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On August 1, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) introduced a process for qualified E-Verify employers to complete I-9 verification in a completely remote manner. Unlike during the DHS COVID-19 temporary flexibilities period, this alternative procedure does not require a physical...
Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued proposed regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA” or the “Act”). The public has until October 10 to comment on the EEOC’s proposed regulations. Background: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act The PWFA...
As employees continue to work fully remote, courts will be tasked with determining what state discrimination law applies to an employee who does not live or work in the same state as their employer. In grappling with this question with no precedent from New Jersey’s highest court, the United States...
Since 2017, employers have been able to rely on The Boeing Company, 365 NLRB No. 154 (2017) (“ Boeing”), for relatively clear guidance on the lawfulness of their work rules (including employee handbook policies and manuals). In Boeing, the Board delineated categories of work rules: certain rules...
Cannabis Legal & Business Issues for Employers & Employees There is no shortage of legal issues and regulations about which employers and employees must be aware. And with the introduction of state-legalized cannabis products for both medicinal and adult use, the legal landscape governing these...
Last week, the Supreme Court issued two significant decisions impacting employers nationwide. The Court’s holding in Groff v. DeJoy requires employers to grant religious accommodations to employees, unless such accommodations would cause substantial increased costs in relation to the conduct of the...
New York is on the brink of joining the growing list of states and federal agencies that disfavor or outright ban non-compete agreements. On June 20, 2023, the New York legislature passed a bill that would prohibit employers in the state from using non-compete agreements. The bill now awaits final...
New Jersey’s adult-use cannabis law does not provide aggrieved individuals with a private right of action, according to a recent decision from a New Jersey federal court. The Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA”), authorizes the legal sale and use...
If you are the owner or co-owner of a small to medium-size medical practice, dental practice, or other health care concern, you have probably never thought of your practice as the type of vehicle that can be used to launder money—not much revenue in the form of cash, too much regulatory oversight...
Attention employers -- some mandatory labor and employment law posters just received updates to reflect new laws and updates to existing laws. In April 2023, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) gave the FLSA Poster a facelift, adding details of the recently-passed PUMP Act to its content...
Following a growing trend across the nation, on May 17, 2023, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill (previously approved by the Illinois Senate) that would make Illinois the 5th US state to require pay transparency in employee recruitment. The bill now heads to Governor Pritzker, who...