On April 27, 2022, the Chicago City Council amended the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance (CHRO). The amendments bolster the city’s sexual harassment laws and include enhanced protections for victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. The city’s press release announcing the changes can be accessed…
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May 7th Compliance Deadline for New York Employers to Notify Employees of Electronic Monitoring
Pursuant to an amendment to the New York Civil Rights Law that will take effect on May 7, 2022, private-sector employers that monitor their employees’ use of telephones, email, and the internet must notify employees of any electronic monitoring practices.
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Cannabis in the Nation's Capital: The Current Landscape in D.C. and the Road Ahead
Adult use of cannabis is currently authorized in Washington D.C. (D.C. or the District), 1 but due to a congressional rider preventing the District from using any funds to enact and regulate a legal market, an unregulated marketplace has thrived, operating under the premise that retailers cannot…
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Philadelphia Employers Must Now Offer Paid COVID Sick Leave Through December 2023
On March 10, 2022, Mayor Jim Kenney signed bill 220051-A expanding COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) until December 31, 2023. The law requires covered employers to give eligible employees up to 40 hours of additional paid time off for specified COVID-19 purposes, with only limited…
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Appellate Court Invalidates Application of New Jersey LAD Amendment
In a matter of first impression, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a decision invalidating a recently enacted provision of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) which prohibited arbitration of LAD claims. The Appellate Division determined this provision of LAD was preempted by…
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Legislature Passes Bill Barring Arbitration of Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
On Thursday, February 10, 2022, the United States Senate passed a bill amending the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) to prohibit compulsory arbitration for individual, joint, class or collective action claims based on workplace sexual harassment and/or sexual assault. The House bill, which generated…
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Delaware Court Shows Importance of Order of Priority Clauses
A recent bench trial in Delaware State Court ruled that a subcontractor was entitled to payment from a general contractor because an order of priority clause gave priority to a bid proposal contract term that barred a pay-when-paid clause from an owner. See Baltimore Pile Driving & Marine…
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Federal Court of Appeals Holds Contractor Liable for Employee's OSHA Violation
A recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held a Texas highway contractor liable for its supervisor’s involvement in a subordinate employee’s violation of workplace safety rules. See Angel Brothers Enterprises, Ltd. v. Walsh , No. 20-60849, 2021 WL 5627103 (5th…
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Sixth Circuit Dissolves Stay of OSHA Vaccine ETS
On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-1 vaccination and testing for employers with at least 100 employees in a consolidated multidistrict litigation. See In re: MCP No. 165,…
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OSHA Vaccine Mandate Reinstituted, but Enforcement Deadline Delayed
On December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the previously-issued stay on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vaccine or testing requirement for private employers with at least 100 employees. OSHA originally instituted the requirement through an…
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Federal Court Blocks Federal Contractor Mandatory Vaccination Rule From Taking Effect
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, a federal judge in Georgia issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting the enforcement of the federal mandate that obligates many federal contractors and subcontractors to require their employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. As discussed in a…
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Federal Contractor Vaccination Mandates Enjoined Nationwide Following Stay of OSHA's Vaccination Mandate for Companies of 100 or More Employees
The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in BST Holdings, L.L.C. v. Occupational Safety and Health Administration , 2021 WL 5279381 (5th Cir. Nov. 12, 2021)(Unpublished), recently extended a sweeping stay of OSHA’s vaccination mandate for companies with 100 employees or more…
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End of Year Reminders for Illinois Employers
With the calendar flipping to December, businesses should take stock of their employment policies and practices in preparation for the new year. Below we identify a few issues (other than COVID-19-related issues) that employers should have on their radar as 2021 comes to a close. Sexual Harassment…
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Step Transaction Doctrine
People often don’t appreciate the need to fully and properly document intra-family transfers of assets, until it is too late. When documenting a transaction, shortcuts are at the taxpayer’s peril. One taxpayer, after being slapped with a $1.1 million gift tax deficiency, undoubtedly wishes he could…
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Federal Infrastructure Bill Set to Supercharge P3 Spending
Development through public-private partnerships or “P3s” has increased sharply in the past several years, and is poised for an even bigger jump thanks to Uncle Sam. The infrastructure bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week as H.R. 3684 and which President Biden signed into…
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Federal Infrastructure Bill to Codify Streamlining of Federal Permitting Process in Major Infrastructure Projects
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed in the House of Representatives on Friday, November 4th and is expected to be signed into law in the coming weeks, includes an important, permanent streamlining to the federal permitting and environmental review process for large…
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