3/14/2022 3:49:48 AM Biden signs federal law restricting sexual harassment and assault arbitration By Alexandra Manfredi Christopher Bouriat Mallory McCarthy Mark Goldstein +1 more... Show less On March 3, President Joe Biden signed into law one of the most significant modifications ever made to federal arbitration law. Known as...
12/8/2021 12:30:23 AM Federal contractor vaccine mandate temporarily halted nationwide By Betty Graumlich Mariah McGrogan Noah Oberlander On December 7, 2021, a federal court in Georgia issued a nationwide injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing...
10/4/2021 2:07:48 PM Federal contractors and subcontractors receive guidance on President Biden’s vaccine mandate, including December 8, 2021 compliance date By Emily Harbison Amanda Brown Jessyka Linton On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued guidance for federal contractors and subcontractors concerning...
8/5/2021 6:40:33 PM ADA likely to protect COVID long-haulers, Biden says By Michele Gehrke Brenda Rosales-Carrillo Kourosh Jahansouz On July 26, 2021, President Biden announced that individuals with long COVID (referred to as COVID long-haulers) could be protected under...
7/19/2021 8:02:02 PM What’s all this talk about federal regulation of non-compete agreements? By Mark Goldstein Edward Schwartz Michael Lombardino On July 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued a sweeping Executive Order called Promoting Competition in the American Economy (Order)....
5/5/2021 7:55:09 PM Department of Labor withdraws pro-business independent contractor final rule By Mark Goldstein Mark Phillips Saranne Weimer As we previously reported here and here, in January 2021 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a business-friendly final rule...
3/15/2021 3:56:52 PM COBRA changes under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 By John McDonald Saranne Weimer Allison Sizemore Shannon Mincemoyer +1 more... Show less On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Among the most significant changes for employers...
2/2/2021 5:30:23 PM EEOC proposes new rules on permissible incentives for employer-sponsored wellness programs By Michael Correll Amanda Brown Joseph Mammone Jessyka Linton +1 more... Show less On January 7, 2021, the EEOC proposed two rules, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information...