Archive: July 2020

A San Jose, California, manufacturer has reached an agreement with the Department of Labor's Wage & Hour Division to pay 17 employee...

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The State of Ohio has temporarily frozen its Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits, as the Ohio Department of Jobs & Family Service...

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Earlier this week, Senate Republican introduced their $1 trillion COVID-19 economic stimulus package. Among other proposals the bill contain...

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Yesterday, the Miami Marlins announced that 14 members of its organization—12 players and two coaches—have tested positive for coronavirus. ...

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At the always fabulous  Ask a Manager , Alison Green posts the following question : One of my employees has been vocal about the coronavirus...

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In-person live music has been in short supply over the past four months. Like many, I’ve missed it very, very much. Last Sunday, however, I ...

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With schools set to reopen over the next four to six weeks, your employees will be asking for time off from work if their children will be d...

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Earlier this week, the Department of Labor published a three new sets of FAQs— COVID-19 and the FLSA ,  COVID-19 and the FMLA , and updated ...

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Today, I thought I put COVID-19 on a virtual pause and take a look at some employment law issues I missed covering over the past couple of m...

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We want to reopen the schools. Everybody wants it. The moms want it, the dads want it, the kids want it. It’s time to do it. – President ...

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I thought it was an innocent enough tweet. I would have lost my friggin’ mind if I was in that room and then that happened. — Jon Hyman 😷 ...

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To my fellow Ohioans, Last evening, Governor DeWine scolded many of you for not doing your part in helping to stop the spread of coronavirus...

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OSHA has, yet again, updated its Frequently Asked Questions to advise employers about the use of face masks in the workplace during the ongo...

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Fortune magazine asks: "Why some companies are screening employees for COVID-19, while others have opted out?" This is a legitimat...

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Today's post was either going to discuss mandatory temperature checks for employees or reopening schools. Instead, however, today will b...

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Let this woman's Instagram post sink in, and then let’s talk about why it's wrong to fire a mom working from home (allegedly) becau...

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Yesterday, Ohio announced that face coverings will be required at all times when out in public in seven surging counties—Butler, Franklin, ...

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During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we've heard the words "quarantine" and "isolation" used a lot. While a thesaur...

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"Carlos, there is no need to feel that you are going to lose your job. If at this time you do not feel comfortable returning to work, y...

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An employee suffers from high blood pressure and lives with his 81-year-old mother. He's an engineer and began working from home for his...

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Mootown Creamery is an ice cream shop in my town. Consistent with Ohio's reopening rules, it requires its employees to wear masks while...

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