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    Court Sides With College Student-Athletes Regarding Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandate
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Court Sides With College Student-Athletes Regarding Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandate

    By Paula Jackson Dec. 1, 2021 A recent Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision confirmed that student-athletes at a public university...
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    UPDATED* Employer Challenges in Enforcing the President’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    UPDATED* Employer Challenges in Enforcing the President’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

    By Paula Jackson Oct. 25, 2021 (Updated Nov. 15, 2021) President Biden recently ordered federal employees and contractors to undergo...
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    UPDATED* EEOC Addresses Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandates
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    UPDATED* EEOC Addresses Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandates

    By Paula Jackson October 26, 2021 (revised November 4, 2021) The EEOC recently posted guidance detailing how employers should handle...
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    RULING LIMITS PROTECTION FROM TENNESSEE COVID-19 RELATED SUITS
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    RULING LIMITS PROTECTION FROM TENNESSEE COVID-19 RELATED SUITS

    By Paula Jackson October 1, 2021 Tennessee employers may assume they are insulated from COVID-19 related claims due to the passage of the...
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    OSHA REVISED MASK GUIDANCE FOR VACCINATED PERSONS
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    OSHA REVISED MASK GUIDANCE FOR VACCINATED PERSONS

    By Paula Jackson August 16, 2021 On August 13, 2021, OSHA revised its guidance for most employers due to the Delta variant of COVID-19...
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    CDC REVISES GUIDANCE ON MASKS FOR VACCINATED PERSONS
    • Aug 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    CDC REVISES GUIDANCE ON MASKS FOR VACCINATED PERSONS

    By Paula Jackson August 4, 2021 Due to the new Delta variant of COVID-19, the CDC has issued revised mask guidance for vaccinated...
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    Can Employees Seeking Leave to Avoid COVID-19 Qualify For FMLA?
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Can Employees Seeking Leave to Avoid COVID-19 Qualify For FMLA?

    By Paula Jackson July 30, 2021 Is an employee who requests leave to avoid contracting COVID-19 eligible for FMLA? According to the...
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    May Employers Safely Drop Mask Mandates for Fully-Vaccinated Employees?
    • Jun 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    May Employers Safely Drop Mask Mandates for Fully-Vaccinated Employees?

    By Paula Jackson June 27, 2021 OSHA’s latest guidance permits most non-healthcare employers to drop mask mandates for fully-vaccinated...
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    EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE AND EFML EXTENSION AND CHANGES UNDER THE AMERICA RESCUE PLAN ACT
    • Apr 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE AND EFML EXTENSION AND CHANGES UNDER THE AMERICA RESCUE PLAN ACT

    By Paula Jackson April 16, 2021 (Updated May 13, 2021) Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), certain employers can...
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    Remote Work and Noncompete Agreements
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Remote Work and Noncompete Agreements

    By: Robert Turner March 25, 2021 Remote work has seen a massive acceleration due to the COVID-19 pandemic and does not show any signs of...
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    The ADA & Remote Work
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    The ADA & Remote Work

    By Robert Turner March 1, 2021 Employers have become intimately familiar with the Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) since its...
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    CDC’s Updated Definition of “Close Contact” with COVID-19 May Apply to More Employees
    • Feb 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    CDC’s Updated Definition of “Close Contact” with COVID-19 May Apply to More Employees

    By Paula Jackson February 24, 2021 Employers have been tasked with investigating and identifying potential COVID-19 exposure among...
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    Employer’s Failure to WARN Employees about Layoffs May Not Be Automatically Excused By COVID-19
    • Feb 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Employer’s Failure to WARN Employees about Layoffs May Not Be Automatically Excused By COVID-19

    By Paula Jackson February 1, 2021 Lately, many businesses are faced with the tough decision of whether to down-size quickly to stay...
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    COVID-19 and Face Mask Litigation
    • Oct 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    COVID-19 and Face Mask Litigation

    October 30, 2020 By: Robert Turner With the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the United States, one of the most effective (and...
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