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Best-laid plans? Is one state setting up employers for COVID-19 retaliation claims?

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…

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Three chances to hang out with me and talk COVID-19 and other HR stuff. Plus, new COBRA Notices!!!

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/…

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ANSWERED! What happens to your PPP loan forgiveness amount if an employee rejects an offer to rehire?

Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Many clients are stressing out about their Paycheck Protection Program CARES Act loans. It’s not so much if they will obtain the loan, but rather how will they spend the loan proceeds? The PPP Interim Final Rule that took effect on April 15 says…

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In HUGE non-coronavirus news, U.S. Women’s Soccer lost its Equal Pay Act claim

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…

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PROOF that the DOL is enforcing the FFCRA. Plus, who needs a PPP Plan B? And details on Friday’s Facebook Live!

By Yatko – From https://www.cameleon.live/assets/logo/facebook-live.svg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link No burying the lede today. Join me and an extra special guest for a Facebook Live HR/COVID-19 chat this Friday at 2 PM EDT / 11 AM PDT. It will be here over at The Employer Handbook Facebook Page. Who is…

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Bookmark This! PA and NJ have plans to reopen non-essential businesses. And a Friday FB live!

Image by Paul Brennan from Pixabay About a week ago, I blogged here about the White House’s three-step plan to reopen America. Slowly, the states are following suit by unveiling their own phased programs. Locally, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania updated its “Process to Reopen Pennsylvania” over the weekend. And, yesterday,…

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What do restrictive covenants have to do with COVID-19? More than you think.

Image Credit: Maialisa (pixabay.com) Remember back in January, when I told you that restrictive covenants would be the most significant employment law issues for employers in 2020? Well, boy, was I wrong! COVID-19 has locked up this year’s title. However, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission…

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Part Three: A much bigger FFCRA lawsuit (not exactly what employers expected).

Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Yesterday, in part two of the “types of COVID-19 lawsuits that employers can expect” series, I wrote here about a Families First Coronavirus Response Act lawsuit. An employee-plaintiff alleged that her former employer interfered with and retaliated against her for exercising her rights under the…