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Understanding the EEOC's New Workplace Harassment Guidance: Key Insights for Employers

On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace....

Complying with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Challenges and Strategies for Handling Essential Job Duties

In our previous blog, "Detailed Insights from the EEOC's Final Rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act," we introduced the foundational...

New York Leads with Pioneering Paid Prenatal Leave Policy

New York has become the first state in the United States to mandate paid leave specifically for pregnant employees to attend doctor...

Detailed Insights from the EEOC's Final Rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has finalized its rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA),...

California Re-Launches COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

California once again launches paid sick leave for employees who request leave due to COVID -19 ("COVID SPSL"). The law (SB 114) will...

OSHA COVID-19 ETS Moves Forward - Supreme Court Challenges Underway

Quick Summary: On December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit--by a close call--dissolved the stay of OSHA's Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination and...

Responding to OSHA’s Latest Vaccination Mandate

- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel), Neo Chen (Counsel) On November 4, 2021, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”)...

Universal Indoor Mask-Wearing Mandate is Back, Effective August 3, 2021

- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel), Neo Chen (Law Clerk) Yesterday afternoon, various counties in California, including the Counties...

Effective Immediately - Cal/OSHA’s Revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS)

- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel) On June 17, 2021, the Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board of California's Division of...

Employers: Mandatory Vaccine Policy May Lead to Mandatory Pay---Incentivize Instead.

As many employers gear up for the reopening, some of the most asked questions include: how to prevent COVID spread; how to keep employees...

New CDC Guidelines on Mandatory COVID Testing

Recently, CDC issued additional guidelines addressing mandatory testing as part of an employer’s COVID-19 prevention plan. In particular,...

3 Things You Can Easily Do to Improve Your Team's Wellbeing

- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel, ILS) It's been exactly one year since the pandemic began for us in the U.S. As most of the...