The Supreme Court has ruled that employers cannot compel arbitration of claims brought by employees working as last-mile delivery drivers, clarifying an exception to the scope of an […]
How Employers Can Help Assist Workers Furloughed or Otherwise Hurt by the Coronavirus Pandemic
This blog post discusses several options that employers could consider to help workers financially impacted by Coronavirus, while mitigating the risk of adverse tax and other consequences for […]
California Expands Workers’ Compensation in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
May 20, 2020 Update. The California Department of Industrial Relations issued guidance related to the implementation of the Executive Order in the form of Questions and Answers. This […]
San Francisco Enacts Ordinance Protecting Workers and Applicants from COVID-19-Related Adverse Actions and Discrimination
On September 11, 2020, San Francisco enacted the COVID-Related Employment Protections Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) to temporarily protect workers from adverse action and applicants from discrimination if they test […]
Department Of Labor Proposes New Rule On Classifying Workers As Employees Or Independent Contractors
On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “Department”) announced a proposed rule setting forth a test to determine whether a worker should be classified as […]
U.S. Department of Labor Launches the Essential Workers, Essential Protections During the COVID-19 Pandemic Initiative
On April 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) announced the Essential Workers, Essential Protections initiative (the “Initiative”) to provide workers who have […]
How Companies With Shared Workers Should Prepare for the DOL’s New Joint Employer Rule | Phelps Dunbar
Employers with interrelated businesses and shared employees may get more clarity on their liability for wage and hour issues through a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of […]
FTC Proposes to Ban Non-Compete Agreements, and Takes First-Ever Enforcement Actions Against Companies for Imposing Non-Compete Terms on Workers
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that, if implemented, would prevent employers from entering into non-compete clauses with workers, […]
Florida Appeals Court Rejects Rules Protecting Physician Dispensing in Workers’ Compensation Cases | Akerman LLP – Health Law Rx
A recent decision by Florida’s First District Court of Appeal (DCA) has significant implications for physicians and other practitioners who dispense medications to injured workers. In Publix Super […]
Employee Exposure Records and Medical Records: Avoiding OSHA Citations and Defending Against Future Workers’ Compensation, Tort, and ADA Claims
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers often fail to appreciate the ramifications of industrial hygiene data and medical records. Even non-detect records must be maintained for 30+ years and provided to employees […]