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As COVID-19 vaccines become increasingly available, employers
may consider requiring that employees be vaccinated prior to
resuming or continuing in-person work. Guidance from the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC ) indicates that
employers may require employees to get a vaccine under equal
employment opportunity ( EEO ) laws as long as employers
make exceptions for employees with disabilities or religious
beliefs that prevent them from receiving the vaccine, but many
states such as New York (discussed herein) are contemplating more
employee-protective legislation. In the midst of this legal
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Like the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, Wisconsin law allows
hospitality employers to pay certain tipped employees less than the
minimum wage with the understanding that the tips they receive will
cover the difference. More specifically, Wisconsin law allows
employers to claim a tip credit of up to $4.92 per hour for
employees who customarily and regularly receive tips.
Among other things, Wisconsin law requires employers to have a signed tip declaration in order to claim the credit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code § DWD 272.03(2)(b)(1) states the
Employers transitioning to a post-pandemic workplace face a host
of novel challenges.
High on that list is navigating hybrid work models and what a
return to physical workplaces looks like - especially when, as our
survey reveals, the percentage of employees who prefer remote or
hybrid work is higher than the percentage of employers who plan to
offer it. The survey also finds employers taking a cautious
approach to asking about employees COVID-19 vaccination status
and making a range of changes to their physical workplaces.
Yet these issues are only part of the complex landscape now
facing employers. Several employment law-related changes from the
In Short
The Situation: President Biden signed an
executive order ( Minimum Wage EO or EO )
seeking to raise the federal minimum wage for government contractor
employees, beyond the statutory minimum wage provided by Congress,
to $15 an hour. If fully implemented, the new minimum wage will
eventually be required for certain types of solicitations,
contracts, and contract-like instruments (including
extensions, renewals, and options on existing contracts).
The Result: Under the EO, the Secretary of
Labor has until November 24, 2021, to issue implementing
regulations, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation
( FAR ) Council must then amend the FAR to provide for
inclusion of the clause in solicitations, contracts, and
The IRS released 2022 cost-of-living adjustments for health savings accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) in Revenue Procedure 2021-25.