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On May 31, 2021, the Illinois Legislature recently passed a bipartisan bill that seeks to significantly amend the Illinois Freedom to Work Act and impose restrictions on the use of non-competition and non-solicitation restrictive covenants for Illinois employees. The bill is expected to be signed by Governor Pritzker, and would take effect on January 1, […]
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an executive order to prohibit private employers that decide to implement a vaccine passport program from using data from the state’s immunization database. Jackson Lewis Publications:Georgia Prohibits COVID-19 ‘Vaccine Passports’ for Public Employers, Also Limiting Private Employers
Employees hired on or after Jun. 1, 2021 and work exclusively in a remote setting due to COVID-19-related precautions are temporarily exempt from the physical inspection requirements associated with the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) until they undertake non-remote employment on a regular, consistent, or predictable basis. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend […]
On April 27th, President Biden issued an executive order seeking to have the Department of Labor implement regulations that will raise the minimum wage for certain federal contractors by March 2022. Jones Day Insight:White House Seeks to Raise Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors White House Briefing:FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Issues an Executive Order to Raise the Minimum Wage […]
The CDC has published guidance that fully vaccinated people will no longer need to wear masks or physically distance in any setting, except when required by federal, state or local law. CDC Briefing:Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
On May 5th, Governor Cuomo signed the NY Hero Act which requires the New York State Department of Labor to develop an industry-specific model for airborne infectious disease exposure prevention. This standard sets forth minimum requirements for preventing exposure to airborne infectious diseases in the workplace. Employers will need to adopt this plan or implement […]
On May 5th, the DOL withdrew the previous administration’s Independent Contractor Final Rule. The DOL has determined this withdrawal to take effect immediately. Jackson Lewis Insight:U.S. Department of Labor Withdraws FLSA Independent Contractor Final Rule DOL News Release:US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO WITHDRAW INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RULE
The EEOC has announced that the delayed 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component Data collection would open on April 26th, 2021. This means that federal contractors with 50 or more employees and private employers with over 100 employees must file their 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data by July 19th, 2021. Ogletree Legal Insight:EEOC’s Long-Awaited […]
The DOL has issued guidance on how to implement the 6 month COBRA subsidy for certain eligible individuals as mandated in the ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act). The guidance includes model notices and frequently asked questions. DOL News Release:US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES GUIDANCE, MODEL NOTICES IMPLEMENTING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN’S COBRA PREMIUM ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS Littler […]
President Biden is calling on every employer in America to offer full pay for any time off taken to get vaccinated. Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), President Biden has introduced a paid leave tax credit to fully offset the costs for employers with less than 500 employees who provide this paid time off. […]