals and businesses in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This...more
3/15/2021
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Employer Group Health Plans ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Popular ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits ,
Unemployment Benefits
With the new year, it is important for employers to keep in mind several laws that are newly applicable and a recent court opinion. Also, currently pending legislation, likely to be enacted soon, will create additional...more
2/16/2021
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Employer Responsibilities ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Workweek ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Rights ,
New Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws
Late on December 21, 2020, Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package (referred to herein as the “Act”), which extends and modifies several provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act...more
12/23/2020
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Small Business ,
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On April 27, 2020, Governor Mike DeWine issued a detailed plan to begin to reopen businesses across Ohio in the hopes of increasing economic activity while managing the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The...more
On April 27, 2020, Governor Mike DeWine issued a detailed plan to begin to reopen businesses across Ohio in the hopes of increasing economic activity while managing the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The plan...more
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law a broad economic stimulus bill called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (referred to herein as the “CARES Act” or the “Act”).
The Act covers a wide...more