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Friday, Eldredge & Clark is a member of the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), the world's largest group of labor and employment law firms. Friday Firm partner, Daniel Herrington, is a member of the ELA Occupational Safety and Health law group. On October 20, 2021, Dan participated, along with other members of ELA OSH law group, in a meeting with the federal Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). This division within the Office of Management and the Budget is responsible for review of the OSHA ETS that will require employers of 100 or more employees to require employees to be vaccinated or to be tested weekly. Representatives of OIRA, OSHA, the DOL Office of Solicitor, and Office of Policy participated in the call.

In the October issue of Arkansas Money and Politics, Attorney Michael S. Moore talks about the changes in the legal industry due to COVID and how technology has impacted the profession.

Attorney Kael Bowling has been chosen as an ambassador for the American Cancer Society (Arkansas) Real Men Wear Pink Campaign. Real Men Wear Pink gives men a leadership role in the fight against breast cancer.

Last month, President Biden announced plans to implement a vaccine mandate for qualifying employers, medical facilities, and federal employees and contractors. At the time, officials indicated that the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) would enforce the mandate with fines of up to nearly $14,000 per violation. A recently proposed bill, H.R. 5376 a.k.a. the “Build Back Better Act,” is making its way through Congress and proposes much larger fines against violating employers, however. The proposed resolution was approved by the House Budget Committee and introduced on the House floor on September 27, 2021.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark’s Labor and Employment attorneys were recently presented the Friend of HR Profession Award at the Arkansas SHRM 2021 HR Conference.

Attorney Jamie Huffman Jones has been appointed to serve as Chair on the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Model Jury Instructions – Civil. Jamie, who was appointment to the committee in 2017, will serve in this leadership role until 2024.

Attorneys Allison Pearson Rhodes and Lindsey Emerson Raines have been selected as members of the Leadership Greater Little Rock program in Class XXXVI and Class XXXVII, respectively.