On January 22, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce that instructed the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide him with a report “with recommendations to promote a $15/hour minimum wage
Employment & Labor
District Court Cannot Grant Rule 12(b)(6) Motion Solely Because It Struck Plaintiff’s Brief Under Rule 11(a), Holds Seventh Circuit
In Marcure v. Lynn, No. 19-2978 (7th Cir. Mar. 25, 2021), the panel addresses two unresolved issues in the circuit, holding that (1) the striking of unsigned briefs is mandatory under Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a), but (2) even…
A Guide for Employers During COVID-19 – March 26, 2021 update
A Guide for Employers during COVID-19
This Guide sets out the key employment law issues to consider, as well as the government’s financial relief options to explore to get through this deep economic crisis. (Last Updated March 26, 2021)
Further…
Micro-Units Are Back in Healthcare Union Organizing
Hospitals and non-acute care settings beware: Micro-Units are about to make their way back into Healthcare Union organizing. Over the coming months, we can expect to see many significant changes to labor issues affecting healthcare and other sectors of our…
Tax and Employee Benefits Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (“ARPA”). This Alert will summarize the significant tax and employee benefit provisions that are contained in ARPA.
Recovery Rebates to Individuals
ARPA enacted new Internal…
Final Regulations Under § 4960 Provide Helpful Exceptions for Employees of Related Organizations
Effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes a tax at the corporate income tax rate (currently 21 percent) on two types of compensation paid by applicable tax-exempt organizations (ATEOs) to…
New York State Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Leave Law
The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) has issued guidance on the State’s recently enacted COVID-19 vaccine leave law, which went into effect on March 12, 2021. As we previously reported, the law requires employers to provide employees…
A Ninth Circuit Panel Finds No ERISA Preemption Of Seattle Health Care Ordinance
By Mark Casciari and Kathleen Cahill Slaught
Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent panel decision from the Ninth Circuit rejects an ERISA preemption argument that a Seattle ordinance regulating private sector health care should be nullified in order to safeguard the ERISA…
An Early Look at the Employment Law Legislation in Connecticut
It’s late March, which means that it’s too soon to predict which bills at the Connecticut General Assembly are going to have enough support for final passage, but not too soon to take a look at what is on the…
PRO Protects Union Workers
Glenn Hamer claims the pending bill known as “Protecting the Right to Organize” will stop gig workers from working in the gig economy. In a recent opinion piece with the San Antonio Express News, Mr. Hamer claims the PRO, which…