Employment Law News and Insights

President Biden continues to make good on his campaign promise to be the most labor-friendly president ever.  On April 26, 2021, he issued an executive order that seeks to increase union organization and strengthen the hand of organized labor.  The order, which notes that the federal government in recent decades has "not...

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The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has started a programme of targeted inspections in industries and activities where there is an elevated risk of workers contracting COVID-19. On 21 January 2021, President Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Labor's launch of a national programme to focus Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement...

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New York, N.Y. (April 5, 2021) - The New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) is considered to be one of the most progressive discrimination laws in the nation. Earlier this year, the New York City Council passed a bill which expands the scope of the New York City Fair Chance...

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