…an employer implements health screening or temperature checks and chooses to create records of this information, those records might qualify as medical records under the Access to Employee Exposure…
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It’s okay to invite employees to request disability accommodations, plus other brand new EEOC COVID-19 guidance!
…about who to contact with accommodation requests should they need one. (You can even identify CDC-listed medical conditions that may place people at higher risk of serious illness if they…
Can an employer and employee agree to a furlough instead of FMLA leave?
…providing the employee with leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act? First of all, why would the employee agree to that? Well, FMLA leave is unpaid. But, if the…
This case has nothing to do with COVID-19. But, it could prevent a return-to-work lawsuit.
Image by Okan Caliskan from Pixabay As part of return-to-work from COVID-19, sadly, some employees are not going to return to work. I’m not talking about those situations…
Wait, what?!? We’ve got ANOTHER coronavirus-related lawsuit where THE PLAINTIFF IS A LAWYER.
Image Credit: publicdomainvectors.org (Public Domain) Earlier this month, I told you about an attorney who claimed that her former employer wrongfully discharged her for refusing to violate a…
An employer with more than 500 employees was sued for violating the FFCRA. Now, I’m confused. 😕
…with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. But, the FFCRA only applies to certain public employers and private employers with fewer…
Best-laid plans? Is one state setting up employers for COVID-19 retaliation claims?
Image by 272447 from Pixabay And it’s not New York, New Jersey, or California. Actually, it’s Ohio. (But, the rest of you should pay attention too.) On Tuesday,…
Part Three: A much bigger FFCRA lawsuit (not exactly what employers expected).
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Yesterday, in part two of the “types of COVID-19 lawsuits that employers can expect” series, I wrote here about a Families First Coronavirus…
The types of COVID-19 lawsuits that employers can expect. Part Two: FFCRA
…medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. I’ve done enough blog posts, live chats, videos, and whatnot that you should know all the granular details of the Act by…
Yesterday’s DOL update on the FFCRA may be the most important one for employers. And here’s why…
…it left employers with a little parting gift. Before I unwrap the present for you, let’s start with a little lesson on the Family and Medical Leave Act of…