A Webinar Covering What Employers Need To KnowReleased: September 29th, 2021 In light of President Biden’s recent announcement calling for vaccine requirements for employers with 100 or more employees, employers are once again reviewing their policies and scrambling...
On Thursday, President Biden announced the most sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate to date, which may affect as many as 80 million American workers. This new, expansive mandate calls for vaccine requirements for federal contractors, private-sector employees and...
While a sense of normalcy is returning to many aspects of daily life, issues related to unemployment fraud indicate that they will long outlive the pandemic. KJK has been following this issue since our clients first reported being personally affected earlier this...
President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order Friday aimed at promoting competition in the labor market. The order establishes 72 initiatives and calls to action over a dozen federal agencies to combat what Biden calls the most pressing competition problems in...
On May 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) officially announced the withdrawal of the Independent Contractor Final Rule (the “Final Rule”), which had been previously issued by the DOL in the final weeks of the Trump Administration. While the DOL’s withdrawal...
The sharp increase in fraudulent unemployment claims is becoming well-known as employers and individuals in Ohio and elsewhere continue to fall victim. However, what may be less known is the rampant amount of fraud being committed within the federal Pandemic...
A rise in unemployment fraud in Ohio and other states is the subject of increasing media attention and concern. But what exactly is happening, and what should you do if an unemployment claim was fraudulently filed under your employee’s, or your own, name? After...
Although the outcome is uncertain, the push for a $15 federal minimum wage continues in Congress. On Monday, the House Education and Labor Committee proposed adding the increased minimum wage to President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, known...
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has made it clear that employers and employees cannot contractually shorten deadlines for employees to file federal anti-discrimination claims. The Sixth Circuit’s ruling in Thompson v. Fresh Products LLC covers employers in Ohio,...
In a split decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio found last week that workers who consent to drug testing cannot later raise an invasion of privacy claim against their employer. In reversing the lower court, the Court found employee privacy interests did not outweigh...