Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

On May 5, 2021, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew the Independent Contractor Rule which had been adopted by the Trump Administration which would have made it easier for employers to categorize individu ...

Is vaccination against COVID-19 really (not)mandatory? Can your employer force you to get vaccinated under the threat of a sanction? And may the fact that you have been vaccinated be an advantage for you at a job intervi ...

When 56% of student loan borrowers say they’d take a punch from heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson in the face or 40% would take one year off their life expectancy if it meant they’d be relieved of student debt,[1] ...

Carol Goodman, co-Chair of Herrick's Litigation Department and Chair of the Employment Practice, was quoted in The National Law Journal in an article discussing considerations for employers regarding COVID-19 vaccine po ...