The Employer Handbook Blog

I’m no racist! My diabetes and spiking blood sugar made me say the n-word.

March 15, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

A high school basketball announcer was caught on a live microphone uttering a racial slur about the girls of the Norman basketball team, who had taken a knee during the national anthem.

In a move that no one saw coming, the Biden DOL plans to 86 the joint employer and proposed independent contractor rules

March 12, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Heart Monitor by habione 404 from the Noun Project

Oh, how embarrassing! Let me fix that blog post title.

In a move that no one anyone with half a brain or a faint pulse saw coming, the Biden DOL will eliminate the joint employer and proposed independent contractor rules.

There, that’s better.

How will the American Rescue Plan’s FFCRA (paid leave) changes impact employers?

March 11, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Image Credit: Photofunia.com

Spoiler Alert: Not much.

But, since President Biden’s signature later this week will be the finishing touch on making his American Rescue Plan law, I’ll break it down for you anyway.

You can’t force me to get vaccinated! I’m suing!

March 10, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Image by torstensimon from Pixabay

CDC be damned! We’ve got what appears to be our first lawsuit related to a workplace vaccination mandate.. Continue reading

CDC greenlights maskless face-to-face meetings with no social distancing.

March 9, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

But there’s a catch. Continue reading

President Biden has fired the EEOC’s General Counsel. Will this move impact your company?

March 8, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Seal of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.svg

By U.S. Government – Extracted from PDF file here, Public Domain, Link

Probably not. But please keep reading anyway.

(I knew I should have saved the answer for the end of the post. Damnit!)

If you’re not providing paid military leave, you may need a good employment lawyer.

March 5, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Photo By: Senior Airman Donald Hudson (https://www.defense.gov/observe/photo-gallery/igphoto/2001841357/)

Hey, I know a good management-side employment lawyer!

Just sayin’.

Are you an FMLA nerd? Well, check this out, Poindexter!

March 4, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

You’re welcome.

The federal government seems much less uptight now about employees that have used marijuana

March 3, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

elsaolofsson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons and Cannabis News

No, today isn’t “Bring Your Bong To Work” Day. ~~That’s tomorrow.~~

But the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is finally conceding in this memo that marijuana use may not be a concern when considering the suitability or fitness of an individual working in the federal government. Continue reading

EEOC records the fewest charges of discrimination in over 20 years!

March 2, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

flex muscle by liz borchert from the Noun Project

I knew that my training and day-to-day employer counseling were good. But damn! Continue reading

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