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Showing posts with label coronavirus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coronavirus. Show all posts
Monday, June 22, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–22–2020: Ohio ends unemployment benefits to employees who refuse to work (with some key exceptions)

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The state of Ohio will begin denying unemployment benefits to employees who refuse to work because of coronavirus.  Governor DeWine issued a...
Friday, June 19, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–19–2020: How to communicate when an employee tests positive

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Positive COVID-19 tests are sadly the reality of 2020, and likely at least part of 2021. Nationally, 2.23 million of us have tested positive...
Thursday, June 18, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–18–2020: Errata—employers cannot require antibody tests of employees, says EEOC

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Two months ago  I suggested  that the EEOC would conclude that employers could require COVID-19 antibody tests as a condition of employment....
Monday, June 15, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–15–2020: COVID-19 is not an excuse for age discrimination

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Consider these headlines: Older Workers Grapple With Risk of Getting Covid-19 on the Job Older Workers Returning to Office Fear Both Virus a...
Friday, June 12, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–12–2020: sanctimony (and masks) #MaskingForAFriend

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Yesterday, I asked a simple question: Do you voluntarily wear a mask or other facial covering when out in public? Thank you to the hundreds ...
Thursday, June 11, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–11–2020: OSHA issues guidance on cloth face coverings at work

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I continue to struggle with comprehending how masks and facial coverings became one of the key  coronavirus issues that's divided our na...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–10–2020: President Trump signs Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, extending PPP loan forgiveness

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The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 , which President Trump signed into law on June 5, makes several key business-friend...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–9–2020: Northeast Ohio restaurants sue to block reopening guidelines

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What is a state's ability to regulate businesses during a pandemic? This question is one that will be answered in a lawsuit filed yester...
Monday, June 8, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–8–2020: “I was terminated for refusing to wear a ‘Trump 2020’ face mask."

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Ohio requires that all employees wear face masks or other face coverings as a condition to any business reopening that ( subject to a few li...
Friday, June 5, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–5–2020: Cleveland is not the “butthole of the world"

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Earlier this week, Frank Jackson, Cleveland's four-term mayor, said that "Cleveland's perceived to be the butthole of the world...
Thursday, June 4, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–4–2020: Can you force employees who participate in George Floyd protests to quarantine without pay?

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Yesterday I discussed the legalities of placing on an unpaid leave of absence employees who engaging in leisure mass gatherings outside of ...
Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–3–2020: Do “Lake of the Ozarks” employees sent home from work qualify for paid sick leave under the FFCRA?

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Last week I discussed how to handle employees who are not social distancing outside of work. My thoughts were spurred by videos of employee...
Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Coronavirus Update 6–2–2020: Justice Department indicts employee for COVID-19 workplace fraud

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In mid-April the FBI warned employers to be on the lookout for fake COVID-19 diagnoses, doctors' notes, and other coronavirus-related d...
Friday, May 29, 2020

Coronavirus Update 5-29-2020: Friday olio — an A+ set of reopening guidelines, a webinar, and a playlist

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A few shares for your Friday.  First, on Wednesday the CDC published sweeping recommendations for reopening office buildings . According to ...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

Coronavirus Update 5-28-2020: Is your business ready for the COVID-19 golden age of union organizing?

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Among the many lessons we will learn from the COVID-19 pandemic is its demonstration of the importance of union membership for essential wor...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Coronavirus Update 5-27-2020: Is McDonald’s really a public nuisance?

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As I've written in the past , it's difficult bordering on impossible for an employee to sue their employer based on an alleged COVID...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Coronavirus Update 5-26-2020: When an employee isn’t social distancing outside of work

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How did you spend your Memorial Day weekend? Mine was way more mundane than years past. I watched my nephew receive his high school diploma ...
Friday, May 22, 2020

Coronavirus Update 5-22-2020: We really don’t want our employees being “Tisons"

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Social media is congratulating Tison, a Costco employee who turned away an angry customer who refused to wear a mask, a condition required b...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

Coronavirus Update 5-21-2020: Ohio judge grants Pyrrhic victory to gyms closed by Stay at Home Order

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The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law  sued the State of Ohio on behalf of 35 gyms forced to close because of Ohio's Stay of Home Order...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Coronavirus Update 5-20-2020: Governor DeWine’s “Ohioans Protecting Ohioans” advisory is a colossal miscalculation

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This past weekend offered a perfect coronavirus storm in Ohio. The weather on Saturday was postcard-perfect, and restaurant and bar patios w...