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OSHA Whistleblower Complaints
COVID-19 has created an entirely new workplace safety issue within the purview of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”). While workplace...
Accommodating Employees Exempt from Vaccination Requirements
As a number of regions across the country begin to experience a surge in coronavirus cases due to new variants, employers and local, state, and federal gover...
Paid Sick Leave in Pennsylvania
The implementation of paid sick leave laws by states, cities, and counties is a fast growing trend across the country, and many employers who operate in area...
OSHA Reporting and COVID-19
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) requires many employers with more than ten (10) employees to maintain injury and illness records i...
Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination Policies
As we are quickly approaching the one-year anniversary of the introduction of Covid-19 in the United States in February 2020, federal regulatory agencies suc...
Evolving State Marijuana Laws and Safety-Sensitive Functions
Initiatives decided on November 3, 2020 by Arizona, New Jersey, Montana, South Dakota and Mississippi broadened state marijuana laws. There are now has 36 st...
Payroll Protection Plan and Tax Issues for School Bus Contractors
Now that the Payroll Protection Plan loans have started funding – the questions re: how to qualify for forgiveness and how to coordinate these funds with oth...
Legal Update for School Bus Contractors
Despite the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) continued position that “the school bus is the safest vehicle on the road”, in 2019 the ...
Workplace Investigations
Employers are often unsure how to proceed when they receive a complaint of alleged misconduct in the workplace. Sometimes the complaints or allegations are c...
Overtime and Minimum Wage Changes Propoosed by U.S. Department of Labor
Many remember the 2016 Obama era rule from the U.S. Dept. of Labor (US DOL) that sought to more than double the threshold for overtime pay by employers. That...
Diabetes Exemptions & Waivers
In September 2018, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it was revising 49 CFR § 391.41 to permit drivers with a stable insulin ...
Federal Court Rules that DEA Does not Protect Job Applicants
Business owners are aware of federal laws that prohibit discrimination in employment. They also understand that federal ani-discrimnation laws protect both ...