As we previously blogged, the Biden Administration announced that all employers with more than 100 employees are required to mandate that their employees either get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is in...
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Can I Be Denied Unemployment If I Was Fired for Refusing to Get the COVID-19 Vaccination?
As we previously blogged, many employers are now instituting mandatory vaccine policies for their employees. The EEOC, as well as various courts across the country, have determined that, absent an accommodation for religious or disability-related reasons, employees...
President Biden Orders Vaccine Mandate for Employers With More Than 100 Employees
As we previously blogged, some employers are have opted to institute mandatory vaccine policies for their employees, but now many employers won’t have a choice. On Thursday, President Biden announced that all employers with more than 100 employees are required to...
Can Employers Require Their Employees to Get Tested for COVID-19?
Many employers - such as United Airlines, Tyson Foods, Google, and the federal government – have decided to make the COVID-19 vaccine a condition of employment. Other employers have opted for a gentler approach: all employees must either be vaccinated or produce...
Baltimore Judge Halts Governor’s Early Termination of Pandemic Unemployment Programs
Back in March 2020, Congress passed multiple unemployment programs designed to assist Americans who were out-of-work due to the pandemic. Although these programs are slated to expire on September 6th, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced last month that the state...
EEOC Issues Guidance on Vaccine Incentives, But Questions Remain
As we previously blogged, some employers have considered offering cash incentives in order to encourage their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. However, such incentives raise thorny issues regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII of the Civil...
What Do the CDC’s New Mask Guidelines Mean for Employers?
Last week, the CDC announced that people who have been fully vaccinated no longer need to wear masks or socially distance themselves. Although these guidelines are welcome news, they are nonetheless still only guidelines. They do not have the effect of law, and they...
Is Time Spent Putting on PPE Compensable Under the Fair Labor Standards Act?
We previously blogged about the dangers of not paying hourly employees for time spent waiting in line to have their temperatures taken. Employees are now facing similar issues related to time spent putting on, and taking off, mandatory PPE. Recently, two former...
Do Employers Need to Pay Employees for COVID Temperature Checks?
A new trend in wage and hour litigation has emerged: employees who are required to wait in long lines to get their temperatures taken before clocking in are claiming that their wait times are compensable under state and federal wage and hour laws. Employers who...
Restaurant Revitalization Grant Program Offers Much Need Assistance to Struggling Restaurants
As we previously blogged, the American Rescue Plan was signed into law on March 11, 2021. In addition to making important changes to the FFCRA, the American Rescue Plan also established the “Restaurant Revitalization Grant” (RRG) program. Under the RRG program,...