It's our first #WorkforceWednesday of 2021! The past year tested our resilience, and COVID-19 forced everyone to think creatively and adapt quickly. Nowhere was that seen more clearly than in the workplace.
Workplace Safety...more
1/6/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Business Closures ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Furloughs ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Labor Regulations ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Personal Information ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Sick Leave ,
Social Distancing ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, Congress finally passes a COVID-19 relief bill as employers make longer-term plans for vaccination programs and return to work.
Congress Passes Relief Bill
Congress delivers a...more
12/23/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Financial Stimulus ,
GINA ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Pending Legislation ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Relief Measures ,
Small Business ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, we look at a new COVID-19 quarantine timeline and stricter workplace safety regulations in California.
CDC Permits Shortened Quarantine Periods
The Centers for Disease Control and...more
12/9/2020
/ Cal-OSHA ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Government Entities ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health ,
Quarantine ,
Sick Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Virus Testing ,
WARN Act ,
Workplace Safety
It’s #WorkforceWednesday! This week, the next big challenge for employers—vaccine policy readiness. We also look at how the U.S. Supreme Court might rule on two employee benefits-related issues.
It’s Time to Ready Your...more
11/25/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Interactive Process ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, developments in three major areas are impacting employers’ return-to-work planning: the definition of “close contact,” caregiver support, and cybersecurity.
CDC Broadens “Close...more
Workplace incidents — ranging from shootings and assaults to less severe violence — have spiked across a variety of industries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney Beth McManus discusses the steps employers can take to...more
10/5/2020
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Masks ,
Retailers ,
Retaliation ,
Social Distancing ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence
It’s #WorkforceWednesday! This week, we examine two increasingly common issues that employers face in today’s polarized climate: responding to employees’ off-duty conduct and workplace violence.
Responding to Off-Duty and...more
It’s #WorkforceWednesday! This week we’re focusing on the long-term operations plans employers are putting in place due to COVID-19, whether it is utilizing extended remote work models or training their managers on return to...more
8/12/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hackers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Phishing Scams ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Wage and Hour
It’s #WorkforceWednesday. This weekly newsletter provides you with a cost-free, convenient way to quickly browse the most significant news impacting your workforce.
Watch the week’s top workforce management and employment...more
3/18/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEOC General Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Guidance ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Public Health ,
Quarantine ,
Quickie Election Rules ,
Remote Working ,
Sick Leave ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety ,
World Health Organization
It’s #WorkforceWednesday, featuring Employment Law This Week®, blog posts, client alerts, and other helpful resources from Epstein Becker Green’s Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice. Get the information you need...more
2/19/2020
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Job Applicants ,
Misclassification ,
New Guidance ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Preemption ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Public Health ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
This Employment Law This Week® Monthly Rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into January 2020. The episode includes:
1. The Recalibration of Federal Agencies
The year 2019 was the year of...more
1/8/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Drug Testing ,
EEO-1 ,
Email ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Marijuana ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Purple Communications ,
Quickie Election Rules ,
Recreational Use ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Trump Administration ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Investigations