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Are College Athletes Employees of an Educational Institution and Do They Have Rights?

Employee Rights Reporter, Labor & Employment / By Candy Stead

In December 2022, the Los Angeles Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found collegiate football and basketball players at the University of Southern California (USC) to be employees, and as such, have protection under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Specifically, the NLRB pursued a charge against USC, the PAC-12, and the […]

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Pregnant and Nursing Workers Gain Workplace Protections

Discrimination, Employee Rights Reporter, Pregnancy / By Candy Stead

On December 22, 2022, President Biden signed the 2023 federal Omnibus spending bill into law. Nestled in the law were two provisions extending workplace protections for pregnant and nursing workers. These provisions were the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”). Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act

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Has Your Employer Inquired About Your Relative’s Covid Test Results? They may have violated the law.

COVID-19, Discrimination, Employee Rights Reporter, Labor & Employment / By Candy Stead

What is Happening in the Workplace Today with GINA? The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a dermatology practice in Tampa, Florida violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA is a law that prohibits employers from unlawfully probing into the genetic information of their employees, this includes asking about family health

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Are You a Victim of Caregiver Discrimination?

Discrimination, Employee Rights Reporter, Labor & Employment / By Candy Stead

Many employees take on caregiving responsibilities not only for their children, but also spouses, partners, older relatives, individuals with disabilities, or others. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues on, so do the struggles these employees face trying to juggle caring for their loved ones and performing their jobs. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued

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Sexually Harassed? Get Your Day in Court as Mandatory Arbitration is Now Illegal

Employee Rights Reporter, Harassment, Labor & Employment / By Candy Stead

A new law now makes it illegal for an employer to force workers subjected to sexual harassment or sexual assault in the workplace to arbitrate their claims. On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. The law’s purpose is to prevent employers from

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OSHA Withdraws Private Employer Vaccine Mandate Rule

COVID-19, Employee Rights Reporter, Labor & Employment / By Candy Stead

OSHA has officially withdrawn its ETS requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine in the workplace. This comes after the United States Supreme Court upheld an injunction preventing OSHA from implementing the rule until there was a determination on whether OSHA actually had the power to enforce such a rule.

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Vaccine Mandates: What’s Happening Now

COVID-19, Employee Rights Reporter, Labor & Employment / By Candy Stead

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings last week on the COVID vaccine mandates, here is what you need to know: OSHA Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers with 100 or More Employees on Hold for Now As we explained in our prior blog NEWS FLASH: Long-Awaited OSHA Vaccine Rule is Here!, many states, businesses and other

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Florida Broadens Exemptions for Vaccine Mandate

COVID-19, Employee Rights Reporter, Labor & Employment / By Candy Stead

In response to President Biden’s vaccine mandates (which we covered in prior blogs, available here), Governor Ron DeSantis passed a new law designed to broaden the exemptions available against Florida private employers vaccine mandates for COVID-19. On November 19, 2021, Governor DeSantis signed into law House Bill HB-1B, which became Florida Statute § 381.00317, also

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Mandatory Vaccines for Workers of Medicare and Medicaid Providers: What You Need to Know

COVID-19, Employee Rights Reporter, Labor & Employment / By Candy Stead

Update: Some States Halt Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate, But Not Florida!!! If you hadn’t heard, a federal judge in Louisiana granted a nationwide injunction on the healthcare worker vaccination mandate in response to lawsuits filed by 24 states challenging the mandate. However, a federal appeals court said yesterday that the injunction was too broad and

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NEWS FLASH: Long-Awaited OSHA Vaccine Rule is Here!

COVID-19, Disability Accommodations, Discrimination, Employee Rights Reporter / By Candy Stead

OSHA Vaccine Mandate Developments December 20, 2021 On Friday, December 17, 2021, the federal appeals court tasked to decide whether OSHA’s emergency temporary rule mandating vaccines for private employers with 100 or more employees finds that the OSHA rule can stand. Thus, private sector employers must require vaccination per the OSHA ETS by January 4,

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Are College Athletes Employees of an Educational Institution and Do They Have Rights?

Pregnant and Nursing Workers Gain Workplace Protections

Has Your Employer Inquired About Your Relative’s Covid Test Results? They may have violated the law.

Are You a Victim of Caregiver Discrimination?

Sexually Harassed? Get Your Day in Court as Mandatory Arbitration is Now Illegal

OSHA Withdraws Private Employer Vaccine Mandate Rule

Vaccine Mandates: What’s Happening Now

Florida Broadens Exemptions for Vaccine Mandate

Mandatory Vaccines for Workers of Medicare and Medicaid Providers: What You Need to Know

NEWS FLASH: Long-Awaited OSHA Vaccine Rule is Here!

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