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In 1983 President Ronald Reagan signed a bill creating a federal holiday in honor of Dr. King. Honoring a man who gave his life pursuing racial justice could still not be more important today. This ...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to change the legal landscape, this time with the Department of Labor extending its prior position that, under certain circumstances, a telemedicine visit will constitute an “in-person” visit for the purpose ...
On December 31, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter addressing the question of whether an employee who chooses to telework for part of the workday and work in the ...
While most employees were settling into the first full workweek in the New Year, some employees traveled to Washington D.C. on Wednesday, January 6 to attend the “Save America Rally.” Videos have been posted of ...
Yesterday, the DOL published a Final Rule, which will be effective March 8, 2021, outlining the analysis by which the DOL will consider whether a worker is an “employee,” and therefore potentially covered by the ...
As we have written about previously, Congress opted to not extend the mandatory leave provisions of the FFCRA as part of the stimulus bill passed at the end of the year. However, lingering questions remain, ...
At long last, Congress finally reached a deal and passed its second COVID-19 economic stimulus package on Monday night. Despite its whopping 5,593 pages, many analysts feel that the package does not do enough to ...
Everyone at Santa’s workshop is busily preparing for the Big Day. The shut-down earlier this year put them behind schedule, and following the workshop’s stringent COVID protocols has been a challenge, but things look good ...
