Image Credit: pxfuel.com When many people think of a “motorcycle enthusiast,” they imagine someone in sunglasses, a leather vest, jeans, boots, and lots of facial hair. And while that describes my Aunt Helen, most folks picture someone like the guy in the photo. By the way, I don’t have an…
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Who pays for COVID-19 tests when an employer requires regular testing?
Image Credit: Piqsels.com Early last week, California and New York City required their workers to get a COVID-19 vaccination or mask up and submit to regular testing. On Thursday, the federal government issued the same edit to its employees. Then on Monday, the State of New Jersey announced that all…
Here’s hoping employers in states like PA paid nonexempt employees for COVID-19 temperature checks at work. Otherwise…
Image by S K from Pixabay Technically, Pennsylvania is a Commonwealth. But that’s not really the point of this post. So, I’ll digress. I tend to overuse the phrase “your mileage may vary” on this blog. Often, I use it when comparing the laws of different states. But, I also…
Does federal law forbid discrimination based on interracial relationships? Two courts disagree.
Image Credit: MaxPixel.net A white employee complains in writing that a colleague called his biracial grand-niece a “monkey” and texted him racially offensive comments about his coworkers. Within months, the employer fired the complainant. Is this retaliation? A federal court in Pennsylvania said no. It reasoned that while Title VII…
POLL RESULTS: Are businesses ready to mandate vaccinations? Not so fast…
Yesterday, I asked, “Will your business mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees?” Fortunately, no one went as far into the deep end as the gentleman whom Chris Cuomo interviewed on CNN 🤯. Otherwise, the poll results were about as I expected. Here they are: 6.7% – We already do 14% –…
All federal workers will need to vaccinate or undergo regular COVID-19 testing
Image by Michi-Nordlicht from Pixabay On Tuesday, I told you how the Department of Veterans Administration planned to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all its employees. Well, in today’s edition of COVID-19 safety one-upmanship, NBC News is reporting that “President Joe Biden is expected to announce [today] that federal workers will…
The CDC now wants everyone to wear masks in certain public indoor places. But where? Why? And for how long?
Source: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view Take a look at that map. If you are in an orange or red county — about 63% of the map — those are considered areas of substantial or high transmission of the Delta variant of COVID-19. So, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends…
Trending? The Department of Veteran Affairs, California, and NYC are mandating COVID-19 vaccinations.
Image by torstensimon from Pixabay On the heels of yesterday’s post in which I discussed the National Football League’s crackdown on COVID-19 vaccines and safety protocols, I bring you news today of vaccine mandates from the Department of Veteran Affairs, State of California, and New York City. Technically, the news…
When it comes to COVID-19 this season, the National Football League means business — literally. And you should too.
Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Last season, COVID-19 breakouts on several teams threatened to cancel many National Football League games. But, NFL scrambled to make it work. However, this year, with the vaccinations widely available, the NFL will be cracking down on teams that don’t take prophylactic…
44 million more reasons to properly define essential job functions and explore reasonable accommodations. And it’s the SAME EMPLOYER!!! 😲😨🤯
booledozer, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons On Wednesday, I posted about a $250K Arkansas federal jury verdict against an employer for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Well, you’ll never believe this! Earlier in the month, another federal jury in Wisconsin concluded that the same employer had violated the ADA. But…