Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

Whether or not an employer can require staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is predicted to be one of the hot topics for 2021. Three recent decisions by the Fair Work Commission provide some guidance on the willingn ...

Governor Cuomo signed a new law providing paid leave to all employees in New York. In addition, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA) into law, which includes new COBRA benefits. Enclosed is a sum ...

Placing an employee on an administrative leave may be appropriate during an investigation or if an employee poses a direct threat to health or safety. Renee Inomata and Stéphanie Smith discuss the best ways for employer ...

Decree no. 6/2021 of 3 April, which regulates the state of emergency decreed by the President of the Republic that runs from 1 April 2021 to 15 April 2021, establishes the mandatory adoption of telework, during this peri ...