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It’s #WorkforceWednesday! We invite you to watch the week’s top workforce management and employment law news, and read about the most significant developments impacting employers. Coronavirus Outbreak: A Balancing Act for Employers (Video) Death...By: Epstein Becker & Green

As we wrote here, United States District Court Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the Eastern District of California wrote a brief “minute order” explaining that she was issuing a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of California’s controversial...By: Epstein Becker & Green

On January 6, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJ DOL” or “Department”) issued regulations implementing the state’s Earned Sick Leave Law (“ESLL” or “Law”). Briefly, the ESLL, which we discussed in a previous Act...By: Epstein Becker & Green

Most employers are well aware that employees must be paid on a “salary basis” to be considered exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)....By: Epstein Becker & Green

An amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) that expands “employment” protections for freelancers and independent contractors (“Law”) became effective January 11, 2020. The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“NYCCHR”)...By: Epstein Becker & Green

We have written extensively on mandatory vaccination policies and employers’ obligations to accommodate requests for exemption based on religious or disability grounds. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a recent decision that provides...By: Epstein Becker & Green

Private equity (PE) investment in physician groups has steadily grown over the last several years, with 219 physician group deals being announced or closed last year. This trend leaves some groups wondering, is PE for us? There are five critical...By: Epstein Becker & Green

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) continues to provide ongoing substantive and procedural guidance regarding the implementation of the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (“PFML”)....By: Epstein Becker & Green

Effective February 29, 2020, Maryland will become the 14th state to “ban the box”—i.e., prohibit private employers from asking job applicants to disclose any criminal records or criminal accusations, in this case, prior to the first in-person...By: Epstein Becker & Green

Welcome to our inaugural edition of #WorkforceWednesday, featuring Employment Law This Week®, blog posts, client alerts, and other helpful resources from Epstein Becker Green’s Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice. Get the information...By: Epstein Becker & Green