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Covid-19 · E-alerts

Update: COVID-19 and Returning to Work

June 30, 2020

Guide for Covid-19 and what employers should know about providing a safe work environment. The Employer’s Guide to Reopening As many states begin reopening, employers are left wondering…

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Covid-19 · E-alerts

UPDATE: COVID-19 PHASE III LEGISLATION—THE CARES ACT

March 31, 2020

On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or “Act”), which was the Phase III legislative response to…

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Covid-19 · E-alerts

What Employers Need to Know About Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Workplace

March 26, 2020

Yesterday, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which responds to the economic issues that have arisen as a result of COVID-19.  Our summary of the…

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Covid-19 · E-alerts

UPDATE: COVID-19 AND THE WORKPLACE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES WORKPLACE POSTER

March 26, 2020

  On March 25, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a Workplace Poster for employers regarding COVID-19 and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or “the…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

Fifth Circuit upholds collective action waivers in arbitration agreements (again)

October 30, 2015

By Kelline R. Linton, Associate.   On Monday, the Fifth Circuit upheld the validity of arbitration agreements that bar employees from pursuing collective actions, affirming the Court’s precedent…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

Fifth Circuit holds meal breaks may be compensable

October 8, 2015

By Kelline R. Linton, Associate.   In Naylor v. Securiguard, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a meal break may actually be…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

Some Routine Policies Aren’t So Routine Any More!

September 24, 2015

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   On-the-Job Fighting   Most companies today have policies prohibiting fighting and violence at the workplace. However, a recent Utah Supreme Court…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

DOL Issues New Guidance for Corporate Investigations

September 16, 2015

By Kelline R. Linton, Associate.   Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOL”) issued a memorandum explaining several important policy changes for corporate investigations. In the memorandum,…

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E-alerts · Government Contract & Compliance · Labor & Employment · Uncategorized

Obama orders paid sick leave for federal contractor workers

September 9, 2015

By Kelline R. Linton, Associate.   On Monday, President Obama signed an Executive Order requiring all federal contractors to offer paid sick leave by 2017. Federal contractors must…

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E-alerts · Government Contract & Compliance · Labor & Employment

NLRB: Joint Employer Status May Exist for Indirect or Potential Control

September 3, 2015

By Kelline R. Linton, Associate.   Last Thursday, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) overturned decades of precedent by establishing a new standard to determine whether two companies…

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