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ADA

Ninth Circuit Rules That a Temporary Impairment Can Qualify as a “Disability” Under the ADAEEOC Publishes Guidance Regarding COVID-19 VaccinesEEOC Guidance: Employers Cannot Test Employees for COVID-19 Antibodies

ADEA

EEOC's Tough Stance on Employee Separation AgreementsEEOC Issues Final Regulations for RFOA Defense Under ADEASenators Propose Amendments To ADEA

Alaska

Federal Court Allows OSHA Vaccine-Or-Test Rule To Move ForwardCloth Face Coverings Are Now Required in AnchorageAlaska Reopens for Business

Arizona

Breaking News: DOL Salary Rule Blocked By Federal JudgeNinth Circuit Refuses to Entertain En Banc Review of its Decision Rejecting Tip-Pooling ArrangementsClass Action Waivers in Employment Agreements Are No Longer Enforceable in the Ninth Circuit

Articles

Modern Workforce Increasingly Challenges Employers to Offer Telework OptionCalifornia Court of Appeal Puts a Small Crack in the Glass DoorOregon Legislature to Employers: Stay Out of Employees’ Personal Social Media Accounts!

Biden Board

NLRB GC Asks Board To Revisit Standard For Analyzing Employee Handbooks

BOLI

Spring Cleaning for your Oregon Leave Law PoliciesBOLI Permanently Expands OFLA for Eligible Working Parents Impacted by COVID-19Oregon Employers Must Post Pregnancy Accommodation Notice and Distribute Notice to Existing Employees by June 29, 2020

California

What Would a 32-Hour Workweek Look Like?California Supreme Court Sweeps PAGA Manageability Under the Rug in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet MillsDriving the Narrative: California Supreme Court’s Adolph v. Uber Technologies Decision Shifts Gears, Challenging U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Cruises v. Moriana Holding

Cases

California Supreme Court Sweeps PAGA Manageability Under the Rug in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet MillsDriving the Narrative: California Supreme Court’s Adolph v. Uber Technologies Decision Shifts Gears, Challenging U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Cruises v. Moriana HoldingNLRB GC Asks Board To Revisit Standard For Analyzing Employee Handbooks

Colorado

Breaking News: DOL Salary Rule Blocked By Federal JudgeColorado Supreme Court Upholds Firing of Medical Marijuana User

COVID-19

Oregon Health Authority Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care WorkersOregon Pay Equity Update: The Status of Hiring BonusesSpring Cleaning for your Oregon Leave Law Policies

Department of Labor

Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Stop OFCCP Enforcement ActionWhat to Know About Recent Non-Compete and Salary Basis Changes in Light of Expected Legal ChallengesU.S. Department of Labor Repeals Trump-Era Rule Favoring Independent Contractor Status, as Expected

Drug Testing

AB 2188 Leaves California Employers' Policies on Marijuana Use up in SmokeOregon Legislature's Attempt to Protect Pot Users Poses Challenges to Employers

EEOC

Navigating the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – What Employers Need to KnowEmployment Law in an ESG World: The Activision Blizzard StoryNinth Circuit Rules That a Temporary Impairment Can Qualify as a “Disability” Under the ADA

Employee Handbooks

Spring Cleaning for your Oregon Leave Law PoliciesOut with the Old, in with the New: Employers Should Expect Changes Under a Biden AdministrationOregon’s Workplace Fairness Act Means Major Changes for Oregon Employers

Employer Policies

Employers Face June 1 Deadline to Inform Employees Whose Approved OFLA Leave Is Affected by Recent OFLA AmendmentsEmployment Law in an ESG World: The Activision Blizzard StoryDriving the Narrative: California Supreme Court’s Adolph v. Uber Technologies Decision Shifts Gears, Challenging U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Cruises v. Moriana Holding

FLSA

Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Proof for FLSA ExemptionsWhat to Know About Recent Non-Compete and Salary Basis Changes in Light of Expected Legal ChallengesU.S. Department of Labor Repeals Trump-Era Rule Favoring Independent Contractor Status, as Expected

FMLA

Employees May Now Bring Direct Claims Against Employers for Alleged Violations of the WA Paid Family and Medical Leave ActWashington's New Leave Laws and the COVID-19 OutbreakBenefits Kick in for Washington Employees Under the New Paid Family and Medical Leave Act

Gov't Agencies

Recent National Labor Relations Board Activity Signals Shift for EmployersNLRB waters down management rights in latest union-friendly Board decision, but potential Republican Board majority in early 2025 may turn the tide toward employersFederal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Stop OFCCP Enforcement Action

Idaho

$1.65 Million “Advisory” Jury Award in Idaho Employment CaseNinth Circuit Rules That a Temporary Impairment Can Qualify as a “Disability” Under the ADADo Employees Still Have to Wear a Mask?

Immigration

Resources for Protecting Your Company During an ICE RaidCalifornia Federal Court Suspends Enforcement of Certain Provisions in California’s Sanctuary LawsCalifornia Responds to Increased Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions

Labor

Trump Executive Order Significantly Limits Longstanding DEI Requirements for Federal ContractorsNLRB GC Asks Board To Revisit Standard For Analyzing Employee HandbooksU.S. Department of Labor Repeals Trump-Era Rule Favoring Independent Contractor Status, as Expected

Legal

Federal Court of Appeals Stays Preliminary Injunction on Trump DEI Executive OrdersFederal Court strikes down FTC rule that would have banned non-competition agreements starting September 4Major Changes in Hospital Staffing Laws: Oregon and Washington Take Different Paths

Minnesota

Minnesota Will Become the Fourth State to Ban All Noncompete AgreementsCOVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates - Comparison of Select StatesTen Things to Consider In Getting Back to Work

News

Recent National Labor Relations Board Activity Signals Shift for EmployersNavigating the Changing Landscape of Non-Compete Agreements: What Employers Need to KnowFederal Court strikes down FTC rule that would have banned non-competition agreements starting September 4

NLRB

Recent National Labor Relations Board Activity Signals Shift for EmployersNLRB waters down management rights in latest union-friendly Board decision, but potential Republican Board majority in early 2025 may turn the tide toward employersNLRB Returns to Longstanding Position Limiting Use of Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure, and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Employee Severance Agreements

Obama Board

Out with the Old, in with the New: Employers Should Expect Changes Under a Biden AdministrationA Return to Common Sense in Federal Labor LawSignificant Victory for Employers: Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements

Oregon

Employers Face June 1 Deadline to Inform Employees Whose Approved OFLA Leave Is Affected by Recent OFLA AmendmentsGovernor Kotek Signs New Law Amending Oregon Leave LawsMajor Changes in Hospital Staffing Laws: Oregon and Washington Take Different Paths

OSHA

Heat and Smoke: New Rules for Oregon EmployersSupreme Court Blocks OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Mandate but Allows CMS Vaccination Mandate for Most Health Care WorkersFederal Court Allows OSHA Vaccine-Or-Test Rule To Move Forward

PDA

Supreme Court Sends UPS Pregnancy Accommodation Case to Trial

Practical Tips

Ninth Circuit Rules That Per Diem Payments Must Be Included in Regular Rate Under the FLSAHandling Political Activity and Expression in the WorkplaceWashington's Safe Start Proclamation for Phased Reopening Includes a Mandate That Employees Wear Cloth Face Coverings

PWFA

Navigating the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – What Employers Need to Know

States

Employers Face June 1 Deadline to Inform Employees Whose Approved OFLA Leave Is Affected by Recent OFLA AmendmentsWhat Would a 32-Hour Workweek Look Like?Governor Kotek Signs New Law Amending Oregon Leave Laws

Statutes

Executive Order Seeks to Repeal Disparate Impact LiabilitySupreme Court Clarifies Standard of Proof for FLSA ExemptionsNavigating the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – What Employers Need to Know

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Proof for FLSA ExemptionsCalifornia Supreme Court Sweeps PAGA Manageability Under the Rug in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet MillsDriving the Narrative: California Supreme Court’s Adolph v. Uber Technologies Decision Shifts Gears, Challenging U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Cruises v. Moriana Holding

Title VII

Executive Order Seeks to Repeal Disparate Impact LiabilitySupreme Court Rules That Title VII Protects LGBT EmployeesU.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument on LGBTQ Rights

Trump Board

Executive Order Seeks to Repeal Disparate Impact LiabilityTrump Executive Order Significantly Limits Longstanding DEI Requirements for Federal ContractorsThe DEI Executive Order: Preparing for Federal Oversight and Compliance Risks

Uncategorized

Key Changes for Oregon, Washington, and California Employers in 2025: What You Need to KnowFinal OR OSHA Infectious Disease Rule Is Now EffectiveOregon Employers Must Post Pregnancy Accommodation Notice and Distribute Notice to Existing Employees by June 29, 2020

Updates

Federal Court of Appeals Stays Preliminary Injunction on Trump DEI Executive OrdersTrump Executive Order Significantly Limits Longstanding DEI Requirements for Federal ContractorsThe DEI Executive Order: Preparing for Federal Oversight and Compliance Risks

Utah

COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates - Comparison of Select StatesFederal Court Allows OSHA Vaccine-Or-Test Rule To Move ForwardUtah Bill Challenges Federal Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

wage and hour

What to Know About Recent Non-Compete and Salary Basis Changes in Light of Expected Legal ChallengesWhat Would a 32-Hour Workweek Look Like?Paid Leave Oregon and OFLA Update: Senate Bill 999 Will Require Use of a "Rolling Forward" Leave Year, Align the Definition of "Family Member," and Alleviate "Leave Stacking" Concerns

WARN

Ninth Circuit Clarifies Meaning of "Voluntary Departure" Under WARN ActFOREWARN Act Introduced - Changes to WARN Act in 2009?Changes Coming to the WARN Act?

Washington

Major Changes in Hospital Staffing Laws: Oregon and Washington Take Different PathsNinth Circuit Rules That a Temporary Impairment Can Qualify as a “Disability” Under the ADACOVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates - Comparison of Select States

workplace injury

Oregon OSHA Proposes Final, Permanent COVID-19 Safety Rules for Oregon EmployersNew Drug Testing Rules in Oregon Follow OSHA