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OT for Ag(ricultural) Workers – Oregon, Washington, and California

Mar 17, 2022

Employment Law in Motion, Legal Updates–California, Legal Updates–Oregon, Legal Updates–Washington, Compensation & Benefits

Agricultural ("ag") workers on the West Coast must now be paid overtime. Oregon The Oregon legislature passed what some called the “most divisive” bill of the short 2022 legislative session, requiring agricultural farmworkers to be paid overtime....

Washington Alert! Unmasking Some New COVID-19 Job Protections for Washington Workers

Mar 15, 2022

By Amy Robinson

Employment Law in Motion, COVID-19, Leaves & Accommodations, Legal Updates–Washington, COVID-19 Resource Center, Employment

With all the focus on the imminent changes to mask mandates and renewed return to work planning efforts underway, one important new obligation in Washington State may have slipped past many employers’ radars. While announcing the anticipated changes...

Employers Can’t Require Employees to Arbitrate or Waive Collective Actions of Sexual Assault or Sexual Harassment Disputes

Mar 03, 2022

By Susan Eberle Stahlfeld

Employment Law in Motion, Discrimination & Harassment, Legal Updates–Federal, Litigation & Arbitration

For many years, employers have relied on the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and pre-dispute arbitration agreements to require employees to privately arbitrate disputes, rather than pursue them in the judicial system or participate in class actions....

The Biden Administration's Pro-Union Agenda

Feb 14, 2022

By Jeffrey P. Chicoine,

Employment Law in Motion, Labor

White House Task Force Report On February 7, 2022, the Biden administration published its roadmap for encouraging and supporting union organizing in private and federal employment by executive actions that do not require any Congressional approval....

California Governor Newsom Brings Back COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

Feb 10, 2022

COVID-19 Resource Center, Employment, Employment Law in Motion, Legal Updates–California, Leaves & Accommodations

On January 25, 2022, California Governor Newsom announced that key legislators had agreed on a framework to again require that employers provide COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. That announcement came to fruition this week when Governor Newsom...

Quick-Reference Sheet for Employers: Current COVID-Specific State and Federal Agency Resources

Feb 02, 2022

COVID-19 Resource Center, Employment, Employment Law in Motion, COVID-19

For a printable PDF version of this article, please click here. February 2, 2022 FEDERAL OSHA: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (osha.gov)Health Care Vaccine Mandate: COVID-19 Healthcare ETS | Occupation...