Missouri Passes Protected Leave for Victims of Violence
On August 28, 2021, Missouri (MO) passed the Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA), which extends unpaid, job-protected leave and safety ...
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Connecticut Releases Wage Range Disclosure Guidance
The Connecticut Department of Labor (CT DOL) recently released guidance on Public Act 21-30 (“the Act”), which requires CT employers ...
[Updated] Get Ready for Washington State’s New Long-Term Care Program
Employers with Washington employees should start preparing for the Washington Long-Term Services and Support Program (“Program”), which requires employers to ...
Cal-OSHA Re-Adopts and Expands COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards
On December 16, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“Cal-OSHA”) formally readopted and expanded the state’s existing COVID-19 ...
OSHA Vaccine/Testing ETS Stay Dissolved, New Deadline to Comply is January 10, 2022
On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit dissolved the stay of the OSHA Emergency Temporary ...
New York City Releases Guidance on Workplace Vaccine Mandate
New York City (NYC) has released much anticipated guidance on its new citywide workplace vaccine mandate previously announced on December 6...
[Updated] Extension on Temporary Policy for Virtual I-9 Verifications
Updated Sept 2021 – The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension on the ...
How Employers Are Caring for Their Employees’ Mental Health During the Pandemic
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows that stress, anxiety, and isolation caused by working from home ...
Employee Retention Credit Retroactively Terminated as of October 1, 2021
On November 15, 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Act”) was signed into law. Among other things, the Act retroactively terminates ...
Attitudes have changed dramatically about vaccine mandates this year, but indecision reigns over how to handle the non-compliant
More than half of the companies we surveyed now require COVID-19 vaccination to return to the workplace – up from 4 percent ...