by Janiel Jones | Jul 18, 2022
On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated guidance which included new COVID-19 screening protocols. Here’s what employers need to know: Legality of COVID-19 Viral Tests Depends. Prior to the new guidance, COVID-19 viral...
by Janiel Jones | Jul 5, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! We’re back with our final Update of OT21, covering yesterday’s decisions in West Virginia v. EPA (No. 20-1530) and Biden v. Texas (No. 21-954), as well as a straggler from last week, Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation (No. 20-1312). We’ll also...
by Janiel Jones | Jul 1, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! The Nine (of OT20-21) closed out one of the most momentous terms in recent memory this morning, handing down the last two decisions of the term in West Virginia v. EPA (No. 20-1530) and Biden v. Texas (No. 21-954). The Chief Justice wrote for...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 30, 2022
Earlier this week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Whole Foods’ ban on workers wearing Black Lives Matter face masks did not amount to race-based discrimination or retaliation. In this case, Frith v. Whole Foods Mkt., Inc., the plaintiffs sued after...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 30, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! On the penultimateday of OT21, the Court handed down two more decisions: Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (No. 21-429), holding that the federal and state governments have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by non-Indians in Indian...
