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Can you fire an employee for complaining that the company violated state/local COVID-19 orders?
Often, readers of the blog will email me recent blogworthy HR news.
Occasionally, an attorney will send me a favorable decision that s/he obtained for a client on an employment law topic that may interest readers of this blog. Today, that’s what I’ve got for you — a case involving some healthcare workers who claimed that their former employer fired them for complaining that the company was not following state and local COVID-19 mandates. Continue reading
Court: Warning! Employer may have violated WARN with mass layoff with little-to-no notice during pandemic
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See what I did there? Don’t worry; I’ll be here all week. Continue reading
Pink slips for seven plant managers who ran bets on how many employees would get COVID-19
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So, did you vote in Jon Hyman’s Worst Employers of 2020 poll?
I would have voted for the company accused of having plant managers that organized a cash buy-in, winner-take-all betting pool for supervisors and managers to wager how many employees would test positive for COVID-19. Continue reading
That time when Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett upheld a plaintiff’s $300K discrimination win
Welcome back to “Amy Coney Barrett Week” at The Employer Handbook.
I’m devoting five blog posts to some of her most significant employment law decisions so that, maybe, we can read the tea leaves to see how she may rule from the Supreme Court bench if the Senate confirms her nomination.
VIDEO: 2 lawyers explain 4 big changes to the Department of Labor FFCRA regulations
Just as I was settling in on Friday evening for a well-deserved lime rickey, I got an email from the U.S. Department of Labor. Continue reading
It may not be legal now to fire an at-will employee who misses work with a fever.
An employer may find itself in hot water for firing an employee absent with COVID-19 symptoms — even a low-grade fever — regardless of whether s/he is eligible for leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Continue reading
Court: Free speech may protect city employee’s Facebook post about wanting to kill Tamir Rice
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I’ve said many times before on this blog that employees always have the right to freedom of speech — even on social media. But, words have consequences. And no law guarantees the right to continued employment.
But, there are limited exceptions to that rule. I’ll address one of them with you today. Continue reading
Is PPP new and improved in the new Senate stimulus package? Let’s find out…
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After several days of recording videos, and a few too many comments about my mustache, I’m going to give my index fingers some exercise today for this blog post. Continue reading