ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS: EEOC UPDATES ITS GUIDANCE ON RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS TO VACCINATION MANDATES
On October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an update to its COVID-19 Technical Assistance to provide additional guidance on a hot topic among employers implementing or considering COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace: How do we address employees’ increasingly common religious objections to getting vaccinated? CLICK HERE to review the full […]
Quiet! Remote Deposition in Progress – A Lesson Learned to Protect Against Misconduct During Remote Depositions
By Kegan Andeskie, Esq. To say the least, the last year and a half has posed some unique challenges for litigators, but we have done our best to adapt to practicing in a largely virtual environment. Commiserating about the logistical and technological issues associated with virtual depositions is now commonplace, but in one U.S. District […]
ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS: NEW GUIDANCE RELATING TO HEALTHCARE PREMIUM DISCOUNTS FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
The Federal Government recently issued new guidance to employer health plans relating to COVID-19. Employers are encouraged to review the full set of FAQs which can be found here: FAQs-Part-50 (hhs.gov), but here are the key take-aways: Group health plans and health insurance issuers must cover, without cost-sharing requirements, any qualifying COVID-19 preventative service pursuant to law, including […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: Important Updates to NY HERO Act Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Plan Requirements
As previously described in our September 10, 2021 e-Alert, the New York Department of Health designated COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a risk of harm to the public. As such, employers subject to the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (the “NY HERO Act”) were required to review, finalize, activate and distribute […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: New Legislation Expands Employment Protections For Individuals Over 70
As of October 5, 2021, individuals over 70 years of age are entitled to all of the protections of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”). The relevant legislation, Assembly Bill 681, went into immediate effect upon approval by Governor Murphy. Until now, NJLAD had permitted private employers to refuse to hire or promote individuals […]
ATTENTION FEDERAL CONTRACTORS: Task Force Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Safety Protocol Mandate; All Covered Employees to be Fully Vaccinated by December 8, 2021
In accordance with President Biden’s “Path Out of the Pandemic”, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) has issued “COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors” (the “Guidance”). [CLICK HERE for our September 13, 2021 eAlert explaining the various elements of the “Path Out of the Pandemic” plan.] Pursuant to Executive Order […]