Labor & Employment
Posted on September 15, 2021 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
Effective September 1, 2021, employers in Texas are subject to two significant amendments to the state employment law: SB 45 and HB 21 to the Texas Labor Code expand sexual harassment protections for employees in essentially all workplaces. More Employers Can Now Expect to Receive Legal Challenges Previously, only employers with 15 or more... READ MORE
Posted on May 12, 2021 in HR Insights for Health Care
Published by: Hall Render
On April 20, 2021, Indiana’s Governor Holcomb signed into law a pregnancy accommodation bill. The law will apply to employers with at least 15 employees when it goes into effect on July 1, 2021. Under this new law, an employee may request an accommodation related to pregnancy, childbirth or any related medical conditions. The... READ MORE
Posted on March 16, 2021 in HR Insights for Health Care
Published by: Hall Render
As we discussed here, the EEOC recently updated its COVID-19 guidance (Section K, specifically) to include information on how employers can approach COVID-19 vaccine issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”). In our previous blog article, we addressed the implications of a... READ MORE
Posted on November 7, 2017 in HR Insights for Health Care
Published by: Hall Render
On Thursday, November 2, 2017, Republicans in the House of Representatives released the text and summary of H.R.1, their promised tax reform bill. The short title of the bill is the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” It is the first substantive shot fired in the tax reform war that the Republican leadership intends to wage... READ MORE
