Tag: COVID-19 legal Q&A
Cooperation Among Competitors: Risks and Opportunities
Federal antitrust laws, which includes the Sherman Act, Clayton Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act, are sometimes described as being highly mysterious and shrouded in technical, economic terms. In truth, they are simply the legal embodiment of economic theories of...
Adverse Employee Reactions To Covid-19 Vaccines: OSHA Issues New Guidance Regarding...
New York restaurants have begun to consider whether to implement mandatory vaccination policies for their employees. If they choose to adopt such a policy, restaurants should familiarize themselves with the recent guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Groundbreaking Lawsuit Against Nike Prompts Employers to Consider Transparent Face Masks...
A recent lawsuit brought on behalf of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community should prompt employers to consider taking measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as providing transparent face masks for employees and clean writing tools for customers, in order to comply with federal and state disability discrimination laws.
Implementing Mandatory Vaccination Policies: The Legal Implications
New York restaurants have begun to consider whether to implement mandatory vaccination policies for their employees. If they choose to adopt such a policy, restaurants should familiarize themselves with the recent guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
“More Delivery Workers, More Problems”: Why Restaurants Should Consider Outsourcing Food...
Most restaurants that directly employ delivery workers utilize the tip credit and pay an hourly rate that is below the minimum wage. The difference between that sub-minimum and the minimum wage is made up for by tips paid to delivery workers by the restaurant’s customers...
No Shelter From the Storm: COVID-19 Restrictions Do Not Necessarily Eliminate...
Restaurants have suffered tremendously from the COVID-19 pandemic, as public health regulations intended to combat the virus and slow its spread have drastically undercut the economics of restaurant dining. As a result, many restaurants have either closed or...
Ensuring Compliance with GDPR After Death of The EU-US Privacy Shield
If your company was relying on the EU-US Privacy Shield to ensure compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regime, or did not think GDPR applied to your company, it’s time to take a look at your options to ensure compliance.
Leave Your Politics at the Door (and off Facebook) When Working...
Freedom of speech is firmly in the spotlight as the country wraps up what has arguably been the most hotly-contested election season in our history. It seems as if Americans, more than ever, are saying whatever they feel, whenever they want, regardless of the consequences.
