DOL Proposes New Rule to Change How Workers are Classified

DOL Proposes New Rule to Change How Workers are Classified By Christina M. Reger, Esq. and Jacqueline Hopkins The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a new proposed rule that will change the way workers are classified. The Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act establishes a six-factor economic realities test for determining whether a … Continue reading DOL Proposes New Rule to Change How Workers are Classified

Philly Commuter Ordinance

Philly Commuter Ordinance By Christina M. Reger, Esq. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has signed into law the ‘Employee Commuter Transit Benefit Ordinance.’  Can your local municipality be far behind? Effective December 31, 2022, covered employers in Philadelphia with 50 or more employees must provide covered employees with a commuter transit benefit program. The Details:A covered employer is … Continue reading Philly Commuter Ordinance

Comirnaty and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Comirnaty and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine On August 23, 2021, FDA announced the first approval of a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty, for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 16 years of age and older. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is authorized for emergency … Continue reading Comirnaty and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

A Message from EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows for Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20, 2021

A Message from EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows for Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20, 2021) By Charlotte A. Burrows On November 20, we will observe Transgender Day of Remembrance – a sobering day to recognize and honor those who have lost their precious lives to anti-transgender violence. At the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission … Continue reading A Message from EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows for Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20, 2021

Fifth Circuit Suspends Biden’s (Theoretically Eventual) Vaccine Mandate

Fifth Circuit Suspends Biden’s (Theoretically Eventual) Vaccine Mandate By Andrew C. McCarthy President Biden’s vaccine mandate, issued through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is not scheduled to go into effect until January 4, 2022. But it has already been challenged in court by a number of states, businesses, and individuals. Now, the U.S. … Continue reading Fifth Circuit Suspends Biden’s (Theoretically Eventual) Vaccine Mandate

6th Circuit Court ‘wins’ lottery to hear lawsuits against Biden’s vaccine rule

6th Circuit Court 'wins' lottery to hear lawsuits against Biden's vaccine rule By Andrea Hsu The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has won the lottery to hear legal challenges to the Biden administration's vaccine rule that affects some 84 million workers. The lottery was announced after multiple lawsuits against the administration were filed in several federal appeals … Continue reading 6th Circuit Court ‘wins’ lottery to hear lawsuits against Biden’s vaccine rule