He's not letting the grass grow under his feet.
NOTE FROM ROBIN: When President Trump took office in 2016, I had a series of "Trumpdates," in which I provided regular updates on appointments and other actions he was taking...more
Yippee.
Last May the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suspended its collection of EEO-1 (and EEO-3 and EEO-5) data because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the agency,
Recognizing the impact that the...more
No, I did not read all 5,600 pages of that legislation!
According to Bloomberg Law, the stimulus package passed by Congress on Monday night does not include an extension of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...more
And employers will like it.
NOTE FROM ROBIN: This is the text of a Legal Bulletin that we sent out today. I am posting it here for those of you who don't subscribe to our bulletins.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...more
12/17/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GINA ,
Health Care Providers ,
New Guidance ,
OSHA ,
Personal Information ,
Pharmacies ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Title II ,
Title VII
The EEOC is inviting us to ask for opinion letters!
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week that it will begin issuing opinion letters in response to requests from the public.
Eligible topics...more
12/11/2020
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Opinion Letter ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
My best guess is yes.
Two new COVID-19 vaccines are hurtling toward approval by the Food and Drug Administration and release to the public.
As a result, employers are asking whether they can require their employees to get...more
11/20/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Sure seems that way to me.
I wonder if the COVID shutdowns have brought out the worst in some employees. I am getting some really strange real-life "situations" lately. (For confidentiality reasons, I can't say more about...more
Do you make the grade?
How much do you know about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, work, and school? Take our quiz and find out! As always, the answers are provided at the end of each question, so you can cheat...more
This information could come in handy for employers.
The National Labor Relations Board has made public three Advice letters dealing with the two hottest topics of our times: Political activism, and COVID-19. In each case, a...more
9/18/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Duty to Bargain ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Political Expression ,
Right to Peaceful Assembly ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
UFCW ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
Health care employers especially, take note!
In August, a federal judge in New York vacated portions of the regulations interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. It was not clear at first what the response of...more
The EEOC updated its guidance this week.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this week updated its Q&A guidance on coronavirus and the federal anti-discrimination laws -- primarily, the Americans with Disabilities...more
9/11/2020
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Personal Data ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Screening Procedures ,
Workplace Safety
The draft is at the White House as we speak.
Bloomberg Law reported this morning that revised regulations interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act have been sent to the White House, "typically the last stop...more
Three new FAQs, all related to school closings.
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued three new FAQs on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. All three relate to absences from work because of school...more
Strange news from these crazy times.
At least one industry is booming during the pandemic. According to the Daily Mail (so it must be true!), the market for prefabricated "tiny offices" you can put in your back yard has...more
A study says you're losing 15 minutes of valuable work time per day!
A study of Australian employees who have been teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic found that they were losing approximately 15 minutes of productive...more
The EEOC has started issuing right-to-sue letters again.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week that it had resumed issuing "right-to-sue" letters.
Issuance of the letters, which give charging...more
A resume liar, or a candidate who gives you the hard truth?
Let's say you have a great candidate for your vacant position of Director of Widgetary Management. Work experience is on point, excellent presentation in the...more
FYI! Read ASAP!
The U.S. Department of Labor has added to its long list of Frequently Asked Questions related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The new material (FAQs 94-97) is not earth-shattering, and I...more
Right before the July 4 holiday, Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed into law legislation that will limit North Carolina businesses’ liability for claims related to COVID-19.
The legislation adds an Article 8 to Chapter 99E of the...more
The DOL's Wage and Hour Division tells us how it will look at these issues.
One of the hot (get it?) issues with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is how it will apply to employees' child care needs after the kids'...more
An ambiguity in the agency's prior guidance has been clarified.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its guidance on COVID-19 issues yesterday and clarified that employers may not test employees for COVID-19...more
And, remember those wellness regulations? New ones are in progress.
Yesterday the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its FAQs on coronavirus and discrimination. For those who are already familiar with the...more
The Department of Labor has issued new FAQs.
As most of you know, the U.S. Department of Labor has an ever-growing list of FAQs related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The latest FAQs include guidance related...more
The Justice Department is prosecuting a case of alleged phony corony.
Employees, if you need to make up a story to get out of working, you might want to try something other than a fake case of COVID-19...more
It's not as large as you'd think.
One of my favorite workplace advice columnists, Karla Miller of The Washington Post, had a good one yesterday about an employee who was having to bring her 10-year-old daughter to work....more