On Oct. 20, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster (see bottom right corner of image below). It informs employees of their rights to be free from unlawful workplace harassment and…
By Richard I. Lehr Esq. It’s not too late for New Year’s resolutions. Consider these to enhance your workplace culture and reduce the risk of employee issues or claims: Make a new hire’s first 48 hours the most critical time to…
All Alabama Retail Association members received a 17 x 22 4-in-1 state workers’ rights poster with the November issue of Alabama Retailer magazine. The updated poster contains a July 1 change to the Alabama Child Labor Law portion of the…
Starting Jan. 1, 2023, the number of job searches required by unemployment claimants will increase from one to three weekly, under Act No. 2022-301. The law signed April 12 requires an unemployed individual to contact at least three prospective employers…
After the Alabama Legislature concurred in her executive amendment, the governor signed into law legislation defining workers for certain marketplace platforms, such as Uber, Grubhub, Lyft, Waitr and Alabama-based Shipt, as independent contractors. Act No. 2022-197 by Sen. Arthur Orr,…
Thursday, Jan. 13, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision blocked enforcement of the federal COVID-19 vaccination or testing mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. In a separate ruling, the court allowed a similar nationwide mandate for…
HB1 by Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Birmingham, would have made it unlawful to refuse to make reasonable accommodations for any condition of a job applicant or employee related to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition, including the need to express breast…
In its early November special session, the Alabama Legislature approved, and the governor signed into law, legislation mandating ALL Alabama employers who require COVID-19 vaccinations to allow employees to claim an exemption for medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs….
By Richard I. Lehr and Whitney R. Brown With COVID-19 vaccinations available to all age 12 or older who want the vaccine, we wanted to provide you with an update on employer rights when dealing with COVID issues. May I…
By Whitney R. Brown, Esq. COVID-19’s arrival in March 2020 spurred Congress to enact paid leave programs on a scale previously unthinkable: Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL), which provided 80 hours of paid leave, and Emergency FMLA (EFMLA), which provided…