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EEOC Releases New Technical Assistance Document regarding Sexual Orientation...
By: Courtney Samford Earlier this month, the EEOC released a new technical assistance document that explains the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, as well as other resources to...
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A Supreme Development in Employer Computer Protection
By: Courtney Samford, contributing author Blake Sims, Wyatt Summer Associate Employers commonly supply computer and work devices to employees and state that the electronics may only be used for...
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HHS Announces Rule to Protect Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills
On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor, Department of Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management jointly issued “Requirements Related to...
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Recent United States Supreme Court Opinion May Impact First Amendment...
Last month, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L, holding that a school violated a student’s First Amendment right when it suspended her from the...
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Executive Action on Non-Competes
Dating back to the Obama Administration, there has been discussion about the perceived need for non-compete reform at both the state and federal levels. A number of state legislatures have passed...
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HB 210 Grants Leave to Adoptive Parents
On March 23, 2021, Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 210 into law, making it mandatory for employers to provide employees who adopt children under the age of 10 up to six (6) weeks of personal...
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Kentucky Courts Reinstate Mask Mandates
With the rise in COVID-19 cases around the state, both state and federal courts have issued new mask mandates. The Jefferson County Circuit Court issued an order effective July 30, 2021 that requires...
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Kentucky Supreme Court Issues Mask Guidance
On August 9, 2021, the Supreme Court of Kentucky issued a new Order strongly encouraging the use of masks in compliance with current CDC guidelines while noting that all court facilities remain open....
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Alleged Assignment Under Employment Agreement Ruled Insufficient to Convey...
Written by: Stephen C. Hall Under U.S. law, an inventor on a patent or patent application owns the patent rights, unless there is a contract assigning the rights to another owner. Against this...
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100 Million Employees to Face Vaccine Mandates
By: Mitzi Wyrick In an effort to get more Americans vaccinated, President Biden announced a series of new rules for employers that will cover approximately 100 million workers across the country. The...
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College Athletes at Private Institutions Graduate to “Employee Status”...
By: Matthew L. Bunnell and R. Joseph Stennis, Jr. The General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”), Jennifer A. Abruzzo, issued a memorandum, GC 21-08, this past Wednesday...
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Federal Judge Won’t Enjoin Mandatory Vaccination Policy
By: Michelle D. Wyrick In Beckerich v. St. Elizabeth Medical Center, No. 21-105-DLB-EBA (E.D. Ky. Sept. 24, 2021), Judge David Bunning refused to enjoin an employer’s mandatory vaccination policy....
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State Department Announces Loosening of COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
By: Marianna J. Michael At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States, like other countries, banned travel from certain regions due to rapidly rising infection rates. Under the travel ban,...
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EEOC Update Provides Additional Guidance to Employers with COVID-19...
By: Alexa J. Elder On October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) expanded its technical assistance document to address questions regarding COVID-19 vaccine work-mandates...
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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring Vaccinations or COVID-19...
By: Mitzi D. Wyrick In an attempt to give vaccination numbers a shot in the arm, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to...
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President Biden’s Path Out of the Pandemic Under Siege
By: Mitzi Wyrick President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan implemented a national strategy to increase vaccination rates. As part of the Plan President Biden signed Executive Orders requiring that...
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Vaccines and Vacation: Guidance on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
By: Glen M. Krebs & Marianna J. Michael As of November 8, 2021, the Biden administration’s much anticipated air travel policy is in effect. The policy’s hallmark is that it is consistent across...
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Update On Challenges to Governmental Vaccine Mandates
By: Mitzi D. Wyrick OSHA ETS Challenges. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is facing an onslaught of challenges to its recently-announced Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS),...
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Biden Administration Makes Important Changes to Work Authorizations for...
By: Bethany Beal & Glen M. Krebs Due to a new Biden Administration policy, certain spouses of H-4, L, or E visa holders will no longer face interruptions to their employment. The new policy can...
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KRONOS Payroll Ransomware Attack Implicates Potential Data Breach...
By: Kathie McDonald-McClure UKG, Inc., a company that provides payroll support services known as KRONOS for many U.S. companies, began notifying its customers on December 12, 2021, that the KRONOS...
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