Due to the alarming spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant among the unvaccinated, coupled with FDA approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine, many private employers have implemented vaccine mandates. These mandates are permissible, so long as precaution…
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As businesses have begun mandating vaccinations for employees and customers, many have heard a common response, in one form or another, “You can’t ask me that because of HIPAA.” In written form, these responses often invoke the prot…
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Wal-Mart has been hit with over a $125 million dollar jury verdict in a lawsuit filed against it by the EEOC. A Wisconsin jury found that Wal-Mart was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) when it discriminated against an em…
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On August 23, 2021, the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, which had previously been authorized under an emergency use authorization. Although some private employers had begun implementing vaccine mandates for employee…
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Governor Hogan’s recent decision to end Maryland’s participation in the federal enhanced employment benefits program and to reinstate the requirement that those collecting unemployment benefits resume their efforts to find work is likely to spur…
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As they resume pre-pandemic operations, employers are understandably concerned about the safety of their employees and clients. As a result, many are implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies for their employees. According to the most rece…
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Over the past ten years, states and local governments have increasingly legalized the use of marijuana, depending on the reason. A majority of states and DC have legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes while a growing minority of states…
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Employers are obligated to take certain steps to determine whether their employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. Since the early 50s, federal law has prohibited employers from employing foreign workers unless they hold a status…
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President Biden’s July 9, 2021, executive order, in which he urged the Federal Trade Commission to explore enacting rules to curtail the use of non-competes and other agreements that impede worker mobility, marks a change in approach and scope from…
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On July 13, 2021, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Fletcher-Hill enjoined the State from opting out of the federally enhanced unemployment program under ARPA. In June, Governor Hogan provided Congress with the State’s written intent to withdraw f…
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