The Department of Health and Human Services has declared that monkeypox a public health emergency, with over 7100 confirmed cases in the US and nearly 27,000 cases globally.
To ensure that workplace COVID testing does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must consider the level of community transmission, the vaccination status of employees and other factors.
A medical practice will compensate affected employees and provide other relief to resolve a COVID-19-related genetic information case filed by the EEOC.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which held that the Constitution does not protect a right to abortion, employers face challenges in areas ranging from benefit plans to social media to off-duty conduct policies and more.
Over half of of working women said they plan to leave their employers in the next two years, particularly those in nonmanagement and middle management roles, according to a recent report, with one out of 10 actively looking for a new role now.
The federal appellate court denied an attempt by a group of employees to block enforcement of a vaccine mandate that applied to more than 93,000 employees.
Discrimination against people with caregiving responsibilities may violate federal antidiscrimination laws, according to new guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - a situation intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated CDC guidance regarding mask-wearing protocols to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is expected to ease federal masking requirements for millions of employees, but employers also need to be aware of and follow state requirements.
Despite recent job gains, nearly 1.1 million fewer women are participating in the US workforce compared with February 2020, according to a report from the National Women's Law Center.
About a third of the 82,000 US businesses surveyed by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported increasing remote work for some or all employees since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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