Written by: Laura D. Caty & Dan E. Burke
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on June 10th targeted towards protecting employees in the healthcare sector from COVID-19. Read OSHA's summary here.
The COVID-19 ETS applies to all settings where any employer provides healthcare ...
If only every employer could give a $1 million incentive for a vaccine like the Ohio Vax-A-Millions program...then I would probably be on vacation instead of writing this blog.
The EEOC issued guidance on Friday May 28th clarifying long standing questions about the COVID-19 vaccine after organizational leaders requested additional legal ...
Good news abounds for employers and employees alike! The CDC, as well as Ohio and Kentucky, have relaxed masking and social distancing requirements for vaccinated workers in most settings. Both Ohio and Kentucky have said that all emergency health orders related to Covid, with some exceptions, will be lifted in June. OSHA, for its part, has said ...
On May 5, 2021, the DOL effectively withdrew the Trump Administration’s independent contractor rule, continuing President Biden’s employee-friendly agenda in the Labor and Employment space. The much discussed “economic realities” test would have shifted the power balance towards employers by making it easier to classify workers ...
As with any new presidential administration there is always a period of out with the old and in with the new. Many of you may have noticed the flurry of news reports regarding changes or new hires made by the new administration. If you’re anything like me, at this point you are probably a bit annoyed with the constant buzzing of your phone or ...
Ohio’s Eleventh District Court of Appeals recently declared part of Ohio’s Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act that prohibited unions from encouraging members to picket at the homes and places of private employment of public employer representatives unconstitutional. In Portage County Educators Association for ...
When I was in second grade, my favorite books were “choose your own adventure” books. “If you want John to go into the cave to search for the secret skull, turn to page 16. If you want John to run away like a little chicken, turn to page 128.” I was in complete control of my character’s destiny. No author was going to tell me what to do. I had ...
T’was the Night before Christmas
And all through the House (and Senate)
All the creatures were stirring
Our hopes they won’t douse
They wrote and they wrote
The bill was quite long
All finally agreed
What more could go wrong?
Trump said: “I hate it!”
“It’s not big enough.”
And further he said:
“And it’s all filled with fluff.”
He ...
By: Dan Burke & Laura Caty
The good news is that the COVID vaccine is being administered this week! At the end of a very long year, this vaccine represents hope.
Although the vaccine is not yet widely available, now is the time for employers to consider whether they will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID and, if so, develop a ...
For almost a year, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the world, the economy, and fundamentally altered the traditional workplace. Offices are empty. Theatres, concert venues and airports are eerily vacant. Coffee shops, restaurants and bars are either closed, don’t allow customers to dine on-site or have limited seating. Entire industries ...