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Archives for November 2020

How to Create a Digital Workplace for the Work-from-Anywhere Era

November 24, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Accelerated by the new normal surrounding remote work, businesses must find a comprehensive platform that enables collaboration from anywhere.

Tagged With: CIO

Here’s How Managers Can Help Women Stay in the Workforce

November 24, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

One in 4 women are contemplating downshifting their career or leaving the workforce, according to this year’s McKinsey and LeanIn.org annual Women in the Workplace study.

Tagged With: SHRM

Pennsylvania Court Affirms Unemployment Benefits for Medical Marijuana User

November 24, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Unemployment Compensation (PA)

Jackson Lewis

A Pennsylvania Appeals Court affirmed an order granting unemployment benefits to a medical marijuana user who was terminated by his employer for a positive drug test.  The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Auth. v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Review, Case No. 228 C.D. 2020 (Commw. Ct. Pa. Nov. 18, 2020).

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OSHA’s ‘absurd reinterpretation’ of a regulation regarding workers and Covid-19

November 24, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Workplace exposures continue to be a major driver of the coronavirus pandemic, something that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should be on top of. But a reinterpretation of a reporting rule is making that all but impossible.

Tagged With: STAT

What Organized Labor Wants From Biden

November 24, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

The pandemic has been brutal for the nation’s food and hotel workers, thousands of whom have lost their jobs.

Tagged With: New York Magaine

I bashed my manager in an email to a co-worker… and my boss found out: Ask HR

November 24, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Question: In a moment of frustration, I wrote an email to my colleague venting about my manager.

Tagged With: USA Today

Answer Man: Do presidents have to abide by anti-discrimination labor laws?

November 24, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Question: My husband and I enjoy discussing your column over a cold beer in the evening (which I think you would approve of). 

Tagged With: USA Today

Nashville leaders share steps for a diverse and inclusive workplace

November 24, 2020 | Littler Filed Under: Law Firm News

Littler

Jen Robinson urges employers to start a dialogue and take action. 

Nashville Business Journal

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California Employers Now Have an Emergency Temporary Standard To Contend With

November 24, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (CA)

Jackson Lewis

On November 19, 2020, California’s Department of Industrial Relations Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (“Board”) adopted a general safety order that, in effect, creates an emergency temporary standard specific to potential workplace coronavirus (“COVID-19”) exposures (“COVID-19 Prevention Rule” or “Rule”). While not the first state to adopt an emergency

COVID-19 Vaccinations Arriving For the Holidays: What Employers Need to Know and Can Do

November 24, 2020 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Coronavirus

As we discussed in a previous post, employers have already been planning for the arrival of a vaccine—and for good reason given the array of issues to consider when implementing vaccination-related policies. Although mandatory vaccination policies are legal (possibly subject to two limited categories of exemptions and variations in state

FMCSA Issues Order Preempting Washington’s Meal and Rest Break Rules as Applied to Commercial Truck Drivers

November 24, 2020 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Wage & Hour (WA)

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an order this week that Washington State’s meal and rest break rules are preempted as applied to property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers subject to its hours of service rules.

ICE Extends Form I-9 Verification Flexibility Policy Through December 31, 2020

November 24, 2020 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Employment Eligibility

On November 18, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of its policy allowing flexibility in performing in-person verification of documents presented for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Governor Walz ‘Dials Back’ Minnesota’s Phased Reopening Due to Resurgence of COVID-19

November 24, 2020 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (MN)

On November 18, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz dialed back Minnesota’s phased reopening and ongoing loosening of COVID-19–related restrictions by issuing Emergency Executive Order (EO) 20-99, “Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19.”

Washington State Issues Advisory Urging Travelers to Quarantine for Two Weeks

November 24, 2020 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (WA)

On November 13, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee issued a travel advisory for Washington State recommending a 14-day quarantine for all persons entering the state and encouraging residents to stay close to home.

Washington State Is Developing Wildfire Smoke Worker-Safety Rules

November 24, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (WA)

Jackson Lewis

Smoke from Western wildfires caused Washington state to experience some of the worst air quality in the world this year, which increased health risks to outdoor workers. In response, the state’s Department of Labor & Industries’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“L&I” or “Division”) announced that it is developing

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