While employers continue to deal with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re also faced with the economic uncertainty of a probable recession and a tight labor market, among other risks....more
As employers begin to recall employees to the workplace, many are planning to require employees to submit to medical tests for the purpose of detecting COVID-19. In this regard, it is important to distinguish between viral...more
6/22/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Screening Procedures ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against employees with disabilities and requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations that will permit disabled employees to perform the essential...more
Part 5: Issues Unique to Cares Act -
Under the recently-enacted CARES Act, "mid-sized" employers (between 500 and 10,000 employees) can qualify for favorable loans. However, the loans come with some significant strings...more
Part 4: Work Stoppages -
In a non-union setting, employees have the right to strike or otherwise refuse to work for almost any reason and they cannot normally be retaliated against for doing so. Although they can be...more
Part 3: The Duty to Provide Information -
In addition to the obligation an employer may have to bargain over any decision to change the way it operates or any duty to bargain over the effects of such changes, the employer...more
Part 2: The Duty to Bargain Over Decisions to Change -
The threshold issue facing an employer contemplating changes in its operation is whether or not the employer is free to implement those changes without first...more
Like no other phenomenon, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the operations of virtually every business, causing each entity to reevaluate every facet of how it operates. ...more
The coronavirus epidemic has prompted many employers to consider whether the current emergency may allow them to take certain actions without first bargaining with the union representing their employees. ...more