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The Employer Handbook BlogHere’s that new CDC guidance for re-opening your business. Plus, we’ve get one heckuva Zoom chat coming on Friday!
Before we talk about this new CDC guidance, mark your calendars for Friday at Noon EDT.
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BUSTED! Feds charge a man for allegedly FAKING COVID-19 to skip work!!!
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I’m not sure if I ever told you this before but, true story, back in the day I used to represent labor unions. That’s right; I was on the side of organized labor. Continue reading
Wait, what?!? We’ve got ANOTHER coronavirus-related lawsuit where THE PLAINTIFF IS A LAWYER.
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Earlier this month, I told you about an attorney who claimed that her former employer wrongfully discharged her for refusing to violate a stay-at-home order.
Now, we’ve got another lawyer-plaintiff, this time claiming that his former employer fired him for taking FMLA leave when after contracted COVID-19. Continue reading
OSHA wants your company to record COVID-19 illness at work. But, it’s not as harsh as it may seem.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted revised policies for enforcing OSHA’s COVID-19 requirements. Among them, its enforcement policy for recording cases of coronavirus.
Here’s what your business needs to know about the new OSHA reporting rules: Continue reading
TRIFECTA: New PPP legislation to help small business. New NJ re-opening guidance. Thursday HR Zoom chat!
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Let’s start with the most important of the three, which is clearly the Zoom chat. Continue reading
The CDC now has flowcharts to help businesses reopen. Want to see?
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About a week ago, there were reports that the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention was about to release this interim guidance to help businesses reopen. But, it never saw the light of day. Continue reading
PPP 101: Don’t use the loan proceeds on jewelry, fancy cars, and child support
Yesterday, I wrote here about how a small business that obtains a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program can avoid government scrutiny.
But, if you’re more risk-aggressive — or, you know, YOLO! — here’s how to have the U.S. Department of Justice all up in your business. Continue reading
Small businesses that took out a PPP loan can breathe a small sigh of relief.
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I didn’t say that its time to triple-fist fruity cocktails. But, then again, who am I to judge?
An employer with more than 500 employees was sued for violating the FFCRA. Now, I’m confused. 😕
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How did one of the largest supermarket chains in the world, a Fortune 50 company, possibly violate the Families First Coronavirus Response Act?
Allegedly.
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DOL: COVID-19 is not an excuse to skip your employees’ paychecks. Plus details on Friday’s Zoom chat
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About a month ago, a hairstylist filed a COVID-19 class-action lawsuit in New Jersey. Her claims were the prototypical lowest-hanging fruit.