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

March 10, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

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

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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

Rather than pay about $2,000 to install automatic doors, an employer loses a $650K disability discrimination verdict instead

March 1, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Image Credit: Pixy.org

Me? I would’ve picked door number one. Continue reading

Can employees use FFCRA leave to get vaccinated? We’ll answer this and more today at Noon ET on Zoom!

February 26, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Image by torstensimon from Pixabay

Spoiler alert: No. (Well, actually, it depends.)

Did an employer take a job offer back from a pregnant woman while getting induced?!? The EEOC thinks so.

February 25, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

maternity ward by Made by Made from the Noun Project

Worse yet, the employer is a hospital!!! Continue reading

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