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While I sit here and eat a little crow, you be on the lookout for pigs flying. Continue reading
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While I sit here and eat a little crow, you be on the lookout for pigs flying. Continue reading
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division / Public domain
Near the end of last month, I blogged here about this Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Field Assistance Bulletin. The U.S. Department of Labor announced that, in most instances, it would no longer pursue pre-litigation liquidated damages arising out of a wage and hour investigation of your company. Continue reading
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Last week, I posted here about how several states, including the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has new quarantine rules for out-of-state travel. For example, the Pennsylvania Department of Health posted this information on its “COVID-19 Information for Travelers.”
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. One of those reasons is when an employee is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis. Continue reading
U.S. Centers for Disease Control / Public domain
Where did this week go? I meant to share with you earlier this resource document from the CDC on employee COVID-19 tests in non-healthcare workplaces. Well, better late than never. Continue reading
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I know I said that I would post a mediation video today. But, give me a rain check on that, and I think that I can do you one better. If you would be interested in an upcoming Zoom with me and a member of the EEOC Mediation Unit, give me a “hell yeah!”
But, for now, I’ve got to talk about yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru.
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Most of you know that I’m not just a handsome hecka-handsome and snarky employment law blogger, but I’m also a management-side employment attorney too.
But, did you also know that I’m also an employment law mediator?
TRUTH! Continue reading
A client emailed me yesterday asking if I’d read about the new COVID-19 quarantine restrictions for travelers to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Specifically, the client asked whether they could trigger a need to provide leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Maybe your state has similar restrictions, and you’re looking for answers too.
Well, you’ve come to the right place. Continue reading
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Both a Harvard graduate and a police detective who supported the recent Black Lives Matter protests appear to be finding out the hard way that posting violent threats on social media, even if in jest, can end up costing a job. Continue reading
Not this Independence Day. Although, it does feel like it this year, amirite? Continue reading