Coronavirus Update 6–5–2020: Cleveland is not the “butthole of the world"
Earlier this week, Frank Jackson, Cleveland's four-term mayor, said that "Cleveland's perceived to be the butthole of the world...
Coronavirus Update 6–4–2020: Can you force employees who participate in George Floyd protests to quarantine without pay?
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday I discussed the legalities of placing on an unpaid leave of absence employees who engaging in leisure mass gatherings outside of ...
Coronavirus Update 6–3–2020: Do “Lake of the Ozarks” employees sent home from work qualify for paid sick leave under the FFCRA?
By Jon Hyman
Last week I discussed how to handle employees who are not social distancing outside of work. My thoughts were spurred by videos of employee...
Coronavirus Update 6–2–2020: Justice Department indicts employee for COVID-19 workplace fraud
By Jon Hyman
In mid-April the FBI warned employers to be on the lookout for fake COVID-19 diagnoses, doctors' notes, and other coronavirus-related d...
I am at a loss for words…
By Jon Hyman
I cannot ignore the appalling tragedies we experienced over the past week, first through the murder of George Floyd, and then through the ri...
Coronavirus Update 5-29-2020: Friday olio — an A+ set of reopening guidelines, a webinar, and a playlist
By Jon Hyman
A few shares for your Friday. First, on Wednesday the CDC published sweeping recommendations for reopening office buildings . According to ...
Coronavirus Update 5-28-2020: Is your business ready for the COVID-19 golden age of union organizing?
By Jon Hyman
Among the many lessons we will learn from the COVID-19 pandemic is its demonstration of the importance of union membership for essential wor...
Coronavirus Update 5-27-2020: Is McDonald’s really a public nuisance?
By Jon Hyman
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...
Coronavirus Update 5-26-2020: When an employee isn’t social distancing outside of work
By Jon Hyman
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 ...
Coronavirus Update 5-22-2020: We really don’t want our employees being “Tisons"
By Jon Hyman
Social media is congratulating Tison, a Costco employee who turned away an angry customer who refused to wear a mask, a condition required b...
Coronavirus Update 5-21-2020: Ohio judge grants Pyrrhic victory to gyms closed by Stay at Home Order
By Jon Hyman
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...
Coronavirus Update 5-20-2020: Governor DeWine’s “Ohioans Protecting Ohioans” advisory is a colossal miscalculation
By Jon Hyman
This past weekend offered a perfect coronavirus storm in Ohio. The weather on Saturday was postcard-perfect, and restaurant and bar patios w...
Coronavirus Update 5-19-2020: Lawsuit highlights risk of businesses not reopening safely and correctly
By Jon Hyman
An employee has sued a Utah protein bar company after she contracted COVID-19. She claims that she became ill because her employer ignored h...
Coronavirus Update 5-18-2020: House proposes significant expansions to FFCRA paid leave
By Jon Hyman
Late Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6800 . Among...
Coronavirus Update 5-15-2020: One that got away … and one that didn’t
By Jon Hyman
There's no such thing as bad publicity. Or at least that's how the saying goes. Monday evening I received the following Twitter D...
Coronavirus Update 5-14-2020: Workers’ Comp waivers aren’t just a bad idea, they are also almost certainly illegal
By Jon Hyman
Consider this headline from the Las Vegas Review-Journal: Restaurant, fearing coronavirus lawsuit, creates liability waiver . The article g...
Coronavirus Update 5-13-2020: Workplace virus screening tools aren’t perfect, but they are at least part of a solution
By Jon Hyman
How do you protect your employees during a pandemic? This is the question this New York Times article asks. As states reopen and businesses...
Coronavirus Update 5-12-2020: You have every right to be a 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘵, and we have every right to fire you for it
By Jon Hyman
" Covidiot : A person who acts like an irresponsible idiot during the Covid-19 pandemic, ignoring common sense, decency, science, and p...
Coronavirus Update 5-11-2020: The 6th(!) set of FAQs from the DOL on the FFCRA
By Jon Hyman
Consider the following scenario. An employee has been working from home productively and without issue since the state Shelter in Place...
Coronavirus Update 5-8-2020: Can you legally refuse to return to work to someone at “high risk” for COVID-19 complications?
By Jon Hyman
As you start recalling employees to your physical workplace from remote work-from-home arrangements or furlough, you are concerned about a...