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About the Program: Telehealth is being introduced to a healthcare system that suffers from inequities. Disparities in healthcare for underserved and rural communities were well documented prior to the pandemic. COVID-19 significantly exacerbated many of these underlying inequities and shone a much-needed light on barriers to equitable healthcare. Proactive steps must be taken to assure telehealth equity and that
Continue Reading Webinar Reminder – Illinois Telehealth Initiative: Telehealth Equity Virtual Forum

By Danielle R. Rabie, Megan P. Toth, and Erin Dougherty Foley

Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 19th and 26th, 2021, Illinois legislatures introduced new bills that, if passed, would get rid of at-will employment, only allowing employers to terminate employees for just-cause, and require severance pay for terminated employees, effective January 1, 2022.

On February 19th and February 26th,
Continue Reading An End to At-Will Employment in Illinois? Newly Introduced Legislation Seeks to do Just That

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, March 24 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern, Seyfarth attorneys will present a webinar entitled Equal Pay Day 2021: US and Global Outlook and Trends.

Please join Seyfarth on Equal Pay Day for a presentation of Seyfarth’s Global Pay Equity Group, as we share our updated Annual 50-State Survey and Developments in Equal Pay Litigation reports,
Continue Reading Webinar: Equal Pay Day 2021: US and Global Outlook and Trends

By Kaveh Dabashi and Robert S. Whitman

Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent Second Circuit decision casts doubt on the usefulness of national statistics to support a claim of hiring disparities at the pleading stage of litigation. Unless the national population mirrors the pool of qualified job applicants, the Court held that national statistics cannot help a plaintiff plead that an employer’s
Continue Reading Strength in Numbers? Not Necessarily, Says Second Circuit

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex S. Oxyer

Seyfarth Synopsis:  On November 2, 2020, the EEOC held its first public meeting of its fiscal year, and the first meeting with its three new commissioners. The public meeting was held so that the Commission could consider a proposed memorandum of understanding (“MOU”)
Continue Reading EEOC Update: The Commission Holds Public Meeting On Cooperation Between EEOC, DOJ, And DOL

By Samantha L. Brooks and Erin Dougherty Foley

Seyfarth Synopsis: In McCann v. Badger Mining Corporation, — F.3d. — (7th Cir. 2020), the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment and held that no jury could conclude that plaintiff’s position would not have been eliminated “but for” her disability.

In McCann, the plaintiff alleged that she had been discriminated against
Continue Reading Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Disability Suit Where No Evidence that Disability Was “But For” Cause of Position Elimination

By James L. Curtis, Mark A. Lies, II, Patrick D. Joyce, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA Administrator Loren Sweatt recently blogged related to heat illness in the work place as “forecasters are calling for above-average heat in some parts of the country and scorching temperatures in July and August.” Sweatt
Continue Reading Heat Illness – A Phantom Menace: Sweatt Blogs on Safety Measures and Heat Illness in the Workplace

By Katherine F. MendezSamantha L. Brooks, and Anastacia E. Topaltzas

Seyfarth Synopsis: In our third installment in where the potential Presidential candidates stand on key labor and future of work issues, we focus on the candidates’ positions on minimum wage.

Since our last post, and on the heels of the New Hampshire primary, Michael Bennet,
Continue Reading Where the President and Democratic Candidates Stand on Minimum Wage and its Impact on the Future of Work

By James L. CurtisMark A. Lies, II, Adam R. YoungIlana R. Morady, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a standard interpretation cautioning employers on the use of headphones to listen to music on a construction site.

Many employers permit the use of headphones
Continue Reading OSHA Standard Interpretation Repeats Vague Warnings on Employee Use of Headphones in the Workplace

By Jennifer L. Mora, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Western District of New York, in Horn v. Medical Marijuana, Inc., et al., issued an initial procedural order last week in a case where the plaintiff’s purchase and use of the defendant products resulted in a failed drug test that resulted in his
Continue Reading CBD Lawsuit Reflects Trucker Termination for THC Tainted Drug Products