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Earlier this month, President Biden signed into law the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021” (“the Act”). The Act amends the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to give employees who have arbitration agreements with their employers the option of bringing claims of sexual assault or…

This year, in addition to the posting requirements set forth in our August 26, 2021 blog referring to state and federal minimum wage, federal contractors have two additional posting changes. Those who are covered by Executive Order 13658 must pay employees the federal contractor minimum wage, which was adjusted to…

Today, the United States Supreme Court issued rulings on the challenges to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) affecting certain employers with 100 or more employees and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Interim Final Rule on vaccine mandates affecting certain healthcare entities. The…

As we recently shared, the appellate courts dissolved the nationwide injunction preventing the CMS vaccine mandate from going into effect. CMS has now issued new guidance on deadlines for compliance that will impact Florida healthcare employers. According to the new guidance, no later than January 27, 2022, healthcare employers must…

As some may have heard, last week the appellate courts dissolved the nationwide injunctions preventing the OSHA and CMS vaccine mandate regulations from going into effect. So, what does that mean for Florida employers? (Please note that this article focuses on the status of the OSHA and CMS federal regulations…