MORE EMPLOYMENT UPDATES – WHEW! We previously updated on the U.S. Supreme Court case of Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana (“Viking River”) regarding employee arbitration agreement waivers for California Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) actions. The U.S. Supreme Court said that employee individual and the PAGA representative claims (like...
US SUPREME COURT MAKES CONTROVERSIAL RULING FREE SPEECH RIGHTS SUPERSEDE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION RIGHTS Yet another Colorado individual providing wedding services to the public (wedding websites) gets a favorable ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. The wedding website designer refused to make wedding websites for same-sex couples due to her Christian beliefs...
ROE IS GONE – EMPLOYERS REVIEW BENEFITS AND LEAVE POLICIES Undoubtedly, you’ve heard that the US. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v Wade was issued today, leaving state laws to control the issue. While many employers are not taking a formal position on the issue, many employers are sensitive to...
NOPE – US SUPREME COURT SAYS LARGE EMPLOYERS DO NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW ADMINISTRATION’S VACCINE RULE Today, the U.S. Supreme Court stopped the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. But, the Court allowed...
SAY IT AIN’T SO: EMPLOYERS ADVISED TO FIRE UNVACCINATED? State courts across the country have upheld employers' mandatory vaccination policies. Those decisions are winding their way toward the Supreme Court, which will likely have to weigh in on the enforceability of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (“OSHA”) emergency temporary rules...