As you know, COVID-19 vaccines have become more available and employees are slowly starting to return to the office. As a result, employment-based programs mandating, or incentivizing, employee vaccinations will become more of the norm. This post will discuss how an employer might create a voluntary workplace vaccination using rewards to encourage employee participation, and […]
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Top 5 Labor & Employment Issues That Will Keep Retailers Busy in 2021
Since the Inauguration, the Biden administration has quickly got to work. With that said, it is a great time for retailers to pay attention to the labor and employment issues that will most likely take prominence in 2021. In no order, this article will discuss the 5 issues that will most likely keep retail employers […]
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President Biden Nominates Julie Su for Dept. of Labor Position Number 2
President Joe Biden has announced California Labor Secretary Julie Su for his nominee to serve in the number 2 position at the U.S. Labor Department. A crucial position for a Department that President Biden has tasked with helping to repair the economy from the pandemic’s devastation while ensuring Americans can safely return to worksites. […]
Recently, labor laws (meaning laws that are traditionally viewed as applying to unions) have not impacted large swaths of the working world. However, with the election of President Biden, that could change. President Biden has been a long time supporter of organized labor, and that, coupled with control of both houses of the U.S. Congress […]
For the last several weeks we have been talking about steps the newly elected President Bident. Well, it turns out we were correct on several points. Almost immediately after President Biden’s inauguration on January 20, 2021, he signed 17 executive actions covering a broad spectrum of issues, including discrimination, racial justice, immigration, and environmental justice. […]
Now that the political storm has (hopefully) subsided for a bit, let’s talk about another kind of potential disturbance: weather. You know the feeling – suddenly you hear all the cell phones around you issue that long beep or siren indicating that hazardous weather may be approaching. Although many people are still working remotely, there […]
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Significant Workplace Changes in Store Under the Biden – Harris Administration
From making equal pay more of a reality to increasing minimum wage, pro-worker and pro-union labor policies, and more anti-discrimination protections, the new administration has stated support for many legislative and regulatory proposals that would completely change the employment and labor law landscape. With the victories in the Georgie Senate runoff elections (and the unified […]
Minimum wage increases will affect numerous states across the country in January 2021. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, but the FLSA does not supersede any state or local laws that are more favorable to employees. Therefore, if a state or municipality has a minimum […]
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The Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Handling Tips and Eliminating the 80/20 Rule
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule (the Rule) on December 22, 2020, addressing tipped employees and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Rule will become effective 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. The rule discusses two important areas: The Rule eliminates the confusing 80/20 Rule […]
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EEOC Confirms Employers Can Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine… With restrictions
With the current roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine for mass distribution, legal specialist guessed that employers would be allowed to require their employees to get the vaccine subject to limited restrictions. The guess was largely based on the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission’s (EEOC) guidance in regard to the flu vaccine. The EEOC is a federal […]