Yesterday afternoon, President Biden announced new federal vaccine mandates expected to impact nearly 80 million Americans representing two-thirds of the American workforce. The mandate is aimed at combating the ongoing...
On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released updated guidance concerning the mitigation and prevention of the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. Importantly, this guidance...
This week, both Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced plans for the next phases of their states’ COVID-19 vaccine rollouts. Kentucky is currently in Phase 1A...
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued his administration’s latest action to curb immigration into the United States, restricting entry by several different classes of immigrants and nonimmigrant workers. President...
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act is intended to provide economic relief to individuals and businesses...
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued updated guidance on implementation of the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). All employers subject to the FFCRA are advised to review...
As anticipated, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has released the required notification poster for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that will soon need to be...
The federal government has taken action with the aim to provide certainty to American employers and workers about how to handle absences necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. The Families First...
In an opinion issued on April 26, the Kentucky Court of Appeals held that a Kentucky statute which permits non-lawyers to represent employers in unemployment compensation proceedings is unconstitutional. Although...
Generational diversity in the workplace is emerging as a key issue faced by employers as millennials continue to enter the workforce in ever-increasing numbers. Millennials, defined as those between the...
