The Birch Blog

ArkansasDisability ProtectionsOn March 2, 2023, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed AR S.B. 186 designed to protect individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The act requires criminal background checks, adult/child maltreatment registry checks, sex...

On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued the McLaren Macomb decision, reaffirming the established precedent that employers cannot require employees to waive their rights under the National Labor Relations Act through broad severance...

ArizonaAZ OSHAOn February 14, 2023, The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that itsOccupational Safety and Health Administration will withdraw its proposal toreconsider and revoke final approval of Arizona’s State Plan for occupational safetyand health, and by...

Telework under the Fair Labor Standards Act On February 9, 2023, the Department of Labor issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2023-1- Telework Under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and Medical Leave Act. The Field Assistance Bulletin (“FAB”) provided guidance to...

The federal No Surprises Act protects health insurance consumers from being billed for anything other than typical in-network cost-sharing when they receive emergency care from an out-of-network facility or when they are treated without notice from an out-of-network...