Alerts

ALERT – Three New Tennessee Laws Impact Employers – 06/15/2022
ALERT – Texas Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees – 01/24/2022
ALERT – Supreme Court Decisions: OSHA ETS is Stayed, CMS Rule Back in Play – 01/14/2022
ALERT – OSHA ETS Vaccine Mandate Reinstated by 6th Circuit Court of Appeals – 12/19/2021
ALERT – “I’m Back” … CMS Rule is Back in Tennessee – 12/17/2021
ALERT – Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates Stayed – 12/02/2021
ALERT – Courts Block OSHA ETS and Tennessee Ban On Mask Mandates – 11/15/2021
ALERT – Legal Challenges to OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard – 11/08/2021
ALERT – OSHA’S Emergency Temp Standard for COVID – 11/04/2021
ALERT – What Does the Updated CDC Guidance Mean For Employers? – 07/29/2021
ALERT – Tennessee’s LGBT Restroom Posting Law – Injunction Issued – 07/12/2021
ALERT – New Temporary COBRA Assistance Law – 04/09/2021
ALERT – COBRA Subsidies Under ‘ARPA’ – 03/16/2021
ALERT – FFCRA Provisions in the American Rescue Plan – 03/11/2021
ALERT – FFCRA Paid Sick & Family Leave Not Required After December 31, 2020 – 12/28/2020
ALERT – Tennessee Legislature Passes COVID-19 Recovery Act – 08/17/2020
ALERT – Executive Orders re Social Security Withholding and Unemployment Compensation Benefits (August 11, 2020)
ALERT – U.S. Supreme Court Rules Title VII Extends to Transgender and Homosexual Employees – 06/15/2020
ALERT – DOL/IRS Issue Rule to Extend COBRA Election Deadlines and New Model COBRA Forms – 05/18/2020
ALERT – CDC, EEOC Issue Updates for COVID-19 GUIDANCE – 04/10/2020
ALERT –DOL Issues Employee Rights Poster for Paid Leave – 03/26/2020
ALERT – EEOC Provides Update on ADA & COVID-19 – 03/23/2020
ALERT – New Forms of Federal Paid Leave Arising From the Coronavirus Pandemic – 03/19/2020
ALERT – Coronavirus: Critical Issues for Employers – 03/16/2020
ALERT – NLRB Issues Final Rule On Joint Employment – 02/27/2020
ALERT – U.S. DOL Increases the Minimum Salary Level for Overtime Exempt Employees (09/25/19)
ALERT – Abusive Conduct Policies Pay Off in Tennessee Under Expanded Law (4.25.2019)
ALERT – DOL Issues Proposed Salary Level Increases – 04/01/2019
ALERT – EEO-1 Report Update
ALERT – Shape Up Your Wellness Plan in 2019-01-09-2019
ALERT – NLRB Proposes Joint Employer Rule – 09/13/2018
ALERT – DOL Launches Pilot Program Allowing Employers to Resolve Payroll Errors without Fees or Penalties 03/16/18
ALERT – U.S. Court of Appeals Rules That Title VII Protects Transgender Individuals From Discrimination – 03/08/18
ALERT – ‘TIS THE SEASON AT THE NLRB! – 12/18/2017
ALERT – Court Strikes Down Obama Administration Overtime Rules – 09/01/2017
ALERT – New I-9 Form and EEO-1 Report Update – 08/31/2017
ALERT – Nissan Workers in Mississippi Reject UAW – 8/7/2017
ALERT – Are Certain Words Now Illegal Under Title VII? – 07/27/2017
ALERT – OSHA Delays Electronic Recordkeeping Compliance Date – 5/31/2017
ALERT – Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation – 04/04/2017
ALERT – USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions – 03/09/2017
ALERT – New FLSA Overtime Rules Enjoined by Federal Court – 11/23/2016
ALERT – OSHA Rule Impacts Drug Testing Policies – 08/09/2016
ALERT – NLRB: Employer Consent Not Required For Unit That Includes Jointly Employed Employees – 7/11/2016
ALERT – Persuader Rule Blocked – 6/29/2016
ALERT – “Persuader Rule” Considerations – 6/23/2016
ALERT – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Long-Anticipated Salary Increases for Overtime-Exempt Workers – 05/18/2016
ALERT – UAW Win at VW Illustrates The “Micro-Unit” Strategy – 12/08/2015
ALERT – USDOL Proposes to Increase Minimum Salary for Overtime Exemptions – 09/10/2015
ALERT – Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors’ Employees – 09/07/2015
ALERT – NLRB Joint Employment Decisions: One Down and One To Go – 8/31/2015
ALERT – Guns May Be Stored in Employees’ Locked Vehicles After July 1 – 06/23/2015
ALERT – FMLA Rule Defining “Spouse” to Include Same-Sex Married Couples Enjoined by Court – 04/02/15
ALERT – Beware of Policies That Treat Pregnant Women Differently – 3/26/2015
ALERT – New Workers’ Compensation Regulations Impact Medical Panels and Penalties – 3/19/2015
ALERT – H-1B CAP and Work Authorization for H-4 Dependent Spouses – 3/4/2015
ALERT – Senators Alexander and McConnell Introduce Bill to Alter NLRB – 1/28/2015
ALERT – Court Prevents Implementation of New DOL Rule on “Companionship Services” – 1/14/2015
ALERT – Business Groups File Suit Seeking To Prevent NLRB “Quickie Election” Rule From Taking Effect – 1/5/2015
ALERT – Court Prevents Implementation of New DOL Rule on “Companionship Services” – 12/31/2014
ALERT – NLRB Issues Quickie Election Rule – 12/15/2014
ALERT – NLRB Says Employees Can Use Your E-Mail System For Union Organizing – 12/11/2014
ALERT – U.S. Supreme Court Rules Employer Does Not Have to Pay Employees for Time Spent on Post-Shift Security Screens – 12/9/2014
Alert – OSHA Reopens Comment Period to “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” – 09/03/14
ALERT – Supreme Court Rules NLRB Recess Appointments Unlawful – 06/26/14
ALERT – Tennessee Enacts Negligent Hiring and Retention Law – 06/26/2014
ALERT – NLRB to Review Northwestern Decision – 4/25/2014
ALERT – OFCCP Changes Rules on Veterans and the Disabled – 09/12/13
ALERT – Delay of PPACA Employer Mandate – 07/02/2013
ALERT – U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Title VII Sexual Harassment Standard – 06/24/13
ALERT – U.S. Supreme Court Limits Title VII Retaliation Claims – 06/24/13
ALERT – Tennessee AG Opinion Clarifies Scope of “Guns in Trunks” Law – 06/04/13
ALERT – Death Knell For The Posting Rule? – 05/07/13
ALERT – USCIS Revises Form I-9 and New FMLA Poster – 03/11/13
ALERT – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on FMLA Expansions – 02/12/13
ALERT – DOL Delays PPACA’s Notice of Coverage Options Requirement Until Late Summer or Fall 2013 – 02/06/13
ALERT – NLRB Appointments Held Unconstitutional – 01/28/13
ALERT – Agencies Issue Proposed Regulations on Employer Mandate – 01/03/13