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The Employer Handbook BlogDON’T DO THIS: Threaten to fire employees that get a COVID-19 vaccination
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Today’s edition of “DON’T DO THIS” comes from an unlikely source: The Howard Stern Show. Continue reading
DON’T DO THIS: Enslave an employee
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Common sense dictates that, as human beings, we refrain from certain activities. For example, neither cuddling with a porcupine nor housebreaking a skunk are good ideas. You don’t need a lawyer to tell you that. Continue reading
Maybe if I blog about it enough, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will actually become law
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For the third time in the past year, I am blogging about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Why? Continue reading
Yet another court reaffirms that the ADA does not require accommodating marijuana use
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It’s been a minute since I’ve gotten to blog about the Americans with Disabilities Act and accommodating an individual with a disability and a marijuana card who uses doctor-prescribed marijuana off the clock.
Better dust off the cannabis scales of justice for this one.
President Biden unveiled his paid family leave plan –12 weeks and up to $4K per month. But, will it happen?
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Shout out to the White House for providing plenty of blog fodder this week. On Tuesday, I told you about President Biden’s plan to unionize, like, everyone. Yesterday, the White House ordered that federal contractors soon pay a $15/hour minimum wage. I had planned to blog about that today, except the hits just keep on coming.
So, today, it’s paid family leave! Continue reading
Here’s everything you need to know about yesterday’s updated CDC guidance for fully-vaccinated people
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Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clarified when fully vaccinated folks for COVID-19 can ditch their facemask. But it also included a few instances when unvaccinated folks can safely skip a face mask too. Continue reading
President Biden announces a task force to help your employees unionize. Yikes!
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Last month, President Biden publicly supported the failed unionization attempt at Amazon’s distribution center in Alabama. Yesterday, he doubled down with an Executive Order reaffirming his Administration’s policy to “encourage worker organizing and collective bargaining.”
Here are the details: Continue reading
TRENDING: Cities and states banning pre-hire marijuana testing. Next up: Philadelphia
As more states and localities legalize or decriminalize the use of recreational marijuana, the next logical step is to preclude employers from testing for marijuana use as a condition of employment.
Why? It comes does to dollars and cents. Or, perhaps, common sense. Continue reading
Why you might not want to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations at work. Plus, Oreo cake, a beverage (or two), and some COBRA.
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First thing’s first. Today at from 12-1 PM ET, we’ve got The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Hour: Beverages and Benefits. My partners Mark Mathis, Bob Ellerbrock, and Amy Epstein Gluck will take a deep dive into the new U.S. Department of Labor guidance and model notices to support the new COBRA premium subsidy under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. There are a few spots left if you’re lucky, you can register for that here.
President Biden wants all employers to provide paid time off for COVID-19 vaccinations
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Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission confirmed that new COVID-19 vaccination incentive guidance would arrive soon. While we wait patiently for its arrival, yesterday, President Biden reminded employers with fewer than 500 employees that there’s already a paid leave tax credit for employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide full pay for any time their employees need to get a COVID-19 vaccination or recover from that vaccination. Continue reading