What Canadian Companies and Their Advisers
Need to Know about U.S. Law
Alyson is a part of the Labor & Employment practice group, where she represents clients in all aspects of labor and employment law. Her work includes labor relations, grievance arbitration, unfair labor practice litigation, and collective bargaining agreement drafting. Alyson also counsels employers in all aspects of employment law, as well as defends wage and hour claims, and employment discrimination claims before state and federal courts and agencies.
On August 13, 2021, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released updated guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace to reflect changes in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) guidance for fully vaccinated individuals in response to the spread of the Delta variant. The guidance...
On May 28, 2021, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released new guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace. The new guidance clarifies some significant issues, including whether employers may require U.S. employees to be vaccinated (at least as a matter of U.S. federal law) and the types of incentives they may provide...
Two former employees of Cresco Labs have filed a collective and class action complaint in Illinois federal court, alleging that their employer failed to compensate its employees for time spent putting on and taking off personal protective equipment (“PPE”). Similarly, two employees of Walmart, Inc. filed a class and collective action complaint in California federal...
The workplace safety framework in the United States is difficult to navigate at its best. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 global health emergency, employers have faced increasingly complex challenges involving inconsistent and conflicting guidance regarding workplace safety regulations and best practices. Since taking office in January 2021, the Biden administration has initiated the process...
The United States is currently experiencing the largest surge in COVID-19 cases since the global health emergency began. In the past several weeks, the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) granted emergency-use authorization to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, prompting employers to ask whether they may require employees to be vaccinated. It is...
Cross-Border Counselor is a collection of articles and timely updates about U.S. law issues of concern to Canadian companies that have assets, do business, raise funds or are listed for trading in the United States, as well as the attorneys, accountants and banks that advise them. Learn more about Dorsey’s Canada cross-border practice group here.
Christopher L. DoerksenChris helps clients raise money by selling equity and debt, buy and ...
James GuttmanJames advises publicly-traded companies and closely-held companies ...
Randal R. JonesRandy has over 25 years of experience counseling emerging, priv...
Aaron GoldsteinAaron is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employment group, where he brin...
John D. Hollinrake, Jr.John has over twenty-five years of experience advising clients on...
Kendall R. FisherKendall’s practice focuses on U.S. federal tax issues related to dome...
Marianne O'BaraMarianne works regularly with numerous non-U.S. companies and their l...
Wells ParkerWells is a Partner and co-chair of Dorsey’s Energy and Natural Resou...
Lawrence WardAs an international business attorney, Larry helps clients navigate com...
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Randal R. JonesCorporate, Seattle
Christopher L. DoerksenCorporate, Seattle
James GuttmanCorporate, Toronto
