Vaccines, unemployment, and more!
I had a COVID return-to-work quiz back in May, but a lot has changed since then, so I thought it might be fun to do an updated version. So . . .
How much do you know about COVID in the...more
2/26/2021
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Human Resources Professionals ,
Incentives ,
Layoffs ,
Masks ,
Quarantine ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Exemption ,
Social Distancing ,
Trump Administration ,
Unemployment ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Just because you can, should you?
As most of our readers know, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in December that employers can legally require employees to get COVID vaccinations, provided that they take a...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
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Here are 10 quick takes.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued on Tuesday a proposed update to the Religious Discrimination section of its Compliance Manual. The current section of the Compliance Manual has not...more
11/20/2020
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Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,
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Undue Hardship ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance
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
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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
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An easy-to-read guide that works for all employees using legal meds.*
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued new guidance documents on the rights of employees who are legally using opioids, and for their...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 EEOC clarifies its position on COVID-vulnerable employees.
Yesterday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reissued guidance on employers' responsibilities with respect to employees who have medical conditions...more
"Let's turn over -- a new leaf."
"And, baby, let's make promises -- that we can keep. We'll call it a New Year's resolution . . ."
Now that the New Year's celebrations are over, it's time to start thinking about...more
How can I sue thee? Let me count the ways.
Last week, I talked about five very basic things employers do to get themselves embroiled in employment litigation. They were-
Discrimination (not only unlawful discrimination, but...more
7/26/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Leave ,
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Termination ,
Wage and Hour
Take care of yourself!
In medicine, sometimes the practices that get people in trouble are pretty simple. Too many nachos, and not enough leafy greens. You'd rather binge-watch Seasons 1-3 of Stranger Things than go for a...more
What the Supreme Court's decision in Fort Bend really means.
As you may have heard, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a plaintiff to proceed with a Title VII religious discrimination lawsuit even though she didn't file a...more
6/7/2019
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Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Title VII ,
Waiver Rule ,
Wrongful Termination
And dads get to play, too.
After all, we wouldn't be moms without you! ;-)
Happy Mother's Day weekend! How much do you know about moms in the workplace? Take our quiz and find out! As always, the answers appear at the end...more
Employers, are you ready to accommodate Wiccans?
According to a study by the Pew Research Center, there are now 1.4 million mainstream Presbyterians in the United States but 1.5 million who identify as Wiccans or pagans....more
This case makes my head hurt.
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled 2-1 this week that an employer's withdrawal of a job offer to an nurse who had requested a religious accommodation was not...more
A new lawsuit filed by the EEOC is a good guide for employers on what not to do.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in New York against a group of senior care and...more
What better way to start the Labor Day weekend than with a drug test?
Er, I meant a quiz about drug testing.
Assume that the following are all situations in which drug testing is not legally mandated by some federal law,...more
And the ex-employee gets a jury trial.
A federal court denied summary judgment to an employer in a failure-to-accommodate case brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Oregon state law, and the case is chock...more
Here is a judge an employer can love.
In our continuing series on the employment law rulings of President Trump's "short-list" candidates for Justice Anthony Kennedy's seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, we turn to Judge Raymond...more
I'm gonna say no.
But yes, if you believe Katherine Goldstein of The New York Times. In "The Open Secret of Anti-Mom Bias at Work," she provides an anecdote about a female, feminist boss -- of all people -- who fired a...more
Are you in the know?
Yeah, I'm sorry. I should have an in-depth, incisive legal analysis of the Sixth Circuit panel decision in EEOC v. R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. That was my plan, and I promise that I will --...more
3/9/2018
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Here are 10 questions to help you think it through.
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires, in appropriate circumstances, that employers make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. A common question...more
A residential care provider has settled an EEOC lawsuit alleging failure to accommodate an employee's pregnancy.
Silverado Menomenee Falls, LLC, a residential care provider, has settled a lawsuit filed by the Equal...more
How much do you know about an employer’s reasonable accommodation obligations under the law(s)? Take this quiz and find out!
Question 1: Which of the following federal employment laws require reasonable accommodation, either...more