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Heads up, PA employers! The Commonwealth just strengthened its COVID-19 mask and testing rules 😷👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

November 19, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

Governor Tom Wolf from Harrisburg, PA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pennsylvania businesses with employees who report to the office will need to update their workplace policies in light of some new rules effective this week. Continue reading

The EEOC has a new 114-page religious discrimination playbook. But, 2 of those pages got me like 🤔🤔🤔

November 18, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced here that it had released for public comment this new draft guidance on religious discrimination in the workplace. Continue reading

The COVID-19 Conundrum: Can you suspend employees for attending big Thanksgiving dinners?

November 17, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

Luigi Crespo from Frederick, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

That would make things interesting, wouldn’t it?
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How might the Biden Administration impact immigration policy?

November 16, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Immigration and employment law often go hand in hand.
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CDC: Face masks protect others and YOU TOO!

November 13, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

Someone made an impulse buy; he doesn’t regret it.

And they’re not at all funny-looking either.*

*The CDC has not evaluated this statement. Continue reading

He used the “N”-word twice . . . and may just win his race discrimination claim too?!?

November 12, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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A black man who was fired after recording a rap song, claims that his race — not his use of the “N”-word twice in the video — motivated his employer to end his employment.

And, according to a federal judge in California, he may be right.

Using marijuana in NJ has nothing to do with politics. But, are local employers ready for legal weed?

November 11, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

Image by Erin Stone from Pixabay

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

POLL: Could politics ever motivate you NOT to hire someone?

November 10, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

JakeTapper

I had planned to move away from politics today, but I saw this on my Facebook feed yesterday and just couldn’t shake it. Continue reading

Five ways that a Biden presidency may reshape employment law and HR-compliance

November 9, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

Once the networks called the presidential election for Joe Biden over the weekend, something dawned on me. Maybe, I should write about how the new administration may impact employment law.

I mean, what other employment lawyer/blogger would think to do that? Dibs! Continue reading

She settled her disability discrimination claim for cash and a lateral transfer. Then she sued for . . . retaliation?!?

November 6, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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If I felt a little snarkier, I would have gone with this instead of the confused emoji. Continue reading

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