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From the Land of Enchantment (and Breaking Bad) comes the first federal lawsuit over vaccine refusal. A New Mexico corrections officer is refusing his public employer’s mandate to be vaccinated against COVID-19. His argument? The vaccine is not fully FDA … Read More
The Union Guy is at it again. The House passed the Biden Administration’s PRO Act yesterday and it is a doozy. Unions have tried for years to get this law on the books. Titled “Protecting the Right to Organize Act … Read More
The CDC issued interim guidance on persons who are fully vaccinated after two or more weeks from their last vaccine. Fully vaccinated people can: Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing Visit with unvaccinated … Read More
It may not feel like spring in some places but it is on the way. Now is a good time to take down the out-of-date workplace posters and put up new ones. As always, state and federal posters are free. … Read More
President Biden is a union guy–that is his term. His campaign promises were clearly pro-labor and his actions so far have shown he means it. But it was a still surprise when he weighed in on a vote to organize … Read More
We have blogged about the expected increase in COVID-19 lawsuits as a stand-alone legal claim and now we have the next phase: the COVID-19 whistleblower claim add on. Expect to see lawsuits against employers on unrelated issues–in this case sexual … Read More
Federal Pregnancy Protection: The last time Congress passed legislation to protect pregnant workers, we were listening to the Bee Gees and watching the movie “Saturday Night Fever.” (Well, maybe) Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA), which amended … Read More
New York investigators started snooping around two Amazon facilities after reports of a spike in COVID-19 cases and the firing of an employee who led a protest at the Staten Island facility over worker safety. Amazon sued NY first, claiming … Read More
More people are getting vaccinated–or jabbed as the Brits say–and it is causing confusion about certain COVID-19 protocols. In response, the CDC updated its guidance last week. Here are the takeaways: The CDC has added an additional exception to the … Read More
Oh boy is this a great video! After months of video meetings and calls, one moment captures our compete reliance on technology–and our frustration. When the lawyer with the cat filter tells the judge, “I’m not a cat!” I felt … Read More
In 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) initiated a program that allowed employers to self-report federal wage and hour violations and pay employees without the usual litigation, penalties and damages. The Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) was a way to … Read More