November 11, 2021

OSHA's Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers: What to Do Now?

On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an “emergency temporary standard” (ETS) to reduce the risk of COVID-19 (Covid) transmission in the workplace and to protect unvaccinated workers from contracting the virus at work (Vaccine ETS). This Vaccine ETS applies nationwide to employers with 100 or more employees. Under the Vaccine ETS, employers must develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory Covid vaccine policy and determine vaccination status of employees within 30 days, then continue with enforcement measures within 60 days.

Employment
October 29, 2021

EEOC and Illinois Updates: COVID-Related Religious Exemptions

In COVID time, the world continues to spin at a lightning-fast pace. Workers across the country are increasingly facing employers’ demands to get a COVID shot or to lose their jobs. A host of issues accompanies such requirement - public policy, legal, moral, religious, health, and political – and such issues can be highly divisive. On the religious aspects, two important developments occurred this week. First, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated guidance addressing key aspects of religious exemptions. Second, with respect to Illinois workplaces, the Illinois state legislature moved swiftly to sharply curtail religious right of conscience protections – with the Governor’s expected approval to follow.

Employment
October 29, 2021

Political Action Committees: A Horse of a Different Color?

When nonprofit leaders think about engaging in political campaign activities, it is crucial to get taxonomy right in terms of the prospective organization’s development. That’s not only “tax”-onomy – relating to tax-exemption considerations, but also taxonomy in a broader categorical sense – correctly identifying potential politically-involved entities, their corporate structures, reporting obligations, and purposes.

Nonprofit Corporate Law

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