--- title: "January 2021" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/january-2021" date: "2026-06-01T23:40:01+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # January 2021 [ ![United Auto Workers Settle Massive Union Corruption Issues](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/71/wbx3fegoeq0-71e92536.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1102:united-auto-workers-settle-union-corruption&catid=208)## [United Auto Workers Settle Massive Union Corruption Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1102:united-auto-workers-settle-union-corruption&catid=208) January 11, 2021 | [January 2021](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=208) The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has settled massive allegations against the United Auto Workers Union (UAW), exposing what federal prosecutors described as a culture of corruption among its leadership built around kick-back schemes, embezzlement and other illegal activities. The investigation has led to 15 convictions and some union members sa… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1102:united-auto-workers-settle-union-corruption&catid=208) [ ![Trump Tries to Push through Final Regulations before Leaving Office](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/bd/t1zgj-zwe4y-bd0f236f.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1101:trump-push-final-regulations-leaving-office&catid=208)## [Trump Tries to Push through Final Regulations before Leaving Office](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1101:trump-push-final-regulations-leaving-office&catid=208) January 11, 2021 | [January 2021](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=208) There are a significant number of pending federal regulatory rules that the Administration may try to issue before President Trump leaves office on January 20, 2021. Among the most important is the final rule to make it easier for employers to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees who are owed minimum wages and overtime pay. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1101:trump-push-final-regulations-leaving-office&catid=208) [ ![EEOC to Allow Seeking of Opinions on Discrimination Issues](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/epiorjqixog-cd30cbb0.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1100:eeoc-seeking-opinions-discrimination-issues&catid=208)## [EEOC to Allow Seeking of Opinions on Discrimination Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1100:eeoc-seeking-opinions-discrimination-issues&catid=208) January 11, 2021 | [January 2021](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=208) For many years, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has allowed employers to seek official government opinions on various fact situations in determining legal compliance, such as under the Wage/Hour laws. The right to seek advance government opinions on such issues was suspended during the Obama Administration, but reinstated during the Trump Administration… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1100:eeoc-seeking-opinions-discrimination-issues&catid=208) [ ![More Dreamers to Be Available for Employment](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/50/m1slkfqn8gs-50a70e7a.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1099:dreamers-available-employment&catid=208)## [More Dreamers to Be Available for Employment](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1099:dreamers-available-employment&catid=208) January 11, 2021 | [January 2021](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=208) For undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children ("Dreamers"), a new court decision grants a temporary reprieve from deportation. Recently, a federal district court in New York ordered the Trump administration to reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA) program—an Obama-era initiative that has allowed around 646,000 immigrants… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1099:dreamers-available-employment&catid=208) [ ![The Logistics of Handling Covid-19 Vaccinations](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/1d/oh0ditwohi4-1dfe0d6a.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1098:logistics-covid-19-vaccinations&catid=208)## [The Logistics of Handling Covid-19 Vaccinations](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1098:logistics-covid-19-vaccinations&catid=208) January 11, 2021 | [January 2021](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=208) Early reports indicate that most employers are more likely to use pharmacies and other third-party providers to administer the COVID vaccination. The vaccines from Pfizer require below-zero temperatures, and there are difficulties in keeping up with who got the first of the two shots required and when those workers need their second dose. Thus, many… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1098:logistics-covid-19-vaccinations&catid=208) [ ![Yes or No on Mandatory Covid Vaccination?](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/6b/dnbtfbnqlrc-6b7c2aa2.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1097:mandatory-covid-vaccinations&catid=208)## [Yes or No on Mandatory Covid Vaccination?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1097:mandatory-covid-vaccinations&catid=208) January 11, 2021 | [January 2021](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=208) Employers want to provide safe work places, and it is to the advantage of both the employer and employees to have a COVID-vaccinated workforce. Thus, the natural question is can I, and should I, require mandatory COVID vaccinations for my employees? 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