Do Employers Risk Suit if the Don’t Keep Up with the CDC’s Covid Guidance?
Lawsuits are Coming for Entities That Don’t Change COVID Mandates After CDC Update, Says Head of the New Civil Liberties Alliance.
Tag: employment law
What Risks do Employers Face if They Mandate COVID Shots in the Absence of Federal Mandates?
The Biden administration earlier this year issued three national mandates through OSHA, the CMS (see below) and the Department of Defense (DoD).
Does Asking Someone’s Vaccine Status Violate the ADA?
Making Medical Inquiry Can Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Robin Shea of the Costangy, Brooks employment law firm posted this on Friday, 10/8/21:
https://www.constangy.com/employment-labor-insider/asking-for-vax-status-pre-offer-not
Reasons to be Reasonable About Reasonable Accommodations
Eric B. Meyer with Reasonable Accommodations 101.
Eric B. Meyer of The Employer Handbook posted this on 3/01/2021: Rather than pay about $2,000 to install automatic doors, an employer loses a $650K disability discrimination verdict instead.
Does Your Company Do the Basics of Trade Secret Protection?
Trade secrets are inventions and methods that have value to your company and that would lose the value if they were disclosed to your competitors.
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.
Optimizing the Multi-Generational Workforce
Helping Employers Optimize the Multi-Generational Workforce.
Several law firms have provided excellent Continuing Legal Ed programs in response to COVID19. Morgan Lewis https://www.morganlewis.com/ is one of those firms.
Law Firms Providing Useful COVID19 Information
I regularly receive updates from several law firms covering subjects such as employment, construction, and technology.
Using Separation Agreements for Employment Litigation Risk Management
Using a Separation and Release Agreement as a Litigation Risk Management Tool.
Are You Using Mediation for Employment Litigation Risk Management?
His 2/24/20 email update is titled: “I have a copy of the EEOC’s ‘top secret, classified, confidential’* priorities for 2020. Want to see it?”
Is Your Company Making These Common OT Misclassification Errors?
Employment Law Resources: Littler and ComplianceHR.
Littler, Mendelson is one of the nation’s premier Employment law firms. I recently took their continuing legal education webinar titled: “Overtime Violations Lurking in Your Company: The Five Most Misclassified Jobs Under the FLSA.”
Fraudulent Leave Prevention is Not Just for Large Employers!
Good Advice on Preventing FMLA Fraud & Abuse.
Jeff Nowak is an expert on the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). The Federal FMLA applies to public agencies to private sector employers with at least 50 employees (plus additional qualification requirements).
Michael S Oswald, Chartered 