The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) did not adequately protect workers from COVID-19 during the height of the pandemic.... Read more »
?As the holiday season draws near—and companies face lower consumer confidence and greater fears of a recession—many employers are laying off workers. The technology sector has been particularly hard hit, with thousands... Read more »
?The City Council of Atlanta, Georgia recently passed an ordinance that amends its existing anti-discrimination law to include protections on the basis of criminal history status and gender expression. The ordinance is... Read more »
?The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether constitutional challenges to federal agency power can be brought in federal courts before administrative proceedings are completed. The high court heard oral arguments in two... Read more »
?October came and went without any proposed overtime rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), meaning employers are still waiting to see what wage and hour changes the DOL has in... Read more »
?This year’s Election Day resulted in a strengthening of abortion rights in several states, five months after the Supreme Court’s ruling in June left it up to each state to prohibit abortion... Read more »
?A plaintiff who prevailed before the U.S. Supreme Court in a 2020 LGBTQ rights decision has settled his claim for $825,000. The Supreme Court ruled in its decision that Title VII of... Read more »
For service members in civilian jobs who may be deployed while on reserve or in the National Guard, it’s imperative that they and their families can feel financially stable while they’re on... Read more »
?Voters upheld ballot measures to protect abortion rights and increase the minimum wage in Tuesday’s election. Ballot measures to legalize marijuana garnered mixed results. We rounded up a selection of articles on... Read more »
?Approximately a third of businesses still require workers to get COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a recent survey. Vaccination policies and exemption procedures need to be in place as employers hire new and... Read more »
