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    Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
    • Mar 16
    • 2 min

    Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021

    By B. Alan Matthews March 16, 2022 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021.” President Biden signed...
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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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    DOL Rescinds Joint Employer Rule
    • Sep 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    DOL Rescinds Joint Employer Rule

    By Paula Jackson September 20, 2021 The Department of Labor (“DOL”) is rescinding the Rule referred to as the “Joint Employer Status...
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    Sixth Circuit Limits FLSA Collective Actions
    • Aug 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Sixth Circuit Limits FLSA Collective Actions

    By Robert Turner August 20, 2021 On August 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision in Canaday v. The Anthem...
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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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    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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    The New Tipped Employee Rule Regarding Tip-Pooling and Retention of Tips
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    The New Tipped Employee Rule Regarding Tip-Pooling and Retention of Tips

    By Paula Jackson July 15, 2021 In April, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) partially implemented a Rule that regulates employers’ ability...
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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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    THREE YEARS LATER, THE SEA-CHANGE PROMISED BY ENCINO MOTORCARS HAS YET TO APPEAR
    • Jun 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    THREE YEARS LATER, THE SEA-CHANGE PROMISED BY ENCINO MOTORCARS HAS YET TO APPEAR

    By Nathan Bishop June 7, 2021 Prior to 2018, exemptions to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) were, in...
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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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    MODEL NOTICES ISSUED FOR COBRA SUBSIDIES UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    MODEL NOTICES ISSUED FOR COBRA SUBSIDIES UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021

    By: Paula Jackson April 8, 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) mandates that employers or group health plans pay COBRA (or...
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    SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS PROVE COSTLY TO TENNESSEE COUNTY
    • Mar 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS PROVE COSTLY TO TENNESSEE COUNTY

    By: Debra D. Owen March 30, 2021 By U.S. District Court Order entered March 24, 2021, Cumberland County, Tennessee will pay $1.1 million...
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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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    AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MANDATES NEW COBRA SUBSIDIES
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 7 min

    AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MANDATES NEW COBRA SUBSIDIES

    By Paula Jackson March 23, 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“Act”) mandates that employers or group health plans pay COBRA (or...
    32 views
    Can Employers Be Liable for Sexual Harassment Off-Site or After Hours?
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    Can Employers Be Liable for Sexual Harassment Off-Site or After Hours?

    By Paula Jackson March 15, 2021 The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently indicated that an employer could be potentially liable for sexual...
    139 views
    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...
    30 views
    INCLEMENT WEATHER AND THE WORKPLACE
    • Feb 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    INCLEMENT WEATHER AND THE WORKPLACE

    By Robert Turner February 24, 2021 The polar vortex that shut down much of the southern United States in February 2021 raised many...
    21 views
    Disabled Employees May Not Be Able to Circumvent Critical Workplace Safety Rules Despite ADA
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Disabled Employees May Not Be Able to Circumvent Critical Workplace Safety Rules Despite ADA

    By Paula Jackson February 23, 2021 According to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, employers can potentially terminate employees with...
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