Helping Employers in Employment Law Matters and Labor Relations
The Department of Labor published its final rule on a more employer friendly independent contractor test yesterday. Too little too late comes to mind because the Biden administration can (and will) rescind the rule and your state probably has a stricter … Read More
How is that to do list going? Sigh. Below is a quick summary of the two hot topics right now: MA Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) implementation and the end–or is it?– of the FFCRA leave: MA PFML is in … Read More
At last, 2021 is here. This past year was a long one but it was not all bad. Below are some fun lists to ease you into the New Year: Good things did happen in 2020! Here is a list … Read More
As of today, 19.3 million Americans have contracted COVID 19, with 335, 141 deaths. The race to vaccinate is unprecedented (that word has never been used more). More than 2 million Americans have received a COVID-19 vaccine, with millions more … Read More
What a year! As always, we want to thank you for your business and your friendship. Navigating the rough seas of the pandemic with you has been an honor. We will be closed from noon on December 24, 2020, through … Read More
Last evening, the House released the text of the new stimulus bill it had passed–all 5,593 glorious pages. It is a whopper of a bill, with provisions for healthcare, schools, the arts, nutrition, rental assistance and of course the $600 … Read More
This caught me off guard, I am embarrassed to admit. After decades as an employment lawyer, I thought I was too cynical to be surprised. Judging a book by its cover, I thought Pinterest was run by home style mavens, … Read More
Preparing for Your Workplace for COVID-19 Vaccines With the U.S. approving the first distribution of COVID-19 vaccines this week, many employers have been wondering whether they can add a vaccination program to their COVID-19 response. The answer is yes – … Read More
The good news: a vaccination plan is coming. The bad news: retaliation claims by workplace safety whistle blowers are already here and growing. Retaliation claims have been on the rise for years. Coronavirus whistleblowers–employees reporting unsafe working conditions–continue to emerge. … Read More
What a busy time of year! All that year end planning and existential dread from 2020 to process. So, do we really need to police holiday travel? Yes you do, particularly with Dr. Fauci predicting a “surge on top of … Read More
Did you hear the one about the Oregon oncology nurse who made a TikTok video to the Grinch theme song? She was in full uniform with her stethoscope, bragging how she ignores coronavirus guidelines. She does not wear a mask, … Read More