Helping Employers in Employment Law Matters and Labor Relations
10. Employee retention and recruitment programs needed (e.g., Educational Assistance, Referral Bonus, Health and Wellness); 9. Must have preferred name and pronouns policy per EEOC guidance; 8. You need updated leaves to reflect state COVID laws and mandates; 7. Must … Read More
With the relentless drum beat of COVID, it is easy to neglect other workplace obligations. Not you of course–just other people. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) just ruled against an employer who terminated an employee over a personnel … Read More
This is for all the HR professionals out there. The New York Times published a terrific piece on the woes of HR in the time of COVID. The title says it all: Your Head of HR Is Now Basically the … Read More
Things over at the CDC seem, well, tumultuous. Changing guidance within a week? Nuts. What should employers be doing right now? Here are last week’s changes, which still remain in effect: If you have COVID-19, isolate for at least five … Read More
With no end to this pandemic in sight, navigating the impact of COVID-19 on the workplace can be difficult. Understanding which compliance obstacles remain in Massachusetts can be a headache. We have broken down the recent guidance offered by the … Read More
The CDC amended its guidance concerning those who test positive for COVID-19 and for those who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, in a press release yesterday. Just like the New Year, it … Read More
Gifts to wrap! Checks to write! And the groceries! But that is not the deja vu we are talking about here. It’s the whiplash of the vaccine mandates in the courts. Here is the status of the mandates now: Employers … Read More
If you thought regular leave was a rubric’s cube of complication, be ready to meet its crazy uncle, COVID-19 Leave Laws. While the FFCRA is no longer available, even voluntarily, that hasn’t stopped state governments and OSHA to outline specific … Read More
Let’s face it: When COVID originally hit, few of us knew how long and how profound its impact would be. Heck, people left their coffee cups on their desk at our place (no judgement)! But now, remote or hybrid work … Read More
Now that I have your attention, this is not a piece devoted to holiday shopping ideas*: it is a workplace law blog after all. We have all read–and perhaps seen–women leave the workplace during the pandemic (1 in 5!). Good … Read More