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What We Know Today: the Latest on COVID, Masks, Vaccines and the Return to Work DATE: Thursday, August 5, 2021 TIME: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM LOCATION: Via Zoom Co-chair of Shulman Rogers’ Employment Law Group, Merry Campbell, will lead a discussion and address many of the pressing issues facing employers today, including: Vaccines Can/should… More

Yesterday, the Biden Administration announced new urgent plans to increase vaccination rates.  Of particular note to employers: Every federal government employee and onsite contractor will be asked to attest to their vaccination status.  If not fully vaccinated, employees and contractors will be required to wear a mask on the job, physically distance from all other employees… More

DWRA – Summary The Displaced Workers Right to Reinstatement and Retention Amendment Act of 2020 became effective on April 27, 2021. The act is set to expire on June 30, 2023, along with two subsections encompassing the act’s enforcement and retaliation provisions, expiring on June 30, 2024. Which Employers are covered? The Act applies to… More

The second half of 2021 brings local minimum wage increases. On July 1, 2021, the minimum wages in Montgomery County, Maryland and the District of Columbia rose. Below are the area minimum wage requirements applicable to those 18 and over as of the date of publication. Montgomery County, Maryland As of July 1, 2021, the… More

On July 9, 2021 President Biden issued Executive Order 14036 – announced as part of a broad government effort to promote competition within the American economy. Remarkably, this Order contains 72 initiatives to be implemented by more than a dozen federal agencies, all focusing on what the Biden administration views as widespread competition problems across… More

LGBTQIA+ Rights in the Workplace As Pride Month 2021 comes to a close, it also marks the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County.  In celebration, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has created new resources and tools to help educate employees, applicants, and employers about their workplace rights. … More

Late last week the EEOC updated its COVID- Frequently Asked Questions.  Highlighted updates include guidance on collecting information about vaccine status, mandatory vaccine policies, and offering incentives to encourage vaccinations.  Collecting Information About Vaccine Status Per the EEOC, CONFIRMED that employers CAN ask employees whether they have received the COVID-19 vaccine and may require proof… More

When & WhereJune 17, 20219:00 AM – 10:30 AM ESTvia Zoom Webinar REGISTER NOW Have you ever had an employee who claims she’s been subjected to discrimination? Or maybe one who habitually strolls in late, or frequently calls in sick? Of course you have—and chances are, it’s the same employee in both scenarios. What’s a… More

When & WhereJune 22, 20219:00 AM – 11:00 AM ESTvia Zoom Webinar REGISTER NOW Join Merry Campbell and Joy Einstein of the Shulman Rogers Employment Law Group for a webinar: The Lowdown on Leave Laws. The leave laws are confusing in the best of times, and the pandemic did not make things easier.  This Low Down on Leave Laws webinar will address employer… More

With vaccination rates on the rise and COVID-19 restrictions relaxing, many employers are reassessing existing policies in preparation for the return of employees to the workplace. The following is a summary of the revised guidance issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), along with the current state of affairs in the surrounding… More