The following posts cover the most current, generally-applicable statewide laws and orders for employers who are planning on reopening their workplaces after the COVID-19 closures. Littler Insight:Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders Littler Insight:Statewide Reopening and Mitigation Steps

On May 31, 2021, the Illinois Legislature recently passed a bipartisan bill that seeks to significantly amend the Illinois Freedom to Work Act and impose restrictions on the use of non-competition and non-solicitation restrictive covenants for Illinois employees. The bill is expected to be signed by Governor Pritzker, and would take effect on January 1, […]

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an executive order to prohibit private employers that decide to implement a vaccine passport program from using data from the state’s immunization database. Jackson Lewis Publications:Georgia Prohibits COVID-19 ‘Vaccine Passports’ for Public Employers, Also Limiting Private Employers

Employees hired on or after Jun. 1, 2021 and work exclusively in a remote setting due to COVID-19-related precautions are temporarily exempt from the physical inspection requirements associated with the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) until they undertake non-remote employment on a regular, consistent, or predictable basis. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend […]