CMS issued an emergency regulation requiring COVID-19 vaccination of staff at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified healthcare facilities.
On October 29, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published another final rule regarding wages for tipped employees.
The EEOC’s updated guidance likely stems from the growing number of religious-accommodation requests that employers are fielding due to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s impending Emergency Temporary Standard and other company-specific policies taking effect.
GableGotwals employment attorneys discussed absenteeism and absence management in the workplace and the human resource and legal implications.
GableGotwals is pleased to announce six new associates, five of which are females, who joined the Firm in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
In response to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, OSHA released updated guidance on protecting workers from the virus.
On August 4, 2021, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma recovered $1.25 million in a fair housing civil rights lawsuit against companies owned by a Del City area landlord, Walter Ray Pelfrey. Pelfrey was accused of preying upon, sexually assaulting, and sexually harassing more than 40 African American female tenants and prospective tenants and demanding sexual favors in exchange for housing.
