Insight
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September 14, 2021

President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan—What Employers Want to Know

These Q&As address some of the common employer concerns regarding President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan and the upcoming OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard.

Insight
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September 14, 2021

NLRB General Counsel Issues Memorandum Urging Regions to Seek Punitive Remedies Against Employers Found to Violate the NLRA

NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo recently issued a hard-hitting Memorandum urging the Board’s regional offices to consider closely the full scope of aggressive remedies she deems available to them for issuance against employers.

Podcast
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September 14, 2021

CPRA and Data Retention

The “Purge Rule,” retention schedules, and data breach risk. Kwabena Appenteng explains what could be the most burdensome compliance requirements for employers.

ASAP
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September 13, 2021

The Netherlands: Employee Not Entitled to Reimbursement for Loss of Company Car During Illness

The Hague Court of Appeal recently held that an employer could recover a leased company car from a sick employee without being obliged to reimburse the loss arising from the private use of the car.

ASAP
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September 13, 2021

New Missouri Law Requires Employers to Provide Unpaid Leave & Other Accommodations for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence

Effective August 28, 2021, Missouri employers with at least 20 Missouri employees must provide unpaid leave for employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence or have family or household members who are victims of such violence.

ASAP
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September 13, 2021

Not So Fast! California Bill Would Require Disclosure of “Quotas” to Warehouse Distribution Center Employees

The California legislature has wrapped up its annual legislative session, once again sending a number of employment and labor law bills to Governor Newsom’s desk.

Insight
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September 9, 2021

White House Announces Vaccine Mandates for Employees of Large Private Employers, Federal Contractors, and Most Healthcare Employers

On September 9, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden released a sweeping new COVID-19 Action Plan, Path Out of the Pandemic.

ASAP
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September 9, 2021

Proof of Vaccination Will Soon Be Required to Gain Access to Certain Public Settings in Ontario, Canada

Starting September 22, 2021, people in Ontario will be required to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of their vaccination status and photo ID to access various businesses and settings.

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September 9, 2021

U.S. House Poised to Add Civil Penalties to National Labor Relations Act

With supporters of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act unable to advance the legislation under the regular rules of the Senate, they are now attempting to move pieces of the legislation by way of special rules relating to the federal budget.

ASAP
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September 8, 2021

New York Designates COVID-19 as a Highly Contagious Communicable Disease, Triggering NY HERO Act Obligations

On September 6, 2021, the New York State commissioner of health designated COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease, thereby triggering certain requirements under the New York Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act.

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