Archive: October 2020

As we round the corner to month eight of "living with COVID-19," I thought now is a good time to ask everyone, "How are you d...

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Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series. In the 8th inning of their clinching game 6, the Dodgers pulled third baseman J...

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SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management, describes itself as "the foremost expert, convener, and thought leader on issues impa...

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Election Day is in seven days. By all predictions, this election will see a record number of voters. As long as Election Day remains a worki...

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The results are. Thank you to the 244 of you took the time to answer my question:  Would you boycott a business based on the candidate whom ...

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Earlier this week, I posed what I thought was a simple question on the private Facebook page of my community's homeowners' associati...

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Yesterday, the CDC made a key update to its COVID-19 guidance. It made a significant change to the definition of "close contact."...

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Over the weekend I got into an interesting discussion on Twitter with a couple of my favorite musicians, Brendon Benson and Caitlin Rose . ...

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This post at the Evil HR Lady Facebook group caught my attention yesterday: Florida company's president warns employees their jobs cou...

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I continue to shake my head at the callousness of employers during this pandemic. Consider this example from The Oregonian , which earns its...

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When you get the   call, you better be prepared. This maxim holds true in business, in the law, and in life in general. Our favorite local w...

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An employee suffers an injury that prevents her from operating a motor vehicle. With no means of transportation to travel to and from her wo...

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When an employee tests positive, an employer has certain reporting obligations. These obligations fall into two categories—reporting to OSHA...

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According to Deadspin , NFL players are terrified of COVID, but are afraid to speak up for fear of angering the NFL. "I looked at my so...

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If you and I are connected on LinkedIn  (and if we're not, please correct that mistake immediately), you may have noticed that my headli...

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Earlier this week I saw the following (brilliant) ad put out by a group calling itself  Dog Lovers For Joe . It reminded me of a list I...

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Please watch this short video and then let's talk. Entitled anti-masker says "I am discriminated against every single day in my cou...

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Monday night saw President Donald Trump dramatically return to the White House after his three-day stay at Walter Reed Medical Center for CO...

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Prada v. Trifecta Productions , filed a few weeks ago in federal court in Ann Arbor, Michigan, asks whether an employer can legally fire an ...

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Ninety percent of the [White House] complex most certainly learned about it in the news, as has been the case ever since. There are reports ...

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With the shocking news that Donald and Melenia Trump have tested positive for COVID-19 (along with Hope Hicks, one of Trump's top advis...

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Did you watch the Presidential Debate Tuesday night? Do you think it showcased the best of America? If you do, I think you were tuned to the...

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