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As an employer, you might be thinking about implementing a mandatory vaccine policy for your workforce. There are many issues to consider when developing a mandatory vaccine policy, and it is hard to keep up with...more
Since vaccines have become readily available, employers have been grappling with whether they should mandate vaccines for employees. Most companies have chosen to “strongly encourage” employees instead of mandating, and many...more
6/28/2021
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As various COVID-19 vaccines become more readily available, employers continue to struggle to address issues relating to the impact of a vaccine on their workplaces. Real legal and practical risks remain for unwary employers....more
4/5/2021
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As news of a COVID-19 vaccine increased during the late fall, employers were anxiously awaiting EEOC guidance as to whether they could require employees to get vaccinated. While it will be several more months before the...more
12/18/2020
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On September 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor published emergency regulations (making them effective as of the day of publication) revising certain portions of the Families First Coronavirus Response act (FFCRA) in...more
On August 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor released a Field Assistance Bulletin to provide guidance addressing how employers should track the number of hours worked by employees who are working remotely. While the...more
Until recently, employers had largely ignored unemployment claims other than to contest an occasional claim. Now, however, as employers consider different options to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their...more
On March 24, 2020, the Department of Labor issued its first published guidance relating to the Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and Emergency FMLA (EFMLA) established under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)....more