Author: Mary Mae Miral

Kansas Introduces Law Restricting Employer Vaccination Mandates Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has recently signed House Bill No. 2001 (HB 2001) into law. This bill broadens exemptions to employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations and establishes civil...

Federal Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of No-Poaching Claim The federal and several state governments have recently increased their scrutiny of no-poach or no-hire agreements. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has recently...

Federal Contractors Should Prepare for “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts” President Biden has issued an Executive Order very similar to Executive Order 13495. Executive Order 13495 typically prohibited successor contractors...

Ninth Circuit Finds That Retailer Was Not a Joint Employer of Worker Hired by Staffing Agency The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a woman hired by a staffing agency to work at special events on a major retail chain’s premises...

How Should Employers Respond To Customer Misconduct? It’s not easy dealing with customers in a service-related job; difficult customers are all too common, but they’re part of the job. However, if the customer goes too far, as in cases...

NYC Passes New Bill to Prevent Bias in Automated Hiring Tools The New York City Council has passed new legislation that will require all employers within the city to verify that any automated hiring tools they use are free from potential bias....

Employers in New York State Will Soon Need to Enroll Employees in a Retirement Plan New York employers who do not already offer their employees a retirement plan will soon be required to enroll their employees in the savings plan run by the state...

IRS Extends Deadline of Form 1095-C Form-1095-C has recently been changed by the IRS, which should help the many employers who had trouble meeting the deadline of January 31st, used by large employers to report the healthcare they offer to full-time...

Federal Judge Blocks CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued emergency regulations requiring a variety of health care employers that receive funds from the Medicare...

U.S. Department of Labor Penalizes Consulting Firm for H-1B Violations A Texas-based provider of management consulting services has been penalized $85,405 for violations of the H-1B visa program. This fine levied by the United States Department...