New leadership in the White House is certain to bring about significant shifts in policy along with revamped legislative and enforcement priorities that will have a major impact on businesses generally and the employer-employee relationship in particular. Indeed, the Biden Administration has already begun to make good on campaign promises to protect and expand the rights of workers by promoting an increase in the minimum wage to $15, firing and replacing the General Counsel of the NLRB, and wiping out last-minute regulatory initiatives implemented by the Department of Labor during the waning days of the prior administration. This is just the tip of the iceberg. 

To help our clients and friends get a handle on it all, Wiggin and Dana’s annual “New Year’s Resolution” seminar will focus on the dizzying changes that are undoubtedly on the horizon now that President Biden is in office and his leadership team is taking shape. This program will cover:

• Wage and Hour Law: What to expect from the Department of Labor under the guidance of Marty Walsh, Mayor of Boston and President Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Labor.
• The Arbitration Panacea: Will there be a legislative fix?
• The National Labor Relations Board: How far will the pendulum swing … and when?
• EEO Law: Pay Equity and other priorities.
• Immigration Reform: Is a major overhaul coming … and what will it mean for employers?
• OSHA: Review of the latest guidance and President Biden’s executive order … are emergency COVID-19 standards in the offing?
• Vaccine Mandates: Is it legal … and is it a good idea?

Please join Wiggin and Dana’s labor, employment and benefits lawyers for this informative, fast-paced look ahead at the workplace law landscape in 2021 and beyond.