The ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us, in one way or another. Some have directly contracted the virus and had to deal with its difficult symptoms, while others have tragically lost friends or family members to this terrible infection. Others have been less directly affected, but hav...
Nobody wants to get injured at work, and many employers across the nation go to great lengths to protect their workers and provide safe, secure working environments. Still, in spite of these efforts, around 2.8 million workplace injuries and illnesses were recorded in 2018 alone. These injuries can incl...
Recently, the state of California issued a handbook for businesses planning to reopen under the threat of the current COVID-19 epidemic. And other states and the federal government have issued guidance for businesses responding to the coronavirus disease. For businesses staying open or considering reope...
Invisible disabilities are those disabilities that cannot readily be seen like those that involve a cane or a wheelchair. The number of invisible disabilities is too great to list definitively, but here are a few examples: Arthritis Attention deficit disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder...
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....
