In This Digest – NLRB Issues Joint Employer Final Rule / Be Clear About What Accommodations Are Being Provided / Recent Incomplete COBRA Notice Leads to Lawsuits Against Three Employers / No Pretext Where Employer Had “Honest Belief” in Employee’s Misconduct / Coronavirus Update: Employer Response, Contract Performance, and Public Company Disclosure Guidance / U.S. Employers Weigh EEOC Guidance in Responding

As the number of reported cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to rise, employers are increasingly confronted with the possibility of an outbreak in the workplace. This HR Bulletin provides a summary of compliance issues facing employers in this situation.

In This Digest – Responding to the Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Outbreak: Best Practices for Employers / Retailers Take Note – DOL Releases its “Joint Employer” Final Rule / Election season is here: Can your employees leave work to vote? / “OK, Boomer”: From Social Media to the Supreme Court  /Exclusion for Gender Reassignment Surgery May Violate Title VII and the

In This Digest – Knock, Knock, Who’s There? OSHA Inspector! / Littler Lightbulb: Tips for Handling Workplace Issues Related to the Big Game and Other Madness / Chinese Coronavirus Outbreak – What Employers Need to Know / The New Year Brings New Guidance on FLSA Issues from the U.S. Department of Labor / “OK, Boomer” – What Amounts to Actionable