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FTLF Senior Counsel, H. Scott Johnson Jr., Interviewed in SHRM Article Regarding Remote Work Policies
FTLF's H. Scott Johnson Jr. was recently interviewed by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to share his thoughts on remote work policies. In the interview, which appears in an article [...]
FTLF Named to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” List
November 3, 2022 – Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP (FTLF) is pleased to announce that the Family Law and Employment Law Groups have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 Edition of [...]
DOL Proposes New Guidance for Classifying Employees and Independent Contractors
The Department of Labor (DOL) has finally issued a proposed rule for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed [...]
FTLF Attorneys Named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America® List
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP (FTLF) is proud to announce that ten attorneys have been selected to the Best Lawyers lists in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. FTLF attorneys [...]
Federal Court Reinstates Business-Friendly FLSA Independent Contractor Rule
In an important decision for businesses who utilize independent contractors, a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has reinstated a January 2021 Department of Labor (“Department”) rule that makes [...]
Five Facts Employers May Not Know About Remote-Work Arrangements
The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the workplace as businesses were forced to abruptly transition from the conventional “in office” model to one in which employees worked remotely from home offices. Although [...]
FTLF Attorneys to Present at the Head Start Region IV Annual Training Conference
FTLF attorneys Nicole Bacon, H. Scott Johnson, Jr, and Ted Waters will present at the Head Start Region IV Annual Training Conference and Expo taking place February 15 – 18, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Bacon, Mr. [...]
Federal Contractors Remain in Limbo over Vaccine Mandate
Despite recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court on COVID-19 vaccine mandates for large employers and health care facilities, questions still abound over the future of Executive Order 14042 (the “Executive Order”). The [...]
CLIENT ALERT: OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing Regulation for Large Employers
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it is withdrawing its emergency temporary standard (ETS), which required employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers were either fully [...]
Supreme Court’s Recent COVID Vaccination Mandate Rulings May Shed Light on Fate of Head Start Vaccine Mandates
On January 13, 2022, a divided United States Supreme Court issued two landmark opinions on vaccination mandates, which may foreshadow the fate of the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children [...]