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Showing posts with label coronavirus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coronavirus. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-26-2020: New DOL guidance explains employers’ obligation to track compensable telework time

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With more employees working from home than ever before (thanks to COVID-19), employers are facing the new reality of tracking working time f...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-25-2020: This example of WFH is WTF

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Alison Green, who pens the super engaging and helpful Ask A Manager blog, reached out to me to help with a reader question . You should jum...
Friday, August 21, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-21-2020: Back to school

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Today is my kids' first day of school. Not virtual school. Not distanced learning. Not a hybrid model. In-person school. I just returned...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-19-2020: Government watchdog says OSHA whistleblower claims up, investigations down during pandemic

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According to a report released yesterday by the Office of Inspector General, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, OSHA has been floode...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-18-2020: Phishing attacks are yet another COVID-19 issue that needs to be on your radar

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According to the Detroit Free Press , cybercriminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to try to access people's computers and steal ...
Monday, August 17, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-17-2020: COVID-19 and protected concerted activity

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Let's suppose you're a health care organization that terminates an employee after the employee refuses to wear a shared isolation go...
Friday, August 14, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-14-2020: Just call me Bob Villa

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If you would have told me six months ago that I'd spend my summer building useful things out of wood, I'd have asked if you were dru...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-13-2020: The 7th nominee for the “worst employer of 2020” is … the no-mask mandator

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Meet Billy Woods , the sheriff of Marion County, Florida. He loves youth ranches and senior services, and hates face masks. Earlier this wee...
Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-12-2020: Elevator anxiety

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Has COVID-19 caused you to have elevator anxiety, as in a fear of being inside of a 7' x 5' box with other people? According to a no...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-11-2020: States should follow Illinois’ lead in making it a felony to assault an employee over a mask rule

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Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster … and assault?  Sesame Place is the latest employer to have an employee assaulted for trying to enforce a ma...
Monday, August 10, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-10-2020: Indians quarantine of pitcher Zach Plesac is a teachable moment in handling irresponsible employees during this pandemic

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The Cleveland Indians have sent pitcher Zach Plesac back to Cleveland from their current run of road games for breaking the team's COVID...
Friday, August 7, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-7-2020: Errata — CDC changes guidance on when someone can break COVID-19 isolation

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Neil deGrasse Tyson once said , "I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day." Earlier...
Thursday, August 6, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-6-2020: Congress must pass the Save Our Stages Act #saveourstages

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Today I'm taking a brief detour from the employment-law implications of COVID-19 to discuss an issue near and dear to my heart—the devas...
Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-5-2020: Who pays for employer mandated COVID-19 tests?

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The inevitable has happened. One of your employees has tested positive for COVID-19. You do what you're supposed to do . You clean and s...
Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-4-2020: NY federal judge invalidates key parts of FFCRA regulations

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Yesterday, a New York federal judge issued an order invalidating several key aspects of the Department of Labor's regulations interpret...
Monday, August 3, 2020

Coronavirus Update 8-3-2020: How have employers responded to COVID-19?

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A  recent survey of businesses reveals a variety of trends about COVID-19 in the workplace. Nearly 6 out of every 10 employers has had an e...
Friday, July 31, 2020

Coronavirus Update 7-31-2020: 41,214 reasons not to fire employees who request FFCRA leave

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A San Jose, California, manufacturer has reached an agreement with the Department of Labor's Wage & Hour Division to pay 17 employee...
Thursday, July 30, 2020

Coronavirus Update 7-30-2020: Ohio needs to fix its unemployment system, π—»π—Όπ˜„

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The State of Ohio has temporarily frozen its Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits, as the Ohio Department of Jobs & Family Service...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Coronavirus Update 7-29-2020: SAFE TO WORK Act would offer employers a significant shield from employee COVID-19 lawsuits

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Earlier this week, Senate Republican introduced their $1 trillion COVID-19 economic stimulus package. Among other proposals the bill contain...
Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Coronavirus Update 7-28-2020: Do you know what to do when an employee tests positive?

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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. ...