While we’re all busy thinking about ways to safeguard ourselves, our families, and our businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, let’s not forget hurricane season has just kicked off. It started June 1 and runs through...
Employment Law Letter
As America prepares to return to work, employers are facing new HR issues like never before. Some situations require new solutions, but it’s important to remember the basics still apply and often provide the best answer...
As stay-at-home orders were being lifted across the country, many businesses began considering liability waivers for clients and/or customers to sign. To date, no courts have reviewed any waivers specifically in light of...
With guidance regularly changing and sometimes seemingly conflicting, some misperceptions about best practices for employers during the COVID-19 pandemic still exist. Here are eight common misunderstandings and the facts...
Q If an employee on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave submits a letter signaling her intent to resign at the end of her leave, do we have to wait until her leave is over, or can we terminate her employment now? A...
On June 5, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act, which amends key provisions of the emergency relief loan fund. The PPP was originally established by the Coronavirus...
Q If an employee on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave submits a letter signaling his intent to resign at the end of his leave, do we have to wait until the leave is over, or can we terminate the employee now...
It’s 2020, yet sex stereotyping and differential treatment are still issues many applicants face when they interview with employers. A recent case from the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose decisions apply to...
A recent decision from the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Illinois employers) upheld a large jury verdict for a fired Chicago Park District employee. The case illustrates how the game...
Q We fired an employee because of theft, and he is currently incarcerated. Do we have to offer COBRA due to these circumstances? You are not required to offer COBRA coverage to a former employee, including his covered...
With summer in sight, Michigan employers can expect to receive an uptick in vacation requests. When employees try to return from their travels, however, a patchwork of coronavirus-related administrative guidance and...
On Friday, May 1, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order (EO) 2020-70, replacing EO 2020-59 and permitting some industries to return to work in phases. Phase One Subject to social distancing...
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the country, many employers responded to the unprecedented and uncertain situation by furloughing and laying off some or all of their workers. The actions already have spurred...
Over the past 20 years, union membership has declined significantly, and the numbers have continued to fall despite efforts to recruit new members. Mounting employee health and safety concerns over the coronavirus...
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) recently issued revised enforcement guidance for recording COVID-19 cases, effectively rescinding the previous guidance memorandum of April 10, 2020. What's...