Changes are coming to the COVID-19 landscape in California. Gov. Newsom recently announced that, as of today, June 15, 2021, “we can start to open up” and engage in “business
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After a year of New York taxpayers having to deal with COVID-19 and getting some additional time to file, income tax returns for the year 2020 (not on extension) are
Continue Reading Telecommuters Assigned to the NY Location of Their Employer but Working Outside NY Due to the Pandemic May Be Taxed Twice
Much of the business community, along with the rest of the country, was taken by surprise by the CDC guidance regarding mask wearing issued on May 13, 2021. It was
Continue Reading EEOC Issues Guidance on Pandemic-Related Employment Policies
On May 24, New Jersey Gov. Murphy issued executive order (EO) No. 242, a sweeping EO that lifts significant COVID-19 restrictions and adopts other measures in a two-phased approach
Continue Reading NJ Governor Issues Sweeping Executive Order Lifting Masking and Social Distancing Requirements for Fully Vaccinated Individuals, With Exceptions
In a sign that the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact is waning and vaccines are having an impact on the spread of the virus, on May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease
Continue Reading OSHA Tells Employers to Follow CDC Mask Guidance
On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order, effective Jan. 30, 2022, requiring certain federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to workers who work on
Continue Reading President Biden Issues Executive Order Raising Minimum Wage to $15 for Federal Contractors
On April 27, 2021, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held in a two to one decision that a plaintiff seeking to recover damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s
Continue Reading Plaintiffs Must Do More Than Allege Willfulness to Sustain FLSA Claim Under Three-Year Limitation
On April 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he intends to nominate Doug Parker as the assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
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Continue Reading President Biden Plans to Nominate Chief of Cal/OSHA to Head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2020 saw significant changes in Illinois employment law, and the trend continues in 2021. Among the 2020 changes were Illinois Human Rights Act amendments requiring Illinois employers to conduct annual
Continue Reading The Trend Continues: Illinois Again Enacts New Significant Employment Laws in 2021
On March 25, in New Jersey Civil Justice Institute et al. v. Grewal, a New Jersey district court ruled that the Garden State is barred from enforcing a recently
Continue Reading New Jersey District Court Declares NJLAD’s Ban on Employment Arbitration Agreements Preempted by Federal Arbitration Act, Permanently Enjoins Enforcement