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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Employment Law: Legislation and Conversations for 2023

In spite of the political turmoil in the UK in 2022, the government did pick up a number of legislative priorities after the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, we anticipate a number of developments in...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: Crafting Flexible Work Arrangement Policies - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we examine best practices for crafting flexible work arrangement policies. Requests to continue working remotely or with flexibility remain high as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Crafting Flexible Work...more

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Employment Law Horizon Scanning Series

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Welcome to our new 2022 blog, Employment Law Horizon Scanning, that will focus on issues that are likely to impact employers throughout 2022, anticipating developments and providing practical advice and insight. This first...more

Morgan Lewis

UK: Flexible Working Consultation – A Default Right?

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On 23 September, the UK government published a consultation document, “Making flexible working the default”, which proposes various reforms to the right for employees to request flexible working arrangements—particularly in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Employment Flash - September 2021

In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments from the UK, including the law governing the return to the workplace and flexible working requests and a proposal to impose a duty on...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Pending California Bills Suggest Trend Towards Flexible Work Arrangements

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As local and state governments shift towards a full reopening of public and private work sectors, following an unprecedented year in which remote work became a strategy for dealing with a global pandemic, businesses are...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

[Webinar] Flexible Work Arrangements — Employment Law and Tax Implications - April 13th, 12:30 pm ET

- How COVID-19 vaccine availability is and will be impacting the workplace - Legal implications of flexible work arrangements - Policies and practices to facilitate flexible work and reduce legal concerns - Tax...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

The CDC Revises the Definition of Close Contact

On October 21, 2020, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) published a new guidance for use by contact tracers that clarifies what had been a somewhat fuzzy definition of “close contact.” The new definition increases the...more

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California Imposes New Compliance Obligations on Employers

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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the closure of the California Legislature for long stretches of time this year.  The work of the body continued on, however, and at the end of the session it passed the usual flurry of labor...more

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AB 1731 Offers Much-Needed Reforms to California’s Work Sharing Program

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Signed into law on September 28, 2020, AB 1731 moves California’s work sharing program into the 21st century by mandating an online application process and specific deadlines for delivering claim forms. Work sharing is an...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] CLE Institute - The New Rules of the Workplace: The Latest Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Concerning Working...

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In this strange new world, employers must navigate how to bring employees back safely to the office and keep them healthy once they are there. This program will cover best practices including complying with OSHA as well as...more

Payne & Fears

Antibody Tests Cannot be Required From Employees to Return to Work; Other New COVID-19 Guidance Issued

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its technical assistance guidance for employers. The new guidance explains that antibody tests cannot be required from employees to re-enter the workplace, addresses...more

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OSHA Guidance on Preparing to Return to Work Includes Recommendations for White Collar Businesses

The Occupational Health and Safety Act (the OHS) was signed into law in 1970 and established the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), as part of the U.S. Department of Labor. Under the so-called "general...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Lifting the Lockdown: Returning to the Workplace Under the UK Government’s Recovery Plan and Safe Working Guidance

On 11 May 2020, the UK government published its COVID-19 Recovery Plan that sets out its proposal to exit the COVID-19 lockdown. Under the Recovery Plan, employees who can work from home should continue to do so, however...more

Carlton Fields

Return-To-Work Series: Will COVID-19 Force a Change in Workplace Flexibility Programs and Expectations?

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With many state and local shutdown and stay-at-home orders poised to sunset over the next few weeks, the expectation at least in those places is that workplaces will begin quickly to wind back up — even as other parts of...more

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Virginia Enacts Work-Sharing Program

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On April 22, 2020, the Virginia General Assembly adopted Governor Ralph Northam’s proposed amendment to a bill that will re-establish a work-sharing program in Virginia....more

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Wisconsin Employers Making the Best of the Worst: Implementing a Work-Share Program

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The unprecedented economic conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced many Wisconsin employers to implement layoffs, partial furloughs, pay reductions and other painful employment actions. With uncertainty...more

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Is the Future U.S. Workplace a Work Share Program?

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In response to COVID-19 and the current economic downturn, employers across the country have experienced a dramatic decline in business and a lack of work for their employees. As a result, many employers had no choice but to...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Coronavirus and the Workplace: Guidance for Employers Resuming Operations

As states and localities begin to relax shelter-in-place requirements and allow businesses to reopen, the coronavirus pandemic presents new challenges for employers. In addition to operational and logistical questions...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

NIOSH-Approved Masks Defined as Covered Countermeasures for Liability Immunity Under Amended PREP Act Declaration

As concern about availability of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) continues to grow amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government continues to take action aimed at increasing the availability of PPE with important...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

COVID-19 in the Workplace - We May Not Be at Peak Yet, but the Lawsuits Are Already Coming

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The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant strains on virtually every aspect of life. While state and local governments have forced many businesses to suspend operations in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus,...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Need to Reduce Staff? Consider Shared Work Programs to Lessen the Pain

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The upending of the business cycle caused by the coronavirus outbreak may force many businesses to reduce headcount and payroll. While the immediate health crisis may pass quickly, many expect the economic impact to last much...more

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Responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Russia: Measures Affecting Employers

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has urged the Russian authorities to take immediate steps to respond to the pandemic. The rules apply to every employer in Russia, whether a governmental agency or a company, or a branch or...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Washington State and Connecticut Take No-Action Positions Regarding Licensees Working From Home Due to Coronavirus

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State regulators in Washington and Connecticut the financial services industries are beginning to issue guidance to address questions about licensees working at home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak....more

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