Seyfarth Synopsis: On Equal Pay Day 2021, Seyfarth’s Global Pay Equity Group is pleased to release three reference guides: the 2021 U.S. 50-State Pay Equity Desktop Reference, the 2021 Developments in Pay Litigation Report, and introducing the Global Pay Equity Desktop Reference. It’s Equal Pay Day 2021.  What a year it has been. Equal Pay Day 2020 landed on the heels of stay-at-home orders. We, like many of you, were working from…

By Anne Dana, Loren Gesinsky, Julia Gorham, John Tomaszewski, and Kevin Young Seyfarth Synopsis: “I can’t wait for things to return to normal.” We’ve all heard (and most of us have spoken) those words since the COVID-19 pandemic began over a year ago. Now, as the employer community inches closer to the time we longed for, many have realized that the journey from here to a new normal may present nearly…

By Dov Kesselman and Samuel I. Rubinstein Seyfarth Synopsis: After the past few years of favorable policy changes and court decisions, religious employers have to navigate the realities of a different presidential administration with its unique set of policy preferences.  The Department of Labor recently filed notices in two Court actions suggesting that it will be rescinding its prior faith-based organization-friendly regulations.  Although these entities may be concerned as to how the new Administration will approach…

By KarlaGrossenbacher, Jennifer A.Kraft, and Benjamin J.Conley Seyfarth Synopsis: As COVID-19 vaccines become more readily available in coming months, employers are exploring ways to maximize vaccination rates within their workforce.  Some employers are  considering making vaccination mandatory.  Be sure to read our alert for more relating to legal considerations involved with a mandatory vaccination program.  Other employers are considering simply encouraging employees to get vaccinated, offering a voluntary vaccination program, or even offering…