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EEOC offers guidance on accommodations during, after pandemic

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released new guidance for employers, focusing on accommodating employees, either now or upon their eventual return from sheltering at home during the COVID-19...

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OSHA issues guidance on recording COVID-19 in workplace

COVID-19 can be a recordable illness under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) if a worker becomes infected as a result of performing work-related duties. In areas with a higher degree of community...

MI updates stay-at-home order; Oakland County requires face masks

On April 9, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order (EO) 2020-42, which extended her prior “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order through April 20. Details In addition to extending the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order, the...

DOL issues brief guidance on Families First Coronavirus Response Act

On March 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an initial and informal set of “Questions and Answers” (Q&As) to assist employers in complying with the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response...

Designating necessary and critical infrastructure workers in Michigan

If your business continues to conduct in-person operations in Michigan during the stay-at-home order issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, you need to operate in good-faith compliance with the order and the Cybersecurity...

May 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Michigan

5 employment policies to revise or add because of coronavirus

If you're like most businesses, you're eager to reopen or return to "normal" operations as soon as possible. But before you reopen your offices and businesses—and perhaps while you have some extra time on your hands—it's...

Offering COBRA coverage after employee theft depends heavily on the facts

Q We fired an employee because of theft, and he is currently incarcerated. Do we have to offer COBRA due to these circumstances? A COBRA, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, requires covered employers to...

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Massachusetts is again named best state for working moms, but new challenges abound

Back in August 2015, WalletHub analyzed state dynamics across key metrics to determine the best states for working mothers and ranked Massachusetts fifth on the list (see "Massachusetts: a great state for working mothers...

May 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Massachusetts

Legal risks Massachusetts employers face as they resume operations

With nonessential businesses resuming operations across the country, employers are facing difficult new issues as employees try to get back to work. Below are some of the legal pitfalls facing employers in Massachusetts...

May 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Massachusetts

Are oral settlements worth the paper they are not written on?

In an interesting case, the Maryland District Court dismissed an oral settlement on the grounds it was void under the Maryland Statute of Frauds provision. Let’s take a closer look. Background A group of employees...

Must Maine employers provide compensation for COVID-19 temperature checks?

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is permitting employers to take employees’ temperatures, administer COVID-19 tests, and otherwise screen employees for symptoms...

Face coverings at work: OSHA considerations

In mid-April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended Americans wear cloth face coverings in public because of the coronavirus outbreak. Several jurisdictions followed suit, including Rhode...

No FMLA retaliation because employee failed to meet monthly deadlines

A worker fired for failing to complete required monthly reports in a timely manner cannot continue with her Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claims, a federal court in Louisiana recently ruled. The court found she had...

Q - A: Paying an exempt employee for work outside his normal duties

Q If an exempt employee is asked to help on a proposal (not part of his normal job duties) and he expected to be compensated but wasn't, is that an issue? Someone also asked him to track his time. Can we pay him a bonus...

Q - A: Multiple compaint reporting avenues can help avoid liability

Q Can an employee bypass her supervisor and go straight to HR just because she has been written up previously? Although the question of whether an employee can bypass a supervisor to lodge a complaint with HR seems...

Arkansas Stephen W. Jones of Jack Nelson Jones, PLLC, and Audra Hamilton and Nathan Read of Mitchell Williams
Kansas Boyd A. Byers, Teresa L. Shulda, and Tara Eberline of Foulston Siefkin LLP
Missouri Robert A. Kaiser, Jeremy Brenner, and Ida S. Shafaie of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Oklahoma Charles S. Plumb, Courtney Bru, Paul Ross, Philip Bruce, and Jacob Crawford of McAfee & Taft

Delaware Lauren Russell of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Maryland Steven E. Bers and David M. Stevens of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
New Jersey John C. Petrella and Dina M. Mastellone of Genova Burns LLC
Pennsylvania Dena Calo, Lisa Koblin, Carolyn Pellegrini, and Zachary Kimmel of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Virginia Jonathan Mook and Bernard J. DiMuro of DiMuroGinsberg PC

Illinois Steven L. Brenneman and Kelly Smith-Haley of Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Indiana Brian R. Garrison of Faegre Drinker
Michigan Gary S. Fealk and John T. Below of Bodman PLC
Ohio Fred G. Pressley, Jr., Jourdan D. Day, and John M. Stephen of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Wisconsin Saul Glazer, Troy D. Thompson, Michael J. Westcott, Leslie A. Sammon, and Heath Straka of Axley Brynelson LLP

Kentucky Richard S. Cleary, John T. Lovett, Robert D. Hudson, and Kathleen Biggs Wright of Frost Brown Todd LLC
North Carolina Richard L. Rainey of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
South Carolina Richard J. Morgan, James K. Gilliam, Jonathan C. Eggert, and Chandler E. Aragona of Burr & Forman LLP
Tennessee Kara E. Shea and David Johnson of Butler Snow LLP
West Virginia Larry J. Rector and Allison B. Williams of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Alabama Albert L. Vreeland and David J. Middlebrooks of Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.
Florida G. Thomas Harper of The Law and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper, LLC, Lisa Berg and Andrew Rodman of Stearns Weaver Miller, and Robert J. Sniffen and Jeff Slanker of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.
Georgia Raanon Gal of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Glianny Fagundo of Thompson Hine LLP and Chris Butler of the Chris Butler Firm
Louisiana H. Mark Adams and Jennifer Kogos of Jones Walker LLP
Mississippi Martin J. Regimbal of The Kullman Firm

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