Image Credit: Photofunia.com I won’t bury the lede based on the number of questions and comments I received following Friday’s post. I’ve assembled a panel of five employment attorneys to address everything relating to President Biden’s new vaccination/testing mandate. Join me, Amy Epstein Gluck, David Renner, Sid Steinberg, and Gordon Berger…
ScreenCap from WhiteHouse.gov Yesterday, President Biden announced that all businesses with 100+ employees will soon have to ensure that their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly. I’ve got details below and a Zoom planned for Friday, September 17, 2021, at Noon ET to get into more detail. The Zoom is…
Image by TheDigitalWay from Pixabay Several news outlets reported yesterday that a major airline that has already mandated employee vaccinations will begin placing employees on temporary unpaid leave if approved for a religious vaccine exemption. You can read more on the story here, here, and here. According to the CNBC…
Image by Viktor Ivanchenko from Pixabay Like many of you, news of the untimely death of Michael K. Williams shook me. RIP. I thought more about Mr. Williams yesterday as I read two reports and recommendations from a Discovery Special Master assigned to a COVID-19 face mask case. Specifically, I…
Image by chenspec from Pixabay Last week, this Vyopta / Wakefield Survey about employee use of remote technology began making the rounds. The press release highlights “Online Accountability,” noting that nearly a quarter of those surveyed reported they have seen an employee fired because of video or audio conference mistakes.…
I’ll bet you that they didn’t ask about this on the SHRM-CP exam, did they? Meet Ms. “X.” (I’m not going to use her real name because I don’t need y’all blowing up her social media.) Actually, instead of Ms. “X,” let’s call her “Plaintiff.” Plaintiff filed this complaint in…
Image Credit: Robert Couse-Baker on Pxhere.com I’m willing to bet that, somewhere in your handbook, most of you have a section on military or USERRA leave. USERRA protects service members’ reemployment rights when returning from a service period in the uniformed services, including those called up from the reserves or…
Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General alerted the public about a variety of COVID-19 scams, ranging from fake contact tracers COVID-19 survey scams asking for all sorts of personal information (e.g., Medicare number, financial information)…
Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay It’s tough enough dealing with employees who submit shady doctor notes to avoid masks or getting a COVID-19 vaccination. (I find that letterhead printed on a Saltine is a dead-bang giveaway.) But, what happens to the doctors that write these opt-out letters? The other…
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay On Friday, the New York State Bar Association announced its recommendation that every employer in the state require that all workers get vaccinated for COVID-19, except those with legitimate medical conditions or religious concerns. In its August Report the NYSBA takes it a few steps…