Tuesday, June 1, 2021
For years (and we do mean years), the EEOC has waffled about whether incentives were permissible in connection with a medical inquiry under a voluntary wellness program. Friday, the EEOC issued its most recent pronouncement on the topic, this time related to incentives for COVID-19 vaccinations.
The ADA prohibits employers from requiring medical examinations or making “disability-related inquiries” except in very limited circumstances. One such exception is in the case of a voluntary wellness program. But it has never been clear what voluntary means in this situation. Is it voluntary if an incentive is provided?
A Brief Primer on Incentives and “Voluntary” Wellness Programs Under The ADA
RADNOR, Pa., June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP reminds Churchill Capital Corp IV (NYSE:CCIV) ("CCIV") .
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1 Jun 2021
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas (PPGT) said Tuesday it will stop performing abortions in its Lubbock clinic in the wake of an ordinance approved by voters that declared the city a “Sanctuary City for the Unborn.”
The ordinance, which took effect Tuesday, June 1, was approved by the citizens of Lubbock on May 1, and states abortion is now illegal within the city’s limits.
Ken Lambrecht, CEO of PPGT, said in a statement reported by Everything Lubbock, that “[a]bortion services will be provided when legally permissible.” He went on:
Due to the controversial ordinance passed on May 1, Lubbock residents are currently required to travel to access a safe, legal abortion. This ban on abortions provides no exemptions, even in cases of rape and incest. The ban on abortion violates patients’ constitutional right to an abortion and we’re in court to block this ban for Lubbock patients.
KushCo Holdings, Inc.: KushCo Holdings Announces Dismissal of Federal Shareholder Class Action and Derivative Suit
CYPRESS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 2, 2021 / KushCo Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX:KSHB) ( KushCo or the Company ), a premier provider of ancillary products and services to the legal cannabis and CBD industries, has announced that a putative shareholder class and derivative action filed on October 1, 2020, in the United States District Court, Central District of California ( the Court ), Case No. 8:20-cv-01904-JLS-KES, against the Company and its directors has been dismissed, bringing the case to an end. Rather than challenge the Company s and directors motions to dismiss the action, the plaintiff stipulated to voluntarily dismiss the case in its entirety.
The Federal Arbitration Act, or the FAA, enforces voluntary arbitration agreements involving federal law, including some employment-related disputes. Section 1