With the calendar having turned to 2022, it is time to look into the crystal ball and make a few predictions for the year ahead related to the wage and hour world.
Class and Collective Actions Concerning Hiring and Retention
Employment & Labor
FinCEN Issues Guidance on the Corporate Transparency Act
Last month, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published proposed regulations to implement the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which was enacted into law on January 1, 2021. The CTA is designed to help prevent the use of anonymous shell companies…
What Wrongful Dismissal Is Not
Wrongful dismissal does not mean what you think it means. ❌ Wrongful dismissal does not mean that an employee was …
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Work From Home and Time Theft
With remote work as common as it is today, many employees and employers are still wondering, is slacking off or …
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Latest Biden Administration Order Requires Some Employers to Pay for Cost of COVID Testing
By Benjamin J.Conley and Adam R. Young
Seyfarth Synopsis: The OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) will require unvaccinated employees to submit weekly COVID-19 testing results by February 9, 2022. New guidance from the Biden Administration could…
Another One Bites the Dust? NLRB Request for Briefing on Independent Contractor Standard Suggests Another Trump-Era Decision Is About To Be Overruled
Weeks after inviting public briefing on a potential change in the standard for determining the appropriateness of proposed bargaining units (discussed here), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has again invited briefing in a pending case involving the standard…
You Can Go Home Again: Tri-Agencies Release New Group Health Plan Coverage Requirements for Over-the-Counter At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Looking forward to the weekend? Many employers and plan administrators may also have been . . . up until yesterday, when the government issued new requirements that take effect on Saturday. Specifically, starting this Saturday, January 15, 2022—yes, that’s four…