The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) delivered some welcome news for employers this week in the form of guidance clarifying that an employer that permits employees to telework temporarily during the COVID crisis is not automatically locked into allowing telework once the workplace reopens.
As we commented in a prior blog post ...
As schools across the country open (physical or virtual) doors for children this fall, the Department of Labor added new guidance under its list of Frequently Asked Questions addressing FFCRA leave for remote learning programs. According to the DOL’s new guidance, if a child’s school is operating on a hybrid schedule – i.e., where ...
On August 10, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) updated recommendations for anyone traveling within the United States and internationally by scaling back the previous recommendation that all travelers self-quarantine for two weeks. The CDC cautioned that there is ongoing transmission of COVID-19, that exposure from traveling ...
COVID-19 has demanded every employer’s immediate and on-going attention. Because of the pandemic, employers may not have paid particular attention or evaluated existing policies to ensure they comply with a recent decision by the United States Supreme Court. Specifically, on June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court released Bostock ...
It’s hard to believe, but our COVID-19 summer is almost over. We’ve now battled COVID-19 through two seasons … although it seems like it’s been two years. With another batch of schools reopening next week, we’ll quickly be moving into the next “season” of COVID-19. I wish we could predict what that looks like. One thing we can ...
Just when employers thought they understood the FFCRA, a New York federal judge has thrown a curveball by striking down certain Department of Labor (DOL) regulations interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). If the decision stands, it will have wide-ranging effects for employers and employees nationwide. Let’s go ...
The new guidance provides plain-language FAQs addressing critical issues under all three laws. Specifically, the FAQs address questions about telework, telemedicine, and the new paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave law. The guidance reiterates common knowledge like “employees must be compensated for all hours worked” ...
Governor DeWine has signed into law some important changes to the Ohio workers’ compensation system. The changes, codified in H.B. 81, will go into effect on September 14, 2020. Here are the highlights:
- Statute of Limitations – An application for an additional award for a violation of a specific safety requirement (VSSR) must now be filed ...
There is good news and bad news when it comes to Ohio’s unemployment situation. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: Ohio’s unemployment rate is still very high. The good news, however, is that Ohio is extending its unemployment benefits for up to 20 weeks in light of this COVID-induced unemployment.
The extended benefit will apply to ...
Today, in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, the U.S. Supreme Court barred employment discrimination suits by two Catholic grade school teachers, holding that, “Courts are bound to stay out of employment disputes involving those holding certain important positions with churches and other religious institutions.”
The ...