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Antonio Brown’s sad and disturbing exit from the Tampa Bay Bucs
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pulled off a tremendous late comeback to defeat the New York Jets yesterday. However, Tampa Bay Wide Receiver Antonio Brown’s abrupt exit during the waning minutes of the third quarter is what has people talking. Continue reading
These were the most popular employment law blog posts of 2021
If it had anything to do with COVID-19 vaccination mandates, y’all were reading. That and the third-most-read post, which leaves me wondering whether I should be taking out a restraining order against some of you. Continue reading
This employer provided a flu shot accommodation that DID NOT work. And it still WON the lawsuit. HOW?!?
Here’s a reminder that the duty to accommodate an employee under the Americans with Disabilities Act neither requires providing the employee’s preferred accommodation nor an accommodation that is 100% successful.
Instead, it’s about doing what’s reasonable based on the information available at the time.
I’ll explain. Continue reading
Heads up, employers! The CDC shortened its recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine periods.
Here’s some big news for workplaces.
(Looks like I’ll be a busy dude this week updating employer COVID-19 workplace policies and procedures.)
OSHA updated its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS Frequently Asked Questions.
Perhaps it was the Philadelphia Eagles 34-10 thrashing of the New York Giants yesterday, or maybe it’s just my love for employment law blogging — nah, probably the former — that has energized me to add a post today during the final week of 2021. Continue reading
The Supreme Court will not rule on OSHA’s vax-or-test mandate until after it takes effect on Jan. 4
When the Sixth Circuit breathed new life into OSHA’s vaccine-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), the January 4, 2022 compliance deadline became real again. Continue reading
Let’s play a game. How well do you know your state’s stance on OSHA’s COVID-19 vax-or-test mandate?
The ink is barely dry from Friday’s Sixth Circuit 2-1 decision to lift the stay of OSHA’s vaccine-or-test COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). And petitions to block the mandate are flying into the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Meanwhile, another federal appellate court refused to lift the nationwide stay of the federal contractor vaccine mandate
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Ferris Bueller was on to something there. Continue reading
Why might OSHA’s vax-or-test mandate be legal after all? And what should employers be doing about it?
ICYMI, on Friday evening, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the stay of OSHA’s vax-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). You can read a copy of the full opinion here. Continue reading