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Authors: Patricia Anderson Pryor, Rebecca J. Davis, Andrew F. Maunz and Noorin Hamid Since March 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) COVID-19 technical assistance, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” has been a valuable resource for employers in dealing with the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]

Authors: Patricia Anderson Pryor, Jenifer M. Bologna, Catherine A. Cano, Courtney M. Malveaux, Melanie L. Paul, Katharine C. Weber and Sean Paisan. Law clerk Nawal Chaudry also contributed to this article. Less than two months after receiving direction from President Joe Biden, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) covering employers with at least 100 employees. […]

Authors: Michael R. Bertoncini and Sarah R. Skubas A group of states has sued President Joe Biden and his administration challenging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Interim Final Rule (IFR) setting COVID-19 vaccination requirements for a range of employees working at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers. On November 10, 2021, 10 states led by Eric S. […]

Businesses often need to share personal data with other organisations. For example, an employer may use a payroll service provider to pay its staff. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has prepared a new code giving practical guidance to organisations on how to share personal data in compliance with the requirements of the UK GDPR and […]

On 9 November 2021, following a public consultation, the Department of Health and Social Care announced that providers of CQC regulated activities in the health and social care sector must only deploy individuals who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 into roles where they have direct, face to face contact with patients and service users.  […]

A draft audit report prepared by Ms Kong, Head of Financial Audit at the bank, raised concerns that a legal agreement relating to a financial product did not provide sufficient protection against risk, which amounted to protected disclosures under the whistleblowing legislation. Their Head of Legal, Ms Harding, disagreed with these views and a discussion […]

Ms Aleem, a science teacher, could not continue in her teaching role due to a mental health condition but could work as a cover supervisor, a position with a lower rate of pay. The school continued to pay Ms Aleem at the teacher pay rate temporarily, while she tried the cover supervisor role for a […]

An individual who provides a personal service would usually be classed as a worker under UK law unless they were able to provide a substitute to provide the services instead. Mr Augustine worked as a courier for Stuart Delivery Ltd.  Couriers who signed up for a time slot via a mobile app, committing them to […]

A senior chamber prosecutor was sentenced to probation with supervision for driving under the influence and causing bodily injury. Following the prosecutor’s conviction, the employer reassigned him to a different department for the duration of the probationary period. The prosecutor’s new assignments were of an administrative nature and he no longer had any operational tasks. […]

Moscow and other regions of Russia are stepping up measures to increase the vaccination rate of the population against COVID-19. The Chief Sanitary Doctor of Moscow made a decision (Decree No. 3 dated 19 October 2021) to increase requirements for the mandatory vaccination of employees in specific industries (trade, public transport, courier services, theaters, etc.). […]