Each year we review the validity of mandatory flu vaccinations. It is usually in the context of health care organizations, as few other employers have had the same need. In the last few years, the analysis has remained the same: (1) what is the justification (often, employee and patient safety);
Archives for September 16, 2020
California Implements New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Requirement
On September 9, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 1867, which requires large employers and some health care providers to provide up to 80 hours of paid leave for COVID-19–related reasons. The new law also codifies the governor’s previously issued executive order setting forth paid sick
Examining Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Nina Markey describes the best practices for recruiting and retaining diverse employees.
American Staffing Association
Independent contractors and AB 2257: different year, same story
Bruce Sarchet expects the turbulent debates over the independent contractor status to continue.
Daily Journal
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Presidential Election: Candidates Back Paid-Leave Proposals
The Real HR Show: Is It Crazy to Talk to Your Boss about Mental Health
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Franczek Partner Jackie Wernz Quoted in Education Dive Article on Title IX
On September 8, 2020, the national online publication Education Dive quoted Franczek P.C. Partner Jackie Gharapour Wernz in an article addressing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The Education Dive article addresses OCR’s recent publicized shift in perspective […]
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Here’s What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Liability Shields
Michael Lotito advises employers that liability laws are not “get out of jail free” cards.
SHRM Online
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Legal, HR Headaches of COVID-19
Michael Gotzler encourages employers to be thoughtful about how they decided who comes back to work in person and who does not.
In Business
Federal Appellate Court Upholds End of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Nicaragua, Sudan
The Trump Administration’s effort to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 250,000 people from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Sudan has been upheld in a split ruling from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Crista Ramos, et al. v. Wolf, et al. TPS for Honduras and Nepal