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Companies Settle with EEOC in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
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June 5, 2021
The EEOC recently announced that a trucking business and its staffing agency willcollectively pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment OpportunityCommission (EEOC). The EEOC alleged that the companies violated federal law by...
EEOC Provides Guidance to Employers on COVID Vaccine
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June 5, 2021
The EEOC recently provided guidance to employers, clearing up a few key questionsregarding vaccinations in the workplace. Can an employer require its employees to be vaccinated forCOVID-19? The federal equal employment opportunity laws do not prevent...
ARPA’s COBRA Subsidy Rule
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May 16, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) requires employers to subsidize 100 percent of the cost of premiums for COBRA continuation for eligible employees and their dependents from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. Since ARPA was signed in...
Telemedicine after COVID-19
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May 16, 2021
Telemedicine in the United States has exploded over the last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey found that more than 60% of Americans had used telehealth, compared to a year earlier when just under 20% had. This has largely been due to f...