Sara H. Jodka

Why the “Speak Out Act” is More Like a Whisper

USA - December 28 2022 On December 7, 2022, Congress passed the “Speak Out Act” (the “Act”), which codified into federal law limits on what types of information employers…

Yes, CBD Registers On a Drug Screen as THC and, Yes, You Can Be Terminated for It

USA - May 16 2022 There is a lot to unpack in the Lehenky v. Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation, Case No. 20-4573 (E.D. PA, February 22, 2022) case as it…

The Employment Malpractices at the Yellowstone - Dutton Ranch: “Damn Right I Did It!”

USA - January 24 2022 With Season 4 of Yellowstone in the books, and having time to fully process the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s OSHA vaccine mandate decisions, we…

U.S. Supreme Court Splits the Baby as It Stays the Private Employer Vaccine or Test Mandate but Keeps the Healthcare Vaccine Mandate in Place

USA - January 14 2022 On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court (“Court”) issued two critical decisions: one staying the OSHA ETS vaccine or test mandate, the…

Jeffrey M. Beemer, Aaron V. Burrell, D. Samuel Coffman, Angelina R. Delmastro, David R. Deromedi, Christina K. McDonald, Kathryn S. Wood

Private Employer Vaccine Mandate Moves Forward as Sixth Circuit Dissolves Fifth Circuit’s OSHA ETS Stay

USA - December 20 2021 On December 17, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which was chosen via lottery as the federal appellate court to decide…

Jeffrey M. Beemer, Aaron V. Burrell, David R. Deromedi, Angelina Irvine, Christina K. McDonald, Kathryn S. Wood