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Posted on Apr 22, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Taylor S. Knowles
April 22, 2021 While all larger employers around the country should be taking notice of the COBRA subsidy recently created by the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP), smaller employers should be paying attention too (For …
Posted on Apr 14, 2021 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, News, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Taylor S. Knowles
April 14, 2021 The NLRB announced on Friday, April 9, that workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, distribution center voted 1,798 to 738 against unionization in a mail-ballot vote. About 500 challenged ballots have not been …
Posted on Apr 13, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Resources, Special Alerts by Brody and Associates
April 13, 2021 The following checklist is intended to outline the new COBRA compliance requirements established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. While employers are liable for any missed notice deadlines, it is usually the third-party plan …
Posted on Mar 8, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
March 8, 2021 Last week, Connecticut’s Governor, Ned Lamont, announced plans to ease certain COVID-19 restrictions amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor’s phased approach progressively eases restrictions on businesses and gatherings, while maintaining appropriate …
Posted on Mar 3, 2021 on Legal Updates, News, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Phornprapha
March 3, 2021 On February 25th, 2021, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the Equality Act (the “Act”). The Equality Act is a bill that would extend anti-discrimination protections for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and …
Posted on Mar 2, 2021 on Legal Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
March 2, 2021 Originally published in the Connecticut Law Tribune on March 2, 2021 As we wrote last week, President Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders and the majority of the Democrats wanted to incorporate a $15 per hour …
Posted on Feb 3, 2021 on Legal Updates, News, OSHA by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
February 3, 2021 Late last week, in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on worker health and safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued new guidance to protect workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: …
Posted on Jan 28, 2021 on Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Bruce E. Buchanan
January 28, 2021 On January 28, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension until March 31, 2021 of the policy allowing remote or virtual verification …
Posted on Jan 8, 2021 on Legal Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
January 8, 2021 With all the noise coming out of Washington, D.C. around last week’s new COVID-19 relief package, it was easy to miss the answer to the question, are employers still required to provide …
Posted on Dec 21, 2020 on Featured, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
December 1, 2020 The question many employers are asking these days is whether, once a COVID-19 vaccine is available, employers can mandate employees be vaccinated as a condition of remaining at or returning to work? …