Author: Mary Mae Miral

Florida Requires Employers to Report all Independent Contractors Starting in October Starting on October 1st, 2021, Florida employers must report information concerning all contractors for which they pay $600 in a calendar year or more. This report...

Federal Court Rules COVID-19 Is Not a Disability Under the ADA A United States District Court has ruled that neither contracting COVID-19 or coming in contact with an individual that has contracted COVID-19 can alone qualify an individual for protection...

Louisiana Enacts Significant Changes Limiting Criminal Background Checks and Enacting Protection’s for Pregnancy-Related Disabilities Employers in Louisiana should ensure their policies comply with two major laws enacted on August 1st. These new...

Upcoming Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements Raise Questions Concerning Franchises The recent announcement by the White House that many employers will be required to mandate employee vaccinations raised a lot of questions. Perhaps none more...

Equal Opportunity Employment Commission Files First COVID-19 Related ADA Discrimination Lawsuit The COVID-19 pandemic forced many employers to implement work-from-home policies, and this led many to wonder how this would affect future obligations...

How Can Employers Deal with Fake Vaccine Cards? Between the full FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 and the announcement by the White House that employers of 100 or more employees will soon be required to mandate vaccinations, there...

State Audit Finds Arizona Background Check Database May Be Dangerously Lacking A recent state audit found that the database Arizona uses when conducting background checks for individuals seeking certain jobs and licenses as well as for helping determine...

Background Check Rules Are Challenging Employers Performing background screening is more challenging for employers now than ever before. With the risk of suits for negligent hiring weighed against the many ban-the-box laws and adverse action suits,...