So. Cal/OSHA’s agenda for its November 18 meeting includes adopting emergency language related to “vaccines, testing and face coverings” in light of the OSHA ETS. No proposed language is available yet. Here is the link to the agenda in its current form. More to come.
Archives for November 9, 2021
L&E Global Expands into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
L&E Global, a worldwide leader for cross-border labour and employment law services, is pleased to announce that Havel & Partners is our new affiliate member firm in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Tucson, Arizona Voters Pass Sweeping Wage & Hour Initiative, Including $15 Minimum Wage
By a 65% to 35% margin, on November 2, Tucson, Arizona, voters passed Proposition 206, officially known as the Tucson Minimum Wage Act, increasing the City’s minimum wage to $15.00 an hour by 2025. In addition, the Act includes several other significant changes that will impact employers operating in the City.
Alabama Joins Pushback on Vaccine Mandates
Alabama joined other states in pushing back against federal workplace vaccine mandates. On November 5, 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Senate Bill 9 that places new limits on Alabama employers’ ability to terminate the employment of workers who refuse a mandated COVID-19 vaccine.
The Future of Work is Projects – So You’ve Got to Get Them Right
How companies and teams achieve better outcomes in the new project economy
Pause on Implementation of Federal Vaccine Mandate
By: Pause on Implementation of Federal Vaccine Mandate
The 490-page Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (Fed/OSHA) Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (VAX ETS) was published on November 5, 2021 and while it was effective immediately giving covered employers until December 5, 2021
My Employees Want More Money. I Have None.
My employees say they are underpaid, and the thing is, they are right. Salaries are rising, and I cannot keep up. (I’m not one of those CEOs making millions — my take-home pay is less than my vice president’s pay.) Pre-pandemic, their salaries were at market rate, and the business was
Powerless Bosses And The Meaning Of Leadership
Anyone who takes on any level of responsibility within an organization will at some point suffer from a certain self-perception of powerlessness.
Why retiring CT labor leader feels workers now have upper hand
Perhaps more than most, Sal Luciano knows the stresses that accompany working life, dating back to his youth in Waterbury when his brother postponed medical school to help the family make ends meet, through his early career as a social worker helping kids bouncing between foster homes in Connecticut.
Opinion: White man awarded $10M on claim against Novant is a reminder employers can’t discriminate in the name of diversity
A federal jury in late October awarded David Duvall $10 million in punitive damages for discrimination following his termination as senior vice president for marketing and communications at Winston-Salem headquartered Novant Health Inc.
Biden plan to make unvaccinated workers pay for Covid testing could backfire
The prospect of hitting businesses with new testing costs as many struggle to staff back up could harden opposition to Biden’s plan, and hamper the president’s latest push to end the pandemic.
Boeing Vaccine Backlash Builds as 11,000 Workers Seek Exemption
About 11,000 Boeing Co. employees have asked to be exempted from Covid-19 vaccines the planemaker has mandated, according to a person briefed on the matter, a sign of backlash among some rank-and-file workers to the Biden administration’s rules for government contractors.
America’s career coach: It’s time for workers to level up, not just chase a paycheck
Companies implement incentives to secure new employees as the work landscape shifts amid the COVID pandemic
West Virginia Governor Approves Medical and Religious Exemptions From COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
Although West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has actively pushed for residents to get vaccinated—most notably, through his statewide “Do It For Babydog” sweepstakes—he has voiced opposition to COVID-19 vaccination mandates and new masking initiatives.
Three Hiring Incentives For Skilled Workers That Spare Your Budget
Labor shortages are hitting businesses everywhere. Nearly 4 million workers quit their jobs in August alone.