Back in January, management-side labor and employment lawyers in Colorado thought the biggest wage and hour compliance issue for 2020 would be limited to ensuring clients were up to date on the expanded meal and rest break requirements of the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order #36
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was signed into law almost 30 years ago when around 3% of the population owned cellular telephones and no one had heard of – let alone sent – a text message.
As 2020 is nearing an end, so too are the leave entitlements available to certain employees under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Below are key points to keep in mind as we approach this end date, along with recommendations for 2021......
On Dec. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a vaccine for the prevention of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
On November 30, 2020, a federal district judge in the matter of Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al., No.
CEP Magazine (December 2020) - The Hamburg Data Protection Authority issued their largest fine ever under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for employee-related offenses. A fine of more than €35 million was levied against Hennes and Mauritz AB (H&M), a Swedish clothing company.
Recent reports indicate that House and Senate Committee leaders have apparently mutually agreed on a bipartisan arrangement for correcting or preventing surprise medical bills, although legislation has not yet been passed.
Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - VIDSTREAM LLC v. TWITTER, INC. [OPINION] (2019-1734, 2019-1735, 11/25/2020) (Newman, O'Malley, Taranto) - Newman, J.
On November 23, 2020, the IRS and Treasury Department released final regulations (the Final Regulations) under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly devasting to people with disabilities. Recent studies indicate that they are three times as likely to die from the virus as the general population.
