The law keeps changing as courts hand down cases, and employers need to be up-to-date. Three U.S. Supreme Court cases and two federal circuit court cases round out the recent decisions that employers should be aware of. U.S. Supreme Court In Bostock v. Clayton County, the court held that “An emplo...
With the coronavirus changing everything, many businesses are looking at permanent alterations to their practices, including recruiting. Much more recruiting is being done online, with in-person or online interviews coming only at the end of a longer online process. This increased reliance on virtual re...
Today’s pandemic may be one of the most challenging times for many people. Under current conditions, some work is even harder to accomplish than when it is done on average days. This struggle does not exempt those employees with disabilities, who are prone to a higher risk of infection to COVID-19. As e...
The president signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) into law on June 5, 2020. This bill modifies provisions related to the forgiveness of loans made to small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was implemented in response to COVID-19. The new law relaxe...
COVID-19 has forced many companies to allow employees to work from home, and there’s a chance that the pandemic will cause this to continue for quite some time. Measuring and reviewing performance was already a struggle for many managers, and adding it to remote workers can seem near impossible to...
Businesses are beginning to reopen after months of being closed due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Many need to hire employees and local guidelines are encouraging them to allow employees to work from home whenever possible. Contrary to what people may believe, remote work isn’t all pajamas and coffee...
The world is on its knees after the outbreak of the recent pandemic. Coronavirus has had a huge impact on the entire lifestyle and progression of people’s lives all across the world. No matter which discipline of life we belong to, or what our professions are, a medical mask has become an integral...
The idea that employers are responsible at some level for employee safety and conditions of their property isn’t new. For example, there is a legal term called premises liability. Premises liability refers to injuries or death that occur because of dangerous conditions or poor maintenance on a property....
Covid-19 has been a mass trial run for remote working that no one expected. Before the outbreak of the global pandemic, many organizations may have hoped that they could trial run remote working but never got around to it. Some organizations allowed remote working for certain business divisions and not...
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released guidelines for businesses for dealing with the novel coronavirus. The plans are detailed and address different businesses. Employers wanting guidance on reopening can refer to these docu...
Recently, the CEO of Twitter announced that his workers could continue to work from home forever. Twitter is an outlier, however, as many businesses are looking to reopen or simply do not have the option that a tech company has regarding working from home. In this time of uncertainty, many employers are...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, remote meetings have become essential. Different rules apply to video conferencing than in-office meetings, and without the ability to see and hear everyone, your team has to adapt and collaborate to ensure a successful outcome. The advantage (and disadvantage) of virtual m...
