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Labor & Employment Blog Posts From September 2021
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Blog: Lactation in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know
Date: September 23, 2021
Title: Lactation in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know
Summary: Americans, including many new mothers, are returning to the workplace following pandemic shutdowns. Over 80% of U.S. mothers breastfeed their babies after giving birth, according to a 2016 study from the Centers for Disease Control. Over half of those mothers are still breastfeeding once their babies reach six months old. A complicated tapestry of federal and state laws affects employers of lactating mothers....
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Blog: ERISA: Everything Ridiculous Imagined Since Adam, But Important Nonetheless
Date: September 20, 2021
Title: ERISA: Everything Ridiculous Imagined Since Adam, But Important Nonetheless
Summary: ERISA, also known as The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, is sometimes as confusing to judges as it is to lawyers. Therefore, it is not surprising that both large and small employers often fail to familiarize themselves with the basic tenets of ERISA before providing health insurance and other “welfare” benefits to their employees. ...