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The Legal Intelligencer

A Look Forward as We Bid Good Riddance to 2020

While we all would be happy to close the book on 2020 completely, we will enter 2021 with the pandemic still upon us. So, with that background, what will 2021 bring? This article will provide some thoughts about the employment law issues we expect to arise in 2021 and beyond.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Should Your Organization Consider a COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate?

As COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed throughout the country in accordance with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), employers have been wrestling with this question: should we require our employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment?
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cheers to a Fresh Start in the New Year: What Employers Need to Know for 2021

Like so many other things in 2020, employers are being forced to forgo their annual holiday parties for the health and safety of their employees.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Back to Work: Preparing for Litigation When Returning from Quarantine

As staff begin to return to work amid continued concerns related to COVID-19, it is time to prepare for a wave of employee lawsuits stemming from such things as union efforts, unavoidable close quarters and staffing reductions. This article offers a list of some preventive measures internal teams can take to ensure their company is in the best position to minimize risk and exposure.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Worker Classification Initiative Prop. 22 Leads in Early Returns

The measure's passage threatens to upend legal challenges to gig companies' practice of classifying drivers as independent contractors.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Significantly Increases OT Salary Thresholds Under the Minimum Wage Act

The final rule includes, among other changes, an increase in the salary thresholds to qualify for the EAP exemptions under the PMWA. The weekly salary thresholds will rise over two years (from the current federal level under the Fair Labor Standards Act of $684 to $780 to $875) and then will be "automatically" updated in 2023.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Workers With Disabilities Still Face Federally Approved Wage Discrimination

This article is a collaboration between two authors—an attorney whose practice includes disability rights and an advocate for the rights of blind people who has witnessed Section 14(c)'s role in perpetuating injustice.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Supreme Court Upholds Class Certification for Servers Suing Chip's Restaurants Over Wages

Attorneys say it's the first time the state Supreme Court has granted class certification to a group of restaurant servers in a wage-law case.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Counsel for Factory Workers, Amazon Spar Over Compensation for Time Waiting in Security Lines

The attorney for a warehouse worker told the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a case likely to determine whether Pennsylvania employees should be compensated for time spent going through on-site security screenings, that even if they wait in line for just a few minutes a day, it should still be compensated under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Wage Theft Act: Wage and Hour Guidance as We Get Back to Business

It is important that New Jersey employers carefully consider their wage and hour practices when creating and implementing reopening plans to avoid costly litigation and potentially criminal penalties.
8 minute read

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