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Category: Labor & Employment

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect Tomorrow, June 27, 2023

By fridayfirmdev

By: Mark Cameron On December 29, 2022, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was signed into law by President Biden. The law will take effect tomorrow, on June 27, 2023. The law is designed to give pregnant workers with additional workplace protections by requiring covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker’s known limitations related to … Continued

H-1B Work Visa Registration Less Than A Month Away

By fridayfirmdev

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)  recently announced the H-1B cap visa registration process for the 2024 Fiscal Year. Registration will open March 1 at noon eastern time and is set to close on March 17 at noon eastern time. Accordingly, employers should have all relevant information prepared ahead of time. USCIS has simplified the … Continued

Employment-Based Temporary Work Visas

By fridayfirmdev

Temporary work visas present a unique opportunity for employers to employ qualified, diverse workers in the United States. Our firm has helped employers find solutions to staffing issues through employment based non-immigrant visas and navigate the work sponsorship process. The most common and accessible to employers are the H-1B, TN, and L1 visas discussed briefly.

Noncompete Proposal Generates Concerns

By Eli Brewer

It’s no surprise that the FTC’s noncompete proposal has caused a stir. Wayne Young shares some of his insight on the subject in the article, “Noncompete Proposal Generates Concerns,” published in Arkansas Business.

Firm honored with prestigious Legislative Advocacy Award

By fridayfirmdev

Firm and practice group honored with prestigious Legislative Advocacy Award from the Central Arkansas Human Resource Association.On December 8th, 2022, Wayne Young was honored to receive the prestigious Legislative Advocacy Award from the Central Arkansas Human Resource Association on behalf of the firm and the Labor & Employment practice group.  The entire firm was commended … Continued

The Art of Justice

By fridayfirmdev

William “Bill” Waddell Jr., long-time firm partner, is using his passion for diversity in the legal industry to make a difference. He has commissioned the vibrant watercolor painting by artist Ed Wade, and has written an article, “The Art of Justice,” to help raise funds for underrepresented law students in Arkansas and other racial justice initiatives. … Continued

EEOC Releases New Poster for Employers

By fridayfirmdev

The most notable difference in the updated “Know Your Rights” poster is the QR code added which allows complaints to be file directly from a mobile device.  The poster summarizes the Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination and explains that employees or applicants can file a charge if they believe they have experienced discrimination. According to … Continued

Labor & Employment Alert:  Supreme Court Stays Enforcement of OSHA ETS

By fridayfirmdev

After lengthy oral arguments last Friday, the United States Supreme Court today (January 13, 2022) stayed any enforcement of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating vaccination or weekly testing for all employers with 100 or more employees. The Court, In a 6-3 decision, determined that the petitioners challenging the ETS were likely to succeed on the merits and, therefore, a stay of enforcement during the litigation on the merits was appropriate. This is good news for all employers with over 100 employees who were facing the specter of requiring vaccinations or implementing masking and weekly testing rules and procedures.

Updated CDC Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine

By fridayfirmdev

As COVID-19 cases surge in Arkansas, the CDC has updated its guidance on isolation and quarantine for the second time in two weeks. In that guidance, anyone who has been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine unless they have been fully vaccinated, including all boosters, or had a confirmed positive COVID-19 test within the last 90 days. Individuals who are fully vaccinated should wear a mask when around others and monitor their symptoms for 10 days from the date of the last close contact with the infected person. These individuals should also get tested at least five days after the last close contact. Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 during the previous 90 days and come in close contact with someone with COVID-19 need only wear a mask when around others for 10 days. A close contact is defined as being less than six feet away from an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period.