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Peter J. Gillespie
— Laner Muchin
IL: Discrimination
December 16th, 2020
Under various state and federal laws, employers are prohibited from discriminating against individuals on the basis of:
race
color
national origin or ancestry
religion
sex
sexual orientation...
Frank Kerbein, Business Council of New York State, Inc.
NY: Paid sick leave and collective bargaining agreements
December 14th, 2020
For those of you following our HR Updates and attending our paid sick leave webinars, you know that there have been concerns regarding how the January 1 implementation of New York’s new paid sick...
Robin Shea at Constangy
8ball v. 8ttorney – requiring COVID vaccinations
November 20th, 2020
Can you require your employees to get the COVID vaccine as a condition of coming to work?
8ball: Help is on the way.
8ttorney Robin Shea at Constangy: My best guess is yes.
Fiona Ong and Lindsey White at Shawe Rosenthal
8ball v. 8ttorney – restricting employee holiday travel
November 13th, 2020
Question: Can you restrict an employee's holiday travel?
8ball: Can't reply now.
8ttorneys Fiona Ong and Lindsey White at Shawe Rosenthal: It's complicated.
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