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Wage and Hour Around the Corner: From Zoom to Room Staying on Solid Legal Grounds with a Remote Staff or an Office Return

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/11/2025

The rules governing the employment relationship are always changing. Laws creating new employer obligations, technology solutions making work more efficient and more complicated, and rules governing the resolution of disputes...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

SCOTUS Review: 8 Key Rulings from Last Term that Impact the Workplace and 3 Issues We’re Watching

Fisher Phillips on 8/2/2022

Many employers looked to the Supreme Court last term for clarity in cases with a significant impact on the workplace. The justices continued to shape the employment law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

[Webinar] Return to Work Series: A New Age for Employers - July 28th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

McDermott Will & Schulte on 7/15/2022

Time for Compliance in an Altered Work Environment - As companies continue settling into their new working environments—remote, hybrid, or fully back in the office—there remain a number of challenges that have stemmed...more

Looking back at 2021 and ahead to 2022

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/23/2022

Host Leigh Tyson interviews Jon Yarbrough about what happened in 2021 in labor and employment law (spoiler alert: a lot!) and what we can expect in 2022....more

Do We Have to Pay for That? Part 1—COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing, and Screening Activities

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 10/18/2021

In this blog series, we’ll look at a variety of activities and discuss whether an employer has to pay its non-exempt (i.e., overtime-eligible) employees for their time spent engaging in them. We’ll focus on federal law, but...more

Employment Law Update – Fall 2021

Kaufman & Canoles on 9/10/2021

VIRGINIA’S “VACCINATION CZAR” TO BE FEATURED SPEAKER AT K&C SEMINAR - Earlier this year, Gov. Ralph Northam appointed the Director of the Richmond City Health District, Dr. Danny Avula, as Virginia’s “Vaccination Czar” in...more

Second-Guessing The Advice Columns: After-Hours Texts From The Boss

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 5/14/2021

Miss Manners should stick to writing about ice cream forks. Those of you who read this blog know that I am a longtime fan of the etiquette columnist Judith Martin, aka "Miss Manners," in the Washington Post. I have even...more

DOL’s New Outreach Initiative and Guidance on Application of the FLSA to Pandemic Scenarios, Including the Compensability of...

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/28/2021

On April 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) posted an update on its blog regarding its new Essential Workers, Essential Protections initiative, which is designed to “ensure that workers know about the wage and hour...more

Policy Matters Newsletter - March 2021

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/17/2021

What Timing: Biden Signed $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package. We here at the PMN have been following intently every development when it comes to the federal government’s legislative response to the virus. Indeed, since...more

COVID-19 Vaccinations and Legal Considerations for Employers

Miller Canfield on 3/15/2021

With nearly 34 million people, or more than one in 10 Americans, fully vaccinated against COVID-19, most employers can expect vaccination to soon become available to their general workforce. Besides being eager to return to...more

The Top 10 Labor and Employment Issues Keeping Retailers Up at Night in 2021

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/11/2021

Now that the inauguration has passed and the Biden administration has begun its work, it is a good time for retailers to take stock of the labor and employment issues that are likely to assume prominence in 2021, and to...more

Labor & Employment E-Note - January 2021

Burr & Forman on 2/1/2021

Focus The COVID-19 Vaccine: An Update for Employers As of January 19, 2021, two vaccines have been authorized for emergency use by the FDA, with two additional vaccines nearing the end of clinical trials. With vaccines now...more

Charting The Risk Associated With Common Workplace COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Programs

Fisher Phillips on 1/27/2021

Now that a COVID-19 vaccine is becoming increasingly available, how can employers encourage employees to receive it? Beyond requiring the shots as a mandatory condition of employment – which is not an option many employers...more

New Year’s resolutions for employers and HR professionals

McAfee & Taft on 1/11/2021

Most employers spent 2020 trying to navigate the issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the pandemic is continuing into 2021, now that employers have found a new normal, it is time to make a list of goals for the New...more

2021: We Thought You Would Never Get Here, and Now that You Are, What Can Employers Expect

Maynard Nexsen on 1/7/2021

Never before have we welcomed a year with quite the hope and exuberance as we welcome 2021. While some good things did happen in 2020, for most employers, 2020 added layers of complexity to the role of human resources that...more

Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … Teleworking

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/31/2020

Given the ongoing considerations businesses face with the COVID-19 health crisis, many employers have increased the amount of teleworking for employees, including many roles that ordinarily would not telework. As the COVID-19...more

The Top Non-COVID Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed: May 2020

Fisher Phillips on 6/9/2020

While you have been primarily focused on COVID-19-related matters for the past few months, that doesn’t the world of labor and employment law has taken a timeout. While the pace of new developments has slowed somewhat, there...more

Covert Costs Of The COVID-19 Pandemic: Expense Reimbursement For Remote Workers

Fisher Phillips on 6/1/2020

Employers across the nation have faced swift and dramatic changes to business operations as states and local municipalities have issued “stay-at-home” orders and imposed other restrictions in the hopes of stymying the spread...more

COVID-19 Reopening Guidebook

Kilpatrick on 5/27/2020

Navigating the decision as to when to reopen businesses may be just as daunting as navigating the closures caused by the pandemic. Resuming business operations will require significant preparation, constant monitoring of the...more

Part Eight of the COVID-19 Roadmap Series: Avoiding COVID-19 Wage & Hour and Labor Law Pitfalls

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 5/18/2020

In Part Eight of our Roadmap Series, we take a closer look at wage and hour compliance concerns that may arise during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what employers can do to minimize these pitfalls. Remember that wage and hour...more

Remote Work Issues to Consider in Light of COVID-19

Payne & Fears on 3/16/2020

Many employers have elected to implement a remote work policy in light of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. If you are one of them, you should consider the following as you transition your workforce to a remote working...more

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