On Sept. 14, 2020, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law S2380, which creates a rebuttable presumption of workers’ compensation coverage for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases contracted
Charles Birenbaum is the Keynote Speaker for the Argyle Digital Human Resources California Forum
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Charles Birenbaum will be the keynote speaker at the Argyle Digital Human Resources California Forum on September 24, 2020.
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Tiffany Fordyce Speaks at the NELC Annual Conference
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Tiffany S. Fordyce spoke at the National Employment Law Council’s (NELC) Annual Conference, Sept. 9 and 10.
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DOL Amends FFCRA Regulations to Address Concerns Raised by Judge’s August 2020 Decision
New York Federal Judge Strikes Down DOL ‘Joint Employer’ Rule
On Sept. 8, 2020, a New York federal judge struck down substantial portions of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL’s) joint employer final rule, which went into effect March 1,
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DOL Issues Guidance on Wage-and-Hour Obligations as Pandemic Increases Telework
Prompted by telework arrangements that arose in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued a Bulletin addressing important
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California Wine Country Pours Out Another Round of Paid Sick Leave Benefits
On August 18, 2020, Sonoma County joined the ranks of ten other California cities and counties that have enacted local supplemental paid sick leave ordinances related to COVID-19.1 The
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California Wildfires Increase Employer Concerns
As employers continue to address the COVID-19 pandemic, they now face a new set of workforce challenges related to extreme weather and wildfires. Both are creating a challenging remote work environment due to: (1) recent evacuations; and (2) heat exposure risks linked to employees now forced to work in their homes with closed windows (and lack of proper air ventilation). Employers should consider preparing themselves for a further reduced workforce caused by such complications.
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The ‘Gaming’ of Pension Plan Actuarial Assumptions
Collision: Collateral Effects of California’s Lawsuits Against Lyft and Uber
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has challenged Uber and Lyft in two new state-backed lawsuits that allege that the companies have engaged in “wage theft” by misclassifying their drivers as
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