Are Your Telework Policies Ready for the New Year?
I often quote my friend Eric B. Meyer of The Employer Handbook when I’m writing about employment law.
Category: COVID19
What to Make of the CDC’s Mask Endorsement?
RationalGround.com offers Critical Analyses of the CDC’s Mask Endorsement.
In my 10/15/20 post – COVID Mask OSHA Requirements – I discussed the OSHA’s requirement for employers to choose equipment that is suitable to the hazards facing their employees, and for implementing a respiratory protection program.
COVID School Closure Lawsuit – Part of a Litigation Wave
I was semi-watching a local TV news broadcast Wednesday morning until one item got my full attention: The Liberty Justice Center (“LJC”) has filed suit against the West Ada School District to prevent a local teachers union from holding any more “sick-out” actions.
COVID Mask OSHA Requirements
Employers That Require Employees to Wear Masks Need to be Aware of OSHA’s Applicable Requirements.
COVID Intentional Tort Class Action Suits
Intentional Tort Suits – Coming Soon? In my 9/10/20 post Don’t Get Complacent About COVID Lawsuit Immunity Laws, I spelled out some of the limits on those laws. I also … Continue reading COVID Intentional Tort Class Action Suits
COVID Lockdown Order in PA Ruled Unconstitutional
A Federal judge in Western Pennsylvania has ruled that the governor’s open-ended lockdown order violates the 1st Amendment and the Due Process and Equal Protection provisions of 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Don’t Get Complacent About COVID Lawsuit Immunity Laws!
What Are COVID Lawsuit Immunity Laws?
The Idaho legislature recently passed, and the governor signed into law, a bill intended to shield businesses from lawsuits by people claiming they got COVID after visiting their establishment.
Let’s “Manage by Data” when dealing with COVID19
The time I worked at SEMATECH (a semiconductor industry R&D consortium in Austin) was one my career highlights. I got to work with some of the brightest people in the chip world.
I learned a lot of valuable lessons there, including (i) everything in life involves trade-offs; and (ii) the importance of Managing by Data.
Is COVID-19 Putting Your Trade Secrets at Risk?
Working from Home and an Economic Downturn Are Creating a Perfect Storm for Increased Theft of Trade Secrets.
Pediatricians Say Open the K-12 Schools
The American Academy of Pediatrics Strongly Advocates In-Person Schools to be Opened.
Do the Human Costs Exceed the Lockdown’s Benefits?
In my opinion, the human costs of the nationwide lockdown have exceeded the benefits. Unemployment, harm to children, and suicides all need to be factored into any decisions to continue any lockdowns.
How do you Know you Have an Enforceable Online Contract?
Ecommerce is Up. So is Class Action Litigation.
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