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How should employers navigate COVID-19 vaccine requirements? Our friends at Wagenmaker & Oberly offer practical considerations for employers and unpack recent EEOC guidance.

Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act went into effect January 1, 2021 and requires that employers provide equal pay, including benefits, to people with substantially similar work.

A tax credit is available for small businesses to provide pay to employees for vaccine-related time off as an employee benefit.

The Biden Department of Labor plans to rescind the four-factor test established under the Trump Administration to determine joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

A vital aspect of child protection policies and procedures is effective record-keeping. This two- part series recommends practices for effective documentation of child protection matters. 

The U.S. DOL recently ended a program that let employers self-report wage and hour violations to avoid facing penalties and litigation. This article explains what that means for employers and employees.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, expected to become law during this session of Congress, requires employers to provide workplace accommodations to pregnant employees and job applicants.

A recent opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Labor suggests that the Ministerial Exception of the First Amendment applies to wage and hour laws. This issue has significant implications for churches and ministries.

A study was recently conducted by the Journal of Corporate Finance on almost 200 sexual harassment scandals. The findings? Publicly-traded companies that don't handle it well experience about 450 million dollars in financial damage.

Can employers require their employees to take the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment? And if they can, should they? The short answers are yes, and it depends on the situation.