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Back in the Spring, I blogged here about an Atlanta man charged with wire fraud for misrepresenting to his employer that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Continue reading
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Last week, I wrote here about how the CDC had changed its guidance on COVID-19 close contact. As a result, lots of state and local guidance became misaligned with the federal change.
But now they’re catching up. Continue reading
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You and me, we’re a lot alike. Continue reading
Amy and Eric are talking COVID-19 and Thanksgiving on YouTube. Only in 2020…
I had intended to keep the typing to a minimum today by sending you over to The Employer Handbook YouTube Channel, where I posted this video in which my colleague, Amy Epstein Gluck, and I tried to answer the question: “How should businesses handle employee travel for Thanksgiving?”
Then Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf went and signed this new Executive Order yesterday that significantly changes how local employers will do business for the foreseeable future. Continue reading
Someone made an impulse buy; he doesn’t regret it.
And they’re not at all funny-looking either.*
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In a landslide victory on election day — ok, a touch of politics — New Jersey voters overwhelmingly supported legalizing recreational marijuana. But where and when can you get it? (Asking for a friend).
And what does legalized recreational marijuana mean for local employers? Continue reading
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Let’s say that your child attends school either on a hybrid or full-time schedule. Your child comes into close contact with another person with COVID-19. The school instructs you to quarantine your child at home for 14 days while the class continues.
Are you eligible for leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)? Let’s find out.
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Back in March, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law. The FFCRA allows eligible employees to receive either paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.
Recently, COVID-19 numbers have begun spiking again. However, a new study has found that the FFCRA has actually helped to flatten the curve. Continue reading
Well, that depends. 😉 Continue reading
Congratulations! You’ve made half-way through “Amy Coney Barrett Week” at The Employer Handbook. Well, technically, you won’t reach the midpoint until you get about 178 words into this 356-word-long post, but you get the idea.
So, how about we discuss the thrilling, compelling, edge-of-your-seat world of arbitration provisions? Continue reading
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