Employment & Labor Law

Beginning on January 1, 2025, under the Time to Care Act of 2022, paid leave will be available to eligible Maryland employees for family leave, medical leave, and family military leave. Five Key Takeaways Covered Employers. The Act covers the majority of employers in Maryland and is funded through a…

On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the vaccine-or-test requirement for private employers with 100 or more employees but allowed the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers to take effect nationwide. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) mandate…

There were some significant developments relating to COVID vaccine mandates in the workplace this Thursday that federal contractors and subcontractors as well as other companies that have at least 100 employees need to know about. For Federal Contractors: The original deadline of December 8th…

On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued its COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors. This was part of President Biden’s Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID-19 Action Plan, announced in early September. The Guidance requires covered contractors to conform to specific workplace…

While the recent Biden Administration actions to combat COVID-19 have been getting much of the attention, Virginia’s Department of Labor and Industry (“DOLI”) has released the latest revised version of its COVID-19 safety requirements for employers in the Commonwealth. Despite the lack of press coverage for the new DOLI standards,…

As part of a multi-pronged strategy to battle the latest rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the Biden Administration is mandating a more stringent vaccination policy for the federal workforce, federal contractors, and businesses with more than 100 employees. The overall objective is to…

A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas unquestioningly confirmed a private employer’s ability to mandate that its employees receive a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of continued employment.  The case is Bridges, et al. v. Houston Methodist Hospital, et al., Civil Action No.

The recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) includes a 100% COBRA subsidy for certain individuals for up to six months from April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021. Key Takeaways: Eligible individuals include individuals who meet the following requirements: Is eligible for COBRA continuation coverage due to…

As we start to return to normal, many businesses are eager to start the recovery process after surviving 2020. However, many businesses are also keeping in mind the safety of their employees and their customers as capacity limits are eased.  Recently, some businesses floated the idea of requiring all customers…