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Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of Biden’s Vaccination Mandate for Federal Contractors in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee
President Biden signed Executive Order 14042 on September 9, 2021, mandating that the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force provide guidance regarding adequate COVID-19 safeguards that apply to all federal government contractors and subcontractors. Under the Executive...
Remember to Watch the Clock: Paying Employees For a Few Extra Minutes Can Save Thousands in FLSA Damages and Legal Expenses
A recent case from the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals discussed what preshift activities count as time worked under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA. Under the FLSA and its regulations, the minutes and hours that employees work are considered “hours...
Update on OSHA COVID Vaccination/Testing Mandate and Employers’ Duty to Bargain ETS Requirements
On November 12, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld its decision to impose a nationwide stay of the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). As we previously covered, the ETS requires employers with...
Three KWW Law Clerks Pass the Bar Exam, Join Firm as Associate Attorneys
Three former Kastner Westman & Wilkins law clerks have passed the Ohio Bar Examination and are now associate attorneys at the boutique labor and employment law firm representing management exclusively. Sean A. McKinley, Alissa F. Oduro and Michael R. Tontillo, who...
Biden Administration Announces Timeline for Vaccination Mandate
Back in September, President Biden announced the impending arrival of two emergency regulations that would impose new COVID-19 vaccination requirements on more than 100 million private sector workers. Today, the White House announced December 5, 2021 and January 4,...
5 Takeaways from the “Professionalism in the Workplace” Rise & Learn Session
Thank you to all of the attendees who joined Thomas E. Green and Michael P. Karst on Thursday, October 14 for our Rise & Learn Workplace Workshop regarding Professionalism in the Workplace: Update on Harassment, Bullying and Social Media Conduct. In case you'd...
New Guidance Regarding Federal Contractor Vaccination Mandate
Earlier this month, President Biden issued a new Executive Order that, among other things, required federal contractors and subcontractors to begin ensuring that their employees are fully vaccinated. Details were initially fuzzy, but the administration’s COVID-19...
White House announces plans to mandate vaccination for millions of employees
On September 10, the Biden administration announced a new six-prong strategy as part of its ongoing effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. Headlining this plan is the President’s directive to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to issue emergency...
KWW attorneys named to Best Lawyers 2022 list
Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC attorneys James P. Wilkins and John W. McKenzie were selected for the Best Lawyers® in America 2022 edition. Wilkins, a Shareholder, is a four-time honoree in the Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management and Litigation-Labor...
President Biden’s New Executive Order Regarding Non-Compete Agreements
Earlier this month, President Joe Biden issued a wide-ranging Executive Order, titled “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The Executive Order directed various federal agencies to implement 72 different initiatives intended to increase...
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