Employment Law Commentary

October 06, 2022 - European Union, Legislation
New Requirements for Employment Agreements in Europe
By: Hanno Timner, Christin Dunkel, Oliver Spratt and Lara M. King
Following the enactment of the Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions (the “ Directive ”), EU Member States have had to implement into their national laws additional information obligations on employers. The deadline for the transposition of the Directive into national law was
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October 03, 2022 - Pay Equity, Legislation
California Adds to the Trend of States Requiring Greater Pay Transparency
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On September 27, 2022, California’s Governor signed S.B. 1162, making significant changes to California’s existing pay transparency and reporting laws and joining the growing trend of jurisdictions requiring companies to disclose their pay ranges in job postings. Starting in 2023, S.B. 1162 adds several
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July 21, 2022 - Legislation, Non-Compete, Trade Secrets
D.C. Council Waters Down Non-Compete Ban While Keeping Some Significant Limitations
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Eric Gebert
On July 12, 2022, the D.C. Council amended the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Amendment”), walking back from an earlier version of the bill that, as previously discussed, contemplated a nearly total ban for employee non-competes. The Amendment, however, places significant limits
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February 15, 2022 - Workplace Misconduct, Legislation
Practical Considerations for Navigating the Upcoming Federal Ban on Predispute Arbitration and Class Action Waivers of Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On Thursday, February 10, 2022, the United States Senate passed H.R. 4445, which will amend the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to ban all pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class and collective action waivers covering sexual harassment and sexual assault claims. President Biden has already announced that
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January 24, 2022 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Double-Take: Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of EO 14042 Limited to “Vaccine Mandate” Only
By: J. Alex Ward, Joseph R. Palmore and Krista A. Nunez
On Friday afternoon, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, which had earlier issued a nationwide preliminary injunction of Executive Order 14042, against Executive Order 14042’s vaccine mandate, made clear that the injunction applies only to the vaccine mandate and not to
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January 15, 2022 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Supreme Court Nixes OSHA Vaccine-Or-Test Mandate But Okays Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Deanne E. Maynard
The Supreme Court has blocked a Biden administration rule relating to COVID-19 vaccine requirements, while allowing another to take effect. The now-blocked rule, issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), was a “vaccine or test” mandate: it applied to employers with 100+ workers, and
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November 16, 2021 - Privacy & Data Security, Legislation
New York Enacts Employee Monitoring Notification Law
By: Suhna N Pierce
New York recently joined Connecticut and Delaware as one of a small number of states with statutes that require employers that engage in electronic monitoring of employees to provide prior written notice of the monitoring. On November 8, 2021, the State of New York
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November 15, 2021 - EEOC, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Untangling the Vaccine Mandate – Updates and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
By: J. Alex Ward, Andrew R. Turnbull, James A. Tucker and Krista A. Nunez
Since our October 14, 2021 webinar, much has developed in the rapidly evolving compliance world of Executive Order 14042 , Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO” or “EO 14042”). In case you missed it, we issued two prior alerts on some
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November 08, 2021 - EEOC, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Federal Court Temporarily Halts OSHA ETS—EO 14042’s New January 4, 2022 Vaccine Deadline Remains
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Krista A. Nunez
Less than three days after the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) released its November 4, 2021 emergency temporary standards on COVID-19 vaccines and testing (the “ETS”), on November 6, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed the ETS,
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November 05, 2021 - EEOC, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Unpacking the New OSHA ETS for COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its highly anticipated emergency temporary standards for COVID-19 (the “ETS”) along with a landing page on its website with various compliance materials, FAQs, and a pre-recorded webinar. As expected, the ETS mandates
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Topic Archives: Legislation

New Requirements for Employment Agreements in Europe

By: Hanno Timner, Christin Dunkel, Oliver Spratt and Lara M. King

California Adds to the Trend of States Requiring Greater Pay Transparency

By: Andrew R. Turnbull

D.C. Council Waters Down Non-Compete Ban While Keeping Some Significant Limitations

By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Eric Gebert

Practical Considerations for Navigating the Upcoming Federal Ban on Predispute Arbitration and Class Action Waivers of Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims

By: Andrew R. Turnbull

Double-Take: Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of EO 14042 Limited to “Vaccine Mandate” Only

By: J. Alex Ward, Joseph R. Palmore and Krista A. Nunez

Supreme Court Nixes OSHA Vaccine-Or-Test Mandate But Okays Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate

By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Deanne E. Maynard

New York Enacts Employee Monitoring Notification Law

By: Suhna N Pierce

Untangling the Vaccine Mandate – Updates and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

By: J. Alex Ward, Andrew R. Turnbull, James A. Tucker and Krista A. Nunez

Federal Court Temporarily Halts OSHA ETS—EO 14042’s New January 4, 2022 Vaccine Deadline Remains

By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Krista A. Nunez

Unpacking the New OSHA ETS for COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing

By: Andrew R. Turnbull