Today's new episode analyzes this morning's federal court decision that invalidates four separate (significant) portions of the U.S. Department of Labor's regulations implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

Employment Law Now

IV-77- Breaking: Federal Judge Invalidates Portions of the DOL's FFCRA Regulations

In today's episode, we look at how the U.S. Department of Labor is educating and enforcing the federal Covid-19 Paid Sick Leave and FMLA provisions, and what happens when an employee needs leave because a summer camp or place of care becomes unavailable.

IV-76- Covid-19 Employee Leave Entitlement When Summer Camp/Program Is Unavailable

In today's new episode, I summarize the most-recent updated guidance from the EEOC and OSHA on such issues as employee accommodations, medical screening, hazard assessments, and pandemic harassment.

IV-75 - A Covid-19 Update From the EEOC and OSHA

In today's new episode, I am joined by Robert Snashall, who has 40 years of experience involving workers compensation matters and served as the Chair of the New York State Workers Compensation Board, to discuss the role of workers compensation in the current Covid-19 pandemic.

IV-74- An Interview Breaking Down Covid-19 and Workers Compensation

Today's new episode addresses the new U.S. Supreme Court decision just released that includes sexual orientation and transgender status within Title VII's protection.

IV-73- BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules on Sexual Orientation and Transgender Status

In today's new episode, I identify the top 10 likely employment law claims and lawsuits that employers will face from the Covid-19 pandemic.

IV-72 - The Top 10 Employment Claims Arising Out of Covid-19

New guidance was just issued over the weekend on PPP loan forgiveness issues. Some questions were answered, and others remain. In today's new episode, I am joined by my Cozen colleagues Steve Dickinson and James Van Orden to explain this breaking development.

IV-71-Breaking Down the New PPP Loan Forgiveness Guidance

The EEOC recently updated its Covid-19 guidance (on May 7, 2020) to address such issues as medical screening and testing, required reasonable accommodations, and discrimination/harassment issues. Today's new episode provides a summary of the EEOC's new guidance.

IV-70 - Understanding the Latest EEOC Covid-19 Guidance

In today's episode, I am joined by Jason Brewer, EVP of Communications and State Affairs of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) to discuss how the retail industry has been planning for the return-to-work phases and what the new "normal" might look like.

IV-69- Views on the Post-Covid-19 World From Inside the Retail Industry

In tonight's episode, I am joined by my colleague, Dan Johns, to discuss the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on union organizing and other traditional labor issues.

IV-68 - The Impact of Covid-19 on Union Organizing

If you missed today's telephone briefing held by the United States Department of Labor (4-23-20), this new episode summarizes the key points made by Secretary Scalia and other senior DOL officials on today's call to discuss current Coronavirus legislation and initiatives.

IV-67- Today's U.S. DOL Phone Briefing re: Federal Coronavirus Initiatives

In today's episode, I am joined by my Cozen colleagues Howard Schweitzer (public strategies/gov't relations) and David Barron (labor and employment) to discuss what the next federal stimulus legislation might look like, and what employers should be thinking about when bringing employees back to work.

IV-66 - Predicting the Next Stimulus Legislation and the Post-Coronavirus Workplace

This is Part 2 of my 2-part episode pitting employee/plaintiff-side lawyer Hope Pordy, Esq. against employer/defendant-side lawyer Jeremy Glenn, Esq. to finish debating some interesting HR topics.

IV-65- The Great Debate Part 2: Employee Lawyer vs. Employer Lawyer

This is Part 1 of a 2-Part episode that pits an employee-side (plaintiff) lawyer against an employer-side (defendant) lawyer to debate various HR and employment law issues, including such questions as the future of at-will employment, the continuing need for unions, whether telecommuting accommodations will be permanent, and whether sexual harassment initiatives in 2019 went too far. Part 2 will be released tomorrow.

IV-64- The Great Debate Part 1: Employee Lawyer vs. Employer Lawyer

BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Labor just issued its regulations to implement the new federal Covid-19 obligations on Paid Sick Leave and FMLA. In this episode, I tell you how the new regulations answer the 10 primary questions you have about the new federal requirements.

IV-63- Your 10 Questions About The New DOL Covid-19 Regulations

Michael Schmidt, Vice Chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses current employment law news, trends, developments and guest analysis.

hubhopper

Employment Law Now

hubhopper