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2025 Changes in Texas Employment Laws That Employers Must Comply With

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/12/2025

As we pass the halfway point of 2025, there has already been a flurry of legislative changes and court decisions that have changed the landscape of Texas employment laws. With several of these laws already in effect, and...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

OSHA Issues its Vaccine Mandate

Smith Anderson on 11/8/2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") published a new Emergency Temporary Standard ("ETS") in the Federal Register today. This is the workplace vaccine mandate promised by President Biden on September...more

OSHA's vaccine ETS: First impressions

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 11/5/2021

Substantively moderate, but logistically? Ugh. As I'm sure you all have seen, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released yesterday its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 vaccinations. ...more

EEO-1 Reporting Portal to Close November 15, 2021

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/3/2021

The EEOC has announced that the EEO-1 reporting portal will not accept 2019 or 2020 EEO-1 reports after November 15, 2021. The deadline to file was October 25, 2021. Despite a year filled with challenges and delays brought...more

CMS To Issue Interim Rule Imposing Vaccine Mandate For Healthcare Settings

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/21/2021

Husch highlights •On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a new vaccine mandate for healthcare workers employed at most Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities; continued participation in Medicare and Medicaid...more

Delta Variant Prompts Mandatory Vaccinations And Mask Requirements

Rivkin Radler LLP on 8/4/2021

The Delta variant, which increased COVID cases and hospitalizations, also prompted new federal and local COVID rules and mandates, and required employers to revisit their existing COVID policies. OSHA announced a new...more

Vaccine Tracking Your Employees – It’s Past Time

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/8/2021

With about half of the U.S. working age, vaccine-eligible population now vaccinated, employers want to know which of their employees got the shot. Many employers are under the impression that mandatory vaccine reporting and...more

2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection Period Now Open

Smith Anderson on 5/6/2021

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on April 26, 2021 the opening of the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection, which was previously delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The data collection...more

EEOC Announces Opening of 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Filings

ArentFox Schiff on 4/30/2021

On April 26, 2021 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is now open. The deadline for submitting both the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data...more

EEO-1 "Component 1" Data Collection Has Begun!

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/28/2021

For two years: 2019 and 2020. On Monday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that its portal for the collection of "Component 1" EEO-1 information is now open. "Component 1" is the run-of-the-mill...more

2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Filing Site Is Now Open

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/27/2021

After the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) delayed the collection of 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 data, April 26, 2021, now marks the opening of the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 filing site. The EEOC had...more

OSHA Issues Updated Guidance On Recording Employee Adverse Vaccine Reactions And Other COVID-19 Related News

Benesch on 4/23/2021

On April 20, 2021, OSHA issued new guidance on when employers must report instances in which an employee suffers an adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccination. According to the guidance, employers who require their employees...more

EEOC Resumes Collection Of EEO Data

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/5/2021

On March 29, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it will resume collection of the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data beginning on Monday, April 26, 2021. As we discussed here, the EEOC...more

#WorkforceWednesday: DOL Electronic Notices Guidance, EEO-1 Reporting Delayed, CA COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave - Employment Law This...

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/31/2021

It’s #WorkforceWednesday! This week, some practical updates on posting requirements, reporting deadlines, and new COVID-19 leave in California. DOL Guidance on Posting Notices for the Remote Workplace The U.S. Department of...more

Federal EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Gets Pushed to April 2021, But California Pay Data Reporting is Due March 31, 2021

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 3/3/2021

Federal EEO-1 Reports - Employers who are required to file Employer Information Reports (an “EEO-1 Report”) should prepare to submit their 2019 and 2020 data in April 2021. Due to COVID-19, EEO-1 reporting for 2019 was...more

Governor Cuomo Issues Executive Order Requiring Vaccination Reporting for P-12 Teachers

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 2/24/2021

On Monday, February 22, 2021, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.95 requiring the following: Teachers employed in P-12 (public and non-public) schools must report that they have received a COVID-19 vaccination to...more

COVID-19 in the Workspace: Is Enough Enough?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/10/2021

You’ve attended the webinars on navigating COVID-19. You’ve read the trade publication tips. You have implemented measures to protect your workers. So, you’re ahead of the game, right? Well, you’re certainly ahead of the...more

Your COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered

Perkins Coie on 2/2/2021

With multiple states rolling out phased access to COVID-19 vaccines, many employers are considering whether they want to require employees to be vaccinated, how to encourage employee vaccinations, and the implications of...more

EEO-1 Filers Must Wait a Little Longer - EEOC Announces Filing Platform Will Not Open Until April 2021

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/18/2021

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release on January 12, 2021, notifying EEO-1 filers that the EEO-1 filing platform will not open until April 2021. This is of particular interest for...more

California Employers - Prepare for New (Non-COVID-19) 2021 Laws

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/30/2020

By any measure, 2020 presented novel, life-changing experiences for all of us. The resilience and focus required to endure the seemingly relentless wave of changes have helped to hone the skills of most workplaces and allowed...more

EEOC Provides Additional Guidance On ADA Compliance During COVID-19

Roetzel & Andress on 9/10/2020

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has once again updated its guidance regarding employees returning to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. A revised Q&A document published on September 8, 2020, addresses...more

The EEOC Extended EEO-1 Reporting Deadline Until 2021 – But Don’t Stop Preparing

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/5/2020

The EEO-1 report — who doesn’t love preparing that? With recent changes it has only gotten more fun. Many employers waited for the EEO-1 reporting portal to open for the March 31, 2020 reporting deadline, but it never did....more

COVID-19 FAQs For California Employers

Cozen O'Connor on 7/6/2020

We have prepared the following FAQ to guide California employers with respect to their workplace policies and their response to the orders and laws that have been passed at the federal, state and local level to contend with...more

Mitigating Risks after Reopening in the U.S.: What to Do When an Employee Who Has Returned to the Workplace Has Symptoms of, Tests...

Goodwin on 6/16/2020

As state and local stay-at-home orders are lifted, businesses across the U.S. are in the process of reopening or planning to reopen. Despite downward trends of new COVID-19 cases in some states, the COVID-19 pandemic...more

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