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On January 14, 2021, the incoming Biden Administration outlined the proposed American Rescue Plan legislation that the Administration is intending on introducing to Congress in a further effort to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More About Incoming Biden Administration Proposes Extension And Significant Expansion Of The FFCRA
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EEOC Issues Guidance On COVID-19 Vaccinations
Jan 7, 2021 | Jordan RohlfingThis is the first glimpse that the EEOC has given employers regarding its views on COVID-19 vaccination programs under the laws within its jurisdiction. Read More About EEOC Issues Guidance On COVID-19 Vaccinations -
As a result of the COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020 (which President Trump signed into law on December 27, 2020), certain aspects of the FFCRA will now continue through the first quarter of 2021. Read More About Not (Completely) Dead (Just) Yet – The status of the FFCRA following passage of the COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020
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Employers that have granted (or have been required to grant) employees the ability to telework as a result of concerns relating to COVID-19 are not “automatically” required to grant telework as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disa Read More About Telework As a Reasonable Accommodation in the Age of COVID-19 | The EEOC Provides Helpful Guidance, But Employers, Especially Those with Wisconsin Employees, Should Remain Cautious
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The United States Supreme Court held for the first time that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating against their employees/applicants on the basis of their sexual orientation and/or transgender status. Read More About The Bostock Decision: How The U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling on Sexual Orientation and Transgender Discrimination Impacts Wisconsin Employers