Read it and Weep: HR Gets Honest Reporting
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
CDC Whiplash: The Latest Guidance Explained
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
Recent MA COVID-19 Guidance, Simplified
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
New CDC Guidance: Auld Lang Syne to Current Isolation and Quarantine Rules
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
Deja Vu All Over Again: The Vaccine Mandates Unwrapped
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
The Boxing Match: OSHA v State COVID Sick Leave in Healthcare
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
It’s 11:00 a.m.: Do You Know Where Your Employees Are?*
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
What Do Women Want?
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
Are Courts Putting the Brakes on the Mandatory Vaccines? The Latest
As we close in on December, what is the status of the federal vaccine mandate you ask? (Didn’t you?) At this point, variable! Here is the breakdown: Employers with 100 or more employees: Originally, the deadline for test or vaccinate was … Read More
Giving Thanks
Wherever you are, Whatever you do, Have a joyful, restful Thanksgiving! Foley & Foley PC Our offices will close at noon on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 We will be back in business Monday, November 29, 2021.