Employment Law

Client Alert – New Title IX Sexual Harassment Regulations Mandate Significant Changes to the Way Colleges and Universities Respond to Sexual Misconduct 150 150 Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

Client Alert – New Title IX Sexual Harassment Regulations Mandate Significant Changes to the Way Colleges and Universities Respond to Sexual Misconduct

By: Mariel Belanger On Wednesday May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) issued its long awaited final Title IX regulations regarding sexual misconduct in education. The new regulations,…

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Updated Client Alert – The CARES Act Provides Relief for Small Businesses 150 150 Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

Updated Client Alert – The CARES Act Provides Relief for Small Businesses

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act” or the “Act”)[i] became law on March 27, 2020, following approval by the House lawmakers earlier in the day.  The Act…

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Client Alert – United States Department of Labor Issues Q&As on the FFCRA’s Paid Parental Leave Provisions 150 150 Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

Client Alert – United States Department of Labor Issues Q&As on the FFCRA’s Paid Parental Leave Provisions

The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) answered some key questions regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201 (“FFCRA”), which we covered in an earlier post here.  While…

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Client Alert – A Pointed Labor and Employment Discussion Regarding COVID-19 and Groundbreaking Laws 150 150 Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

Client Alert – A Pointed Labor and Employment Discussion Regarding COVID-19 and Groundbreaking Laws

Walsh attorney Caitlin P. Cascino is offering businesses some clarity around COVID-19’s fast-moving workplace regulations at a webinar tomorrow, 3/31/20 at 12 noon CDT, hosted by the International Association of…

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Client Alert – Governor Phil Murphy Signs S2304 Into Law Expanding New Jersey’s Temporary Disability Insurance and Family Leave Insurance in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic 150 150 Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

Client Alert – Governor Phil Murphy Signs S2304 Into Law Expanding New Jersey’s Temporary Disability Insurance and Family Leave Insurance in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

On March 25, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law S2304, a bill intended to broaden the availability of access to benefits under the state’s Temporary Disability Insurance (“TDI”) and…

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Client Alert – U.S. Department of Labor Issues First Set of Regulations to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act 150 150 Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

Client Alert – U.S. Department of Labor Issues First Set of Regulations to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

On March 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) began issuing implementing regulations for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).  The first set of regulations state that the…

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Client Alert – Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201 Signed Into Law 150 150 Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

Client Alert – Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201 Signed Into Law

On the evening of March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201.  The new law includes the Emergency Family and Medical Leave…

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Spoliation and Sanctions in Employment Litigation: An Update 150 150 Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

Spoliation and Sanctions in Employment Litigation: An Update

Walsh attorneys Peter Pizzi and Eric Padilla authored an article in the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Employment Law Committee Newsletter. The authors address spoliation sanctions which are intended…

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Worker Use of Medical Marijuana Poses Challenges for Employers (Part 2) 150 150 Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

Worker Use of Medical Marijuana Poses Challenges for Employers (Part 2)

Walsh attorney Joseph L. Linares authored an article in Noticias, the official publication of the Hispanic National Bar Association. In the article Linares states, “The past decade has seen most…

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Clock Ticking for New York Employers to Review Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Guidelines 150 150 Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP

Clock Ticking for New York Employers to Review Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Guidelines

New York employers should take heed of New York Senate Bill S6577, which recently passed in the Senate and now awaits a final green light from Governor Andrew Cuomo before…

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