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Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

Our Monthly Report on Labor Law Issues, also known as the Employment Law Bulletin, is a monthly newsletter that covers a wide range of labor law issues, including affirmative action plans, strikes, OSHA regulations, minimum wage requirements, and more. Other topics covered have included issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as workplace walk-outs and strikes, vaccinations, and employee rights related to positive test results and quarantine. The newsletter also covers issues related to discrimination, such as artificial intelligence and racial bias, and issues related to unions, such as organizing efforts and union successes at companies like Amazon and Starbucks. The newsletter also covers issues related to taxes, immigration, and court cases related to labor law. Stay informed and avoid legal missteps, by subscribing to email updates here.

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Supreme Court Again Upholds Affordable Care Act

| August 2021
California v. Texas, the Supreme Court has again upheld the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often known as ObamaCare. A federal appeals court had ruled that ACA had originally been upheld by the Court as a tax, but subsequent legislation removed the tax penalty thus casting doubt on the validity of the individual mandate and perhaps the entir...
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No-match Social Security Letters Discontinued

| August 2021
In the past, the Social Security Administration (SSA) during periods of time has issued so-called "no-match letters" to employers with "at least one name and combination submitted on Form W-2 that do not "match" Social Security records. This has created difficult issues for employers as to the extent they must investigate such discrepancies, terminate emp...
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Supreme Court Allows Catholic Group to Exclude Foster-care Rights

| August 2021
The public and the courts continue to debate whether there should be religious exemptions to LGBT anti-discrimination laws. In other words, there are anti-bias laws that must be enforced, and at the same time there are religious rights that under the law generally require some accommodation. When these two issues collide, the outcome becomes difficult. 
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EEOC Addresses Controversial LGBT Restroom Policies

| August 2021
A year ago the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County that Title VII outlawed workplace bias based on sexual orientation and transgender status. However, that ruling expressly left open questions on whether employers could segregate bathrooms or dress codes by sex. 
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Labor Board to Reconsider Employer Restrictions on Wearing Buttons and Other Insignia in the Workplace

| August 2021
Many employers do not like the idea of employees wearing pro-union shirts or buttons on the job. In the past, however, and particularly during the Obama Administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) gave employees a great deal of rights to wear union buttons and other buttons pertaining to concerted activities. More current issues concern the ...
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Supreme Court Rejects Union Access to Employer's Property in California

| August 2021
A strong ruling for employers' private property rights was issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in June in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, No. 20-107 (June 23, 2021). The Court ruled that a California regulation that gives union organizers access to workers on employers' farms violates the property rights of the owners. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the 6-3 majo...
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EEO-1 Report including Diversity Now Due in August

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has pushed back the deadline for the EEO-1 Report.  This is the annual survey that employers with more than 100 workers, and federal contractors with more than 50 workers, are required to submit annually.  The race, sex, ethnicity, and job data is now due by August 23, 2021.  The previous deadline was Jul...
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Good Explanation of How Employers Do or Do Not Discriminate Among Similarly Situated Employees

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
The most common type of discrimination case is based on what the law calls "disparate treatment," which is often defined as treating employees of different races and sexes differently who are similarly situated in all material respects.  As a result, disparate treatment cases often turn on the issue of whether persons of different races or sexes are actua...
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Status of Vaccine Incentives to Workers

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance in late May indicating that employers can offer bonuses and other incentives to encourage employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.  However, if employers ask disability-related screening questions as part of the pre-vaccination process, employers must keep such worker vaccinatio...
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Relaxed CDC Guidance Requires Employers to Set the Rules

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
In May, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued new guidance that fully vaccinated people "can resume activities without wearing any mask or standing six feet apart, except where required by federal, state, local or territorial laws, rules and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance."  The CDC requirements define those who have b...
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Do High Welfare Benefits Promote Unemployment?

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
Numerous employers and some studies suggest that many employees prefer government aid to a regular paycheck. Employers would agree that lower skilled workers are scarce right now and many jobs remain unfilled. Multiple sources indicate that some workers are turning down offers in lower wage occupations because their stimulus checks and jobless benefits pa...
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