New Requirements on Employers After Utah Declares State of Emergency Due to...
Utah residents were advised Sunday night of a state of emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to a significant spike in cases and attendant strain on Utah hospital facilities and...
View ArticleUtah Employers’ Ability to Use Non-Competes May Be Substantially Limited
The Utah State Legislature is currently considering legislation that would significantly limit the use of non-compete agreements in Utah. Senate Bill 46 (SB 46) has passed the Senate and received a...
View ArticleDo Employees Still Have to Wear a Mask?
Please note: The information below is based on what we know today, and that rules and regulations are literally changing daily. Employers need to be nimble and flexible – check your local rules on a...
View ArticleUtah Passes Bill Regulating Non-Competes
After heated debate between legislators and among the business community, the Utah state legislature has passed HB 251, the Post-Employment Restrictions Act. As passed, the Act prohibits...
View ArticleBreaking News: DOL Salary Rule Blocked By Federal Judge
The Department of Labor’s controversial rule that required “white collar” employees to be paid at least $47,476 per year in order to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act will NOT go into effect...
View ArticleUtah Bill Challenges Federal Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers
In a special session this week, the Utah State Legislature passed a bill aimed at undermining the federal vaccine mandate for large employers. Like previously existing law, SB 2004 mandates that any...
View ArticleFederal Court Allows OSHA Vaccine-Or-Test Rule To Move Forward
In a decision released late in the day on Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted a stay against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) rule...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates – Comparison of Select States
On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID vaccine-or-test rule for large employers. Although the OSHA rule...
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