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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
Hall Benefits Law
A federal district court has awarded injunctive relief, including claims processing, after finding that an insurer acting as a third-party administrator (TPA) for a self-insured...
Stradling
As promised, Cal/OSHA recently published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) addressing various aspects of the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan ("WVPP")...
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
In February 2024, California State Senator Dave Cortese introduced Senate Bill (SB) 1299. The bill would add section 3212.81 to the California Labor Code to establish a workers' compensation...
Kilgore & Kilgore
The June 29, 2023 Supreme Court ruling regarding religious accommodation in Groff v. DeJoy changes federal law on employer responsibilities in the workplace.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The OSHA regulations governing General Industry and Construction workplaces include hundreds of employee safety training requirements.
Frantz Ward
On April 1, 2024, a new final rule was published which significantly revises OSHA's longstanding regulations regarding an employee's right to choose a representative to accompany...
Brown, Goldstein & Levy
Residents and fellows in ACGME-accredited training programs know well that "Professionalism" is one of the six core competencies they are to develop in the course of their training.
Brown, Goldstein & Levy
Non-compete clauses have been a contentious and ever-developing issue in employment generally, including for physicians and other health care providers.
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Many plan sponsors have read about the lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson alleging that it breached its fiduciary duties with regard to the prescription drug component of its group health plan..
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
The Washington State Legislature's 2024 legislative session adjourned on March 7, 2024, concluding a busy sixty-day period that saw lawmakers introduce almost 1,200 bills—on education, public safety...
Mintz
Beginning July 1, 2024, a new California law (SB 553) will require most California employers to establish workplace violence prevention plans. We answer 10 frequently asked questions about the new law below.
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
For a number of years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has promised a heat injury and illness prevention standard.
Foley & Lardner
On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule on who is allowed to be present for an OSHA inspection.
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
The first quarter of 2024 has brought multiple updates to the State of Washington's and the City of Seattle's respective paid sick leave laws, addressing concerns for commercial...
Duane Morris LLP
On April 1, 2024, OSHA published its new rule permitting employees to designate third parties, such as union officials, worker advocacy organizations and attorneys, to represent them during OSHA inspections.
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
This series of articles is intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
On April 1, 2024, the Federal Register published OSHA's final rule revising its regulations regarding whom employees can authorize to act as their representative(s) to accompany compliance officers during on-site OSHA inspections.
Proskauer Rose LLP
On March 29, 2024, the Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") released a final rule amending the Occupational Safety...
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finalized its guidance to federal agencies regarding the risk management steps the federal government must take when using artificial intelligence.
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