Employment Law News and Insights

The Masks Are Back: New OSHA Regulations For Healthcare Employers

Published: Jul 29, 2021
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Employment Law After Hours is back with a News Break Episode. Yesterday, OSHA published new rules for healthcare facilities, including hospitals, home health employers, nursing homes, ambulance companies, and assisted living facilities. These new rules are very cumbersome, requiring mask wearing for all employees, even those that are vaccinated. The...

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A Recent Supreme Court Decision Impacts Union Organizing For Agricultural Workers In California

Published: Jul 14, 2021
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In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of two fruit growers who challenged a California state regulation which granted union organizers limited access to agricultural employers' properties for the purpose of promoting union efforts. The Court's recent decision in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid held that the regulation...

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PBGC Issues Much Anticipated Interim Final Rule On Special Financial Assistance Under American Rescue Plan Act

Published: Jul 14, 2021
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On July 9, 2021, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") issued extensive guidance in an interim final rule  (the "Interim Final Rule," "Rule," or "regulation") to implement the American Recue Plan Act's Special Financial Assistance ("SFA") Program for financially troubled multiemployer defined benefit pension plans.  Under the SFA Program, an eligible...

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