The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama determined that a symptomatic nursing assistant who was fired for following COVID-19 quarantine protocols can pursue her disability bias lawsuit against her former employer.
On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the much anticipated decision blocking a nationwide vaccine and testing mandate for large employers.
On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the much anticipated decision blocking a nationwide vaccine and testing mandate for large employers.
OSHA may now move forward with vaccination and other requirements for employers with 100 or more employees while challenges to the rule are litigated simultaneously.
Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Enforcement of President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
Another federal judge has blocked President Biden’s vaccine mandate, citing states rights issues.
On Friday, November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a mandate-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that will take effect in January 2022.
We provide answers to some of the most common questions concerning the ETS.
The expanded technical assistance addresses questions about religious objections to employer COVID-19 vaccine requirements and how they interact with federal equal employment opportunity laws.
General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo stated that “The Board possesses broad discretionary authority to fashion remedies to fit the circumstances of each case that comes before it.”
On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a six-pronged COVID-19 Action Plan.
Jennifer Abruzzo, the General Counsel for the NLRB, recently issued a memorandum outlining the key labor issues that she wants to target during her term as General Counsel.
The NLRB issued a ruling on August 25, 2021, finding that a New Jersey nursing home violated federal labor law by unilaterally changing its employee health insurance plan.
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