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The Employer Handbook BlogWhich states have offered workers the most protections during this COVID-19 pandemic?
Hint: It’s not Alabama, which is dead last. Continue reading
Can a non-employee sue under Title VII as the target of the retaliation against his child?
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I’ve got a hypothetical situation for you. Continue reading
How can employers police employee requests for FFCRA leave for remote schooling?
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I love my readers.
But there are many added perks of being a client. For example, you get the daily blog posts. Plus, I toss in free weekend updates. Continue reading
Here is a page from the COVID-19 ADA accommodation playbook
By John Dorwin – <span class=”int-own-work” lang=”en”>Own work</span>, Public Domain, Link
In its recent COVID-19 Americans with Disabilities Act guidance, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission encouraged that employers be flexible in determining accommodations for employees during the pandemic. Some suggestions included temporary job restructuring of marginal job duties, temporary transfers to a different position, or modifying a work schedule or shift assignment to permit an individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job safely.
One employer may be learning this lesson the hard way. Continue reading
Jacob Blake, racism, and what it means to be on the right side of history
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On Wednesday evening, the players on the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks shocked us all. Continue reading
PUMPED! NJ gyms get the green light to re-open on September 1 💪💪🏋️🏋️♀️
On Tuesday, a prescient reader emailed me to suggest a blog topic. He wondered what the labor and employment law implications would be if a bunch of athletes refused to play a scheduled game in protest of social/racial injustice.
And then, yesterday, the Milwaukee Bucks players boycotted their game against the Orlando Magic, spawning a wave of protests across the NBA and other professional sports. Continue reading
U.S. Department of Labor slims down and gets more user friendly. Too creepy?
Let’s start over with a less awkward headline.
Ok, here goes…
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Four ways to avoid wage and hour worries when employees work remotely
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Hopefully, you know by now that you should be tracking the time of non-exempt employees working remotely during this pandemic. If this is news to you, well…
But, have you figured out an excellent way to track hours that an employee works, even though s/he isn’t scheduled to work those hours? Continue reading
1,250,000 reasons to take all complaints of race discrimination seriously
Two black employees complain to a supervisor that a white co-worker is taunting them with racial pejoratives.
What do you do? Continue reading
Can a business legally require face masks in the workplace? Would sarcasm change the answer?
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Let’s find out… Continue reading