Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Several members of Congress have asked new Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh to require American businesses to pay overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act to anyone making less than $1,591 per week (equivalent to $82,732 per year for a full-year worker) who…
Image by torstensimon from Pixabay Several states are taking steps to forbid employers from requiring that workers receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Separately, I know of at least two pending lawsuits that employees have filed. I already blogged about one of them here. The other is pending in a federal court in…
Image by Martine Auvray from Pixabay An employee’s perception of the workplace is critical to gaining an accurate picture of what the actual workplace is like. Do you agree? If you answered yes, maybe one day you can serve on the Sixth Circuit Court Appeals, out of which a district…
Image Credit: Marco Verch Professional Photographer (Syringe and vaccination record card on blue background)//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js The Miami Heat made news twice yesterday. First, the rumor mill has the franchise closely tied to a deal for Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry. Of course, my beloved Philadelphia 76ers are also in the…
Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons I know a guy. (Ok, I got a press release.) In December, I blogged here about how the U.S. Department of Labor planned to update the rules for tipped employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. (By…
Image Credit: Legends Diner Denton on Facebook During the last The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Hour on Friday, which you can view here on The Employer Handbook YouTube channel, we discussed how employers could expect OSHA to be a lot more aggressive about COVID-19 workplace inspections in 2021. Do not…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com Let’s give a shout-out to my special guest, David Miklas, and to everyone who attended The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Hour this past Friday. I had a great time discussing FFCRA, OSHA, and the new CDC COVID-19 guidance. Did you enjoy it too? Don’t worry. If you…
Micthev, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons If you haven’t done so already, click here to register to join David Miklas and me on Zoom at Noon ET. Here’s what we’re covering: The Emergency Paid Leave provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act On top of a general overview to…
Child Thinking by Gan Khoon Lay from the Noun Project The Centers for Control and Disease Prevention (CDC) just released a new seven-page resource to get you started. Here the four things in the new CDC release that caught my attention. 1. Not only should vaccinations be at no charge,…
health insurance by Arafat Uddin from the Noun Project I didn’t … until I read this WSJ.com article from Anne Tergesen on Saturday. Under the new American Rescue Plan, long-story-short, starting April 1, COBRA-eligible individuals can get COBRA continuation coverage for themselves and their families through September 30, 2021. Check…