On this week’s episode of OK at Work, Russell Berger and Sarah Sawyer discuss the new OSHA guidance recommending certain COVID-19 precautions in the workplace. While this is only a guidance for now, it is possible that these or similar guidelines could be made mandatory. Listen along to find out more.
It depends. Isn’t that a lawyer’s answer to just about everything? In Maryland, property acquired by inheritance or gift from a third party, or that was owned prior to the marriage, is non-marital property. It will not be divided between the parties upon divorce. However, if the inheritance is commingled, it becomes marital. Understandably, this […]
On Thursday, February 11th from 1:00 PM – 2:15 P.M. EST, join Kara M. Maciel, Fern Fleischer-Daves and Lindsay A. DiSalvo for a webinar regarding What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccine. In December 2020, two COVID-19 vaccines received emergency use authorization from the US government and several more vaccines may be approved in the coming months. In the initial […]
“The importance of a good education.” It’s a statement that’s about as apolitical as it gets…a proclamation even the deepest of reds and the darkest of blues can agree upon. Teachers are the lifeblood of our society. But in many ways they’ve been underappreciated and underpaid, undervalued, and often left without a strong voice to […]
On this week’s episode of OK at Work, Russell Berger and Sarah Sawyer discuss President Biden’s executive order that reverses certain restrictions that the prior administration had placed on the content of harassment, diversity, and inclusion training for federal workers and federal contractors. Sarah and Russell also discuss generally why all employers should conduct harassment training, even in a […]
COVID-19 has shifted the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) longstanding policy that representation elections should generally be conducted manually. In a recent example of COVID-19’s impact on representation elections, the Acting Regional Director for Region 10 issued a Decision and Direction of Election on January 15, 2020 requiring an election petitioned for by the Retail, […]
Congress has passed legislation over the veto of former President Trump to require the disclosure of the direct or indirect beneficial ownership of US business entities at the time of formation. This legislation was included as part of the annual National Defense Appropriations Act, which took effect January 1, 2021. Under this Act, upon the […]
As discussed in the previous blog, the Department of Labor issued regulations that clarify the 2018 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This is the second of a four-part series on these new regulations. This blog focuses on the amendments relating to Tip Pooling. PROHIBITION ON EMPLOYERS KEEPING TIPS As discussed in the last post, the FLSA expressly […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Dovilė Aukštuolytė of 3law Miskinis and Partners Law Office. Dovilė has joined IR as our exclusive Corporate Law & Employment Law (Corporate) Member in Lithuania. Attorney at Law Dovile Aukstuolyte has many years of experience in corporate law and employment law. […]
If you spend any time online, it’s likely you’re familiar with some of the world’s most visited websites. On today’s internet, a handful of giants have unmatched dominance. Top Three Websites (Monthly visits): Google: 92.5 billion YouTube: 34.6 billion Facebook: 25.5 billion Together, the top three websites rake in 152 billion visits monthly, outpacing the next 47 […]
Employers may implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, subject to some conditions and exceptions. However, mandatory vaccination policies must be job-related; consistent with business necessity; or justified by a direct threat to health. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has deemed COVID-19 to be a ‘direct threat’ to health in the workplace. In December 2020, […]
With the new year came a significant expansion of the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”), which provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid, protected family and medical leave for certain employees. Under CFRA, specified employers are prohibited from refusing to grant certain leave requests by employees. Employees granted a CFRA leave request must be guaranteed […]