Quick Details Date | May 23, 2023, 12:30 PM ET Location | Online Webinar Presenter Session Overview In this CLE session for New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA), Sharon Cohen, Co-Chair NYCLA's Labor and Employment Committee, will present timely updates on current Continue Reading
New Requirements for NYC Employers as Omicron Spreads
Update On December 15, 2021, the New York City Health Commissioner issued a Workplace Vaccination Order explaining the City’s vaccination mandate for private businesses. Additional information on the new requirements can be found on the NYC Health Department website and in FAQs. The Continue Reading
OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Rules for Large Employers are Paused by Legal Challenges
The Bottom Line The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a new emergency temporary standard (the ETS) regarding COVID-19 on November 5, 2021. This Alert discusses the requirements of the ETS and some of the legal challenges that have led Continue Reading
ThinkLA | Return To Work: Discussion and Townhall
On October 21, Davis+Gilbert Labor + Employment partner Jessica Golden Cortes will speak during a panel titled “Return to Work: Discussion and Townhall,” hosted by ThinkLA. Session Overview It’s one thing to want to bring everyone back to the office, but actually doing it is an Continue Reading
Davis+Gilbert Labor + Employment Webinar | Navigating Employee Accommodations: Vaccination Policies and Otherwise
With many companies adopting mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies, employers are faced with difficult questions regarding medical and religious accommodation obligations: How do we handle exemption requests with respect to vaccination mandates? What is a “sincerely held religious belief”? Continue Reading
Workplace Re-Opening Checklist
Many employers are still making plans for a full “return to the office.” For some companies, this will be full-time in-person while others are adopting a hybrid work model. Many others plan to continue a fully remote workforce for the near future, or longer. The below checklist is intended to Continue Reading
Top 10 Considerations: Document Retention and E-discovery in the Remote Work Environment
The remote work environment has caused a surge in the use of emerging technologies such as video conferencing and messaging apps like Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack. Using these emerging technologies can create new obligations and considerations that need to be taken into account when crafting Continue Reading
Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks Rise with Remote Workforce
The Bottom Line With striking speed, the coronavirus pushed much of the U.S. workforce to a remote environment. Even as businesses and cities reopen, this remote work trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. As an unwelcome consequence, many are now exposed to a whole Continue Reading
Davis+Gilbert Counsel 2U® Labor + Employment Webinar | Remote Employees, COVID Vaccines and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Recent Legal Developments and Best Practices
The past year has significantly altered the workplace and left many employers scrambling to address major legal and cultural changes during an uncertain time. While the COVID-19 pandemic required many employers to convert to virtual workplaces, with employees spread out across the country, the Continue Reading
Davis+Gilbert: Back to Business Interdisciplinary Webinar | Reimagining the New Normal: Back to Business 4.0
Davis+Gilbert will be hosting the next webinar with an interdisciplinary line-up of attorneys focusing on updates, recommendations and strategies that employers should consider in a workplace changed by the pandemic and the seismic events of 2020. As part of the firm's continued commitment to Continue Reading