Round-Up of Important 2021 State and Local Employment Law Developments
We are pleased to present a year-end round-up of significant state and local developments that we reported on during calendar
EEOC Holds Virtual Session on Combating Human Trafficking Under EEO Laws
As part of the Biden Administration’s declaration of January 2022 as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Equal Employment Opportunity
California Tweaks Pay Data Reporting Requirements for Upcoming Reporting Cycle
For employers that operate in California, the state this year is once again requiring covered employers to collect and report
Race/Ethnicity Categories Have Not Changed, Despite “New” HRIS Vendor Self-ID Forms
A number of employers have told us about receiving a new “mandatory” self-identification form for soliciting race and ethnicity, apparently
Biden Administration Scraps Trump-Era Wage-Based H-1B Lottery Selection Rule
The Biden Administration has formally rescinded the Trump-era rule[1] that would have replaced the randomized H-1B visa lottery selection process
New Info-Sharing Pact Between DOL and NLRB Targets the “Fissured Workplace”
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have made public
High Court Blocks OSHA Vaccine Mandate, Green Lights Health Care Provider Rule
Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down much-anticipated opinions in a pair of legal challenges to rules issued
Workplace Homicides in 2020 Dropped to Lowest Total in Twenty Years
The latest national Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), an annual survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Contractor “Ban-the-Box” Prohibition in Effect, But No Implementing Regs Yet
As a reminder, a new law enacted by Congress in 2019 that prohibits federal contractors from asking job applicants about
NLRB To Reconsider (and Reverse?) Two Major Pro-Employer Rulings
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), with Biden-appointed Democrats now composing the majority, has issued two “requests for