Wage and Hour, Workplace Safety, Religious Accommodation

Facial Hair, Firefighters, and Free Exercise

Cozen O'Connor on 6/26/2025

A single exception can now unravel your entire workplace safety policy. The Third Circuit's decision on May 30, 2025, in Smith v. Atlantic City, underscores how even minor exceptions to grooming or masking rules can expose...more

Test Your 2023 Workplace Law Knowledge With This Quiz

Fisher Phillips on 12/28/2023

Were you paying attention to all the workplace law developments in 2023? While it’s hard to keep up with so many changes, you can take our quiz to test your knowledge and see how you stack up. But don’t worry if you get a...more

2022 Health Care Employment Law Year in Review

K&L Gates LLP on 2/21/2023

Health care employment law was once again a critical focus for many legislative bodies in 2022. While much of our 2021 Year in Review focused on how states addressed the COVID-19 pandemic itself, most notably with respect to...more

2022: The Year Ahead for Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/23/2022

In 2021, the workforce continued adapting to an evolving global pandemic, increasingly consequential social movements and a dramatic shift in employment policy ushered in by a change of leadership at the federal level. ...more

[Webinar] The Latest COVID-19 Guidance for Employers: Vaccine Mandates and Accommodations - February 2nd, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Miller Nash LLP on 1/13/2022

Join the Miller Nash employment and labor attorneys for an interactive webinar designed to help employers understand the latest developments and tools for managing a workplace during the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll...more

[Webinar] California Employment Law Update: What Employers Need to Know in 2022 - February 3rd, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Nossaman LLP on 1/10/2022

Please join our Employment Group on February 3, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PT for a webinar covering significant new employment legislation in California, as well as case law developments and evolving COVID-19...more

[Ongoing Program] Navigating a Forever Changed Post-Pandemic Workplace - February 8th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

BakerHostetler on 12/10/2021

Please join us for BakerHostetler’s The ‘New’ Normal: The State of Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class. Our 9th Annual Master Class will be virtual again this year, as it was last year, due to the continuation of...more

The Top 15 Workplace Law Stories from October 2021

Fisher Phillips on 11/3/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...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

Can Employer Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 11/20/2020

My best guess is yes. Two new COVID-19 vaccines are hurtling toward approval by the Food and Drug Administration and release to the public. As a result, employers are asking whether they can require their employees to get...more

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