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We know the major personnel issues challenging our friends in the health care industry: labor shortages; competitive wages; and rising costs. But what employment and labor legal issues do (or may) health care organizations face in coming months? Accommodation Requests as Remote Work Demands Continue. Throughout the last two-plus years, telework became the new... READ MORE

For employers and workplaces that are operating entirely remotely, Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) have temporarily implemented a flexible solution to assist in complying with the requirements related to Form I-9 completion. The initial announcement on the flexibility in requirements related to Form I-9 completion was on... READ MORE

Before the pandemic, it had long been understood that, in most cases, employers may validly view reporting to work as an essential job function. That is now a much more questionable proposition. Now that many industries have abruptly shifted towards a work‑from‑home norm, it is arguable that reporting to work can no longer be... READ MORE