Following up on its proposed rule issued in September 2020, on Jan. 6, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule on worker classification. The final rule, effective
Continue Reading Department of Labor Issues Final Rule for Identifying Independent Contractors in an Employer’s Workforce
Recently enacted AB 3075 effective January 1, 2021 provides that a successor entity to a debtor employer with a wage/hour liability is liable for any wages, damages, or penalties owed
Continue Reading California Expands Successor Liability for Judgments Against Employers
On Dec. 17, 2020, the New York City Council voted to approve Int. No. 1415-A and Int. No. 1396-A, which will prohibit fast food employers from terminating or cutting
Continue Reading NYC Council Approves Legislation Redefining Key Aspects of Fast Food Employer-Employee Relationship
As the dust settles on the tumultuous journey of the final 2020 COVID-19 relief package, it is now clear that as employers with fewer than 500 employees move into 2021,
Continue Reading FFCRA Leaves Sunset, But Employer Obligations and Considerations Continue
When an employee termination is on the table, employers know that a supporting investigation is important, as we recently discussed on GT’s The Performance Review podcast, available here. A
Continue Reading What You Think You Know Can Hurt You: A Cautionary Tale About Internal Investigations.
In Episode 6 of GT’s The Performance Review Podcast, hosts Ryan Bykerk and Philip Person discuss workplace investigations with Mike Mason, Global Head Workplace Relations for PayPal.
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Continue Reading GT’s The Performance Review Podcast Episode 6: Just The Facts – An Inside Look at Workplace Investigations
Beginning January 1, 2021, California private employers with at least 100 hundred employees and who are required to file annual, federal EEO-1 information will now be required to file a
Continue Reading Pulling Back the Curtains on California’s New Pay Data Reporting Law
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) stimulus package signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 27 contains significant enhancements to the employee retention tax credit enacted under the CARES Act.
Continue Reading Employee Retention Tax Credit Enhanced and Extended by COVID-19 Stimulus Package
A federal court granted a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from implementing or enforcing Executive Order 13950 (“EO 13950”) on free speech and due process grounds. Government contractors
Continue Reading UPDATE: The Federal Government Cannot Implement or Enforce Executive Order 13950 Against Government Contractors or Grant Recipients
Since well before FDA approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine, many employers have contemplated whether eventual employee vaccination should be a voluntary or mandatory condition of returning to, or remaining
Continue Reading Mandatory or Voluntary Employee Vaccinations: EEOC Weighs In