Image by Viktor Ivanchenko from Pixabay Good questions? And, not coincidentally, the subject of a lawsuit just filed in a Pennsylvania federal court. The plaintiff, who claims to have respiratory issues, alleges that a supermarket in Pennsylvania refused to let her enter the store without a mask, even though she…
Image by Okan Caliskan from Pixabay As part of return-to-work from COVID-19, sadly, some employees are not going to return to work. I’m not talking about those situations in which an employee refuses to return. That’s a different post for a different day. No, I’m thinking about a situation in…
Before we talk about this new CDC guidance, mark your calendars for Friday at Noon EDT. That’s when I’ll be back with another HR COVID-19 Zoom chat. Go ahead and register now (here) while space is still available. My special guest this week is an accomplished HR professional, author, and…
Image Credit: publicdomainvectors.org (Public Domain) Earlier this month, I told you about an attorney who claimed that her former employer wrongfully discharged her for refusing to violate a stay-at-home order. Now, we’ve got another lawyer-plaintiff, this time claiming that his former employer fired him for taking FMLA leave when after…
Yatko / CC BY-SA Kate Bischoff and I are looking forward to hanging out with you today — even you, dad — at 11:30 EDT today at The Employer Handbook Facebook Fan Page. We’ll look at how this return-to-work thing is going and what employers still need to do to…
Image by 272447 from Pixabay And it’s not New York, New Jersey, or California. Actually, it’s Ohio. (But, the rest of you should pay attention too.) On Tuesday, my buddy Jon Hyman blogged here on the Coronavirus Law Blog about a website that the Ohio Department of Job and Family…
Michael Allen Smith from Seattle, USA / CC BY-SA Perhaps, the wrong COBRA. We’ll sort that out in a bit. But first I’ve got to tell you all about some free HR-compliance stuff. Kinda like this blog. (I really must re-think my business plan.) (sigh). Today at 2 PM EDT/…
d Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay Back in March of last year, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (WNT) sued the United States Soccer Federation in federal court in California. The WNT asserted two claims, one of which was that the Federation violated the Equal Pay Act (EPA) by paying…
photo by Natasha Spencer from Pexels and TotalShape.com Late last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its technical assistance on what employers should know about COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. I went ahead and highlighted for you the updated portions of the EEOC Guidance. But,…
daImage Credit: Whitehouse.gov Let’s check out this three-phase plan and see what it means for your business. Gameday! Before I explain the White House plan, I want to remind you that today at Noon EDT on Zoom, we’re going to test your COVID-19 HR knowledge in a game of JEOPARDY!…