Mandated Benefits: 2022 Compliance Guide Mid-Year Update – Katherine Brustowicz, Dannae Delano, David Gabor, Virginia Peabody, Barry Salkin, Marcia Wagner and Roberta Casper Watson, Wolters Kluwer, July 2022
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Rhode Island Employment Law 2022
Rhode Island Employment Law 2022: Key Leave Issues, Common Discrimination Claims, Independent Contractors, and More National Business Institute (NBI) Live Online Seminar May 26, 2022 David Gabor and Katherine Brustowicz Click here for details Use Promo...
FREE WEBINAR: Top HR & Employment Law Issues for the Coming Year
RECORDING AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE Please join David Gabor and Katherine Brustowicz, with introduction by Marcia S. Wagner, on January 26, 2022, for a one-hour presentation addressing up-to-the-moment developments impacting the employer-employee relationship. This...
Update to Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave Act
Our January 6, 2021 law alert, An Overview of New Laws Impacting Employers in 2021, indicated that the Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) is effective July 1, 2021. The Connecticut PFMLA website, however, indicates PFMLA deadlines and notable dates as...
An Overview of New Laws Impacting Employers in 2021
As we usher in 2021, we should be mindful of new laws impacting the employer-employee relationship. Changes include increases to state minimum wage rates, the end of mandated FFCRA leave, adjustments to state specific paid leave laws, and updates to employee...
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Issues Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Vaccinations
On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) updated and expanded its technical assistance publication by adding a new section about how required COVID-19 vaccinations interact with federal law, and how the vaccinations interact with...
Federal Contractors and Diversity and Inclusion Training
On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) stating that companies doing business with the federal government (“Federal Contractors”) are barred from promoting race or sex stereotypes or scapegoating in their training programs which...
Do Employers Need COVID-19 Waivers?
Employers who are considering resuming their operations (or employers who have already resumed operations) should consider the benefits of putting in place a COVID-19 waiver for employees and visitors. This can be effective for employees who decide to voluntarily...
Independent Analysis of EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data
On July 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it is funding an in-depth statistical analysis on the EEO-1 Component 2 pay data collected for FY 2017 and 2018. In the past, covered employers were required to provide data...
Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 Passes Senate
by Barry Salkin, Roberta Casper Watson and Livia Quan Aber The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was enacted as part of the CARES Act, allows businesses to borrow funds that are guaranteed by the federal government to be used to pay certain operating expenses...