Tara L. Humma

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Philadelphia City Council enacted an ordinance, effective immediately, requiring all Philadelphia taxpayers to report any changes to their federal taxable income (as a result of a resolution of an audit, agreement with the IRS or court proceeding) to the Philadelphia Revenue Department (the Department). See our Tax colleagues’ more detailed alert on this ordinance here.… Continue Reading

The New Jersey Department of Health and the Department of Law and Public Safety (which oversees the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights) have issued guidance in the form of FAQs regarding the right of employers to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine under New Jersey law. The guidance generally tracks that published by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in December.… Continue Reading

On February 28, 2021, an employee of a county detention center filed suit in federal court in New Mexico seeking an injunction to prevent the employee from being fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine on the basis that the vaccines have only been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and cannot be mandated by employers under the EUA law.… Continue Reading

In November, New Jersey voters said “yes” to the legalization of recreational marijuana.  On February 22, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that legalized and decriminalized recreational marijuana and established a system for a recreational marijuana industry in New Jersey.

Importantly, the new legislation addresses many issues of significance affecting the employer-employee relationship. … Continue Reading

Louis Chodoff leads a discussion with his Labor and Employment colleagues Karli Lubin and Tara Humma. The group discusses the various liability issues that may arise as employers work to bring employees back to the physical workplace, including claims about workplace safety, vaccination policies, overtime claims arising from work from home, and activity created by the new Biden administration’s Labor and Employment Policies.… Continue Reading

The newly appointed Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Peter Sung Ohr, rescinded 10 General Counsel Memoranda issued by his predecessor that provided guidance on issues including: standards for review of employer handbook policies, handling of charges involving allegations that unions have breached the duty of fair representation, deferral of unfair labor practices to grievance arbitration, decertification petitions, and the obligations of unions to notify bargaining unit members of their rights not to pay dues.… Continue Reading

When someone should be treated as an independent contractor has huge implications for companies under a variety of state and federal laws that have their own standards.  Unfortunately for employers, the DOL’s view of how the so-called economic reality test under tCathe FLSA should be interpreted is in flux, making compliance very challenging.… Continue Reading