As we previously blogged, the Supreme Court recently blocked enforcement of OSHA’s vaccine mandate for large employers on the grounds that OSHA lacked authority to issue a rule related to public health threats, as opposed to strictly “occupational” health hazards. As...
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Month: January 2022
Update Your Company’s Hiring Protocols to Address Remote Interviews
The COVID pandemic changed how almost every organization functions. For many, this involves the extensive use of video conferencing, to the point where many who work in offices are comfortable running meetings online. It has even bled into our personal lives, where...
“Hail Zorp!”: Lessons from Parks and Recreation on How to Handle Religious Exemption Requests
On Parks and Recreation, Amy Poehler plays Leslie Knope, the Deputy Director of the Parks and Recreation Department in Pawnee, Indiana. In season 3, she is desperate to have a local plot of land preserved as a National Park. She admits, “I’m looking for anything to...
Supreme Court Shuts Down Vaccine Mandate
Yesterday the Supreme Court blocked the Biden’s Administration’s vaccine mandate for employers with over 100 employees. This is not, however, the final say on the matter, nor does it imply that an employer cannot mandate vaccination of employees. The Court has simply...
Feds Sue Business Who Paid in Oil-Soaked Pennies
It sounded more like an urban myth than a true story. An owner of an auto repair shop in Peachtree City, Georgia, left a pile of 91,500 oil-soaked pennies on the driveway of a former employee who quit. Miles Walker claimed that he initially cut a $915 paycheck, but it...
Supreme Court Injects Itself into Vaccine Mandate Debate
As we previously blogged, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) which required employers with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for its workers. Today, the Supreme Court...
Non-disclosure Agreements Protect Businesses
During the first 2020 primary debate, Michael Bloomberg was slammed for his company’s use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to cover up the company's unfair treatment of three women executives. The assertion put Bloomberg's promising candidacy on the defensive, and...