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Pennsylvania businesses with employees who report to the office will need to update their workplace policies in light of some new rules effective this week. Continue reading
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You get emergency paid sick leave! You get emergency paid sick leave! You get emergency paid sick leave! Continue reading
Yesterday, a Pennsylvania federal judge issued thisΒ 66-page blockbuster decision, in which he concluded, among other things, that Governor Wolf violated the United States Constitution with orders closing “non-life-sustaining” businesses otherwise and directing Pennsylvanians to stay at home.
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
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The other day, I read this story about a local attorney who appeared in court in person — even though she knew that her young son was at home with COVID-19. Her decision so inflamed the judge that he immediately closed the courtroom and had the sheriff’s deputies remove the lawyer from the courthouse.
But then the president judge then took it one step further.
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While I sit here and eat a little crow, you be on the lookout for pigs flying. Continue reading
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Last week, I posted here about how several states, including the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has new quarantine rules for out-of-state travel. For example, the Pennsylvania Department of Health posted this information on its “COVID-19 Information for Travelers.”
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As part of return-to-work from COVID-19, sadly, some employees are not going to return to work. Continue reading
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