Employment Law Archives – Page 8 of 18

Remote Workers Mean Remote Workplace Rules

February 15th, 2022

Large corporations with facilities across the globe have systems in place to monitor compliance with local employment and tax laws for the various places where they maintain employees. Smaller U.S. companies with only one or a few locations may be in… Read More

“Vaccine or Test” Rule Blocked

January 25th, 2022

Contributor: Evan M. Chall

In November, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that would require employers with 100 or more employees to implement a mandatory workplace rule requiring that employees either be… Read More

Big Employer “Vaccinate or Test” Rule Back in Place – at Least for Now

December 21st, 2021

Contributor: Dirk A. Beamer

Last November, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its Emergency Temporary Standard that would require employers with 100 or more employees to implement a mandatory workplace rule that employees either be vaccin… Read More

Vaccine Mandate Suspended

November 9th, 2021

Contributor: Dirk A. Beamer

Last Thursday, the Biden Administration unveiled its OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard – a detailed set of rules requiring mandatory vaccination, or mask-wearing with weekly COVID tests, for employees of companies with 100 or more workers. The rule… Read More

Pets at Work

October 26th, 2021

Over 12 million American households adopted a pet during the pandemic. With the increase in pet ownership, more employees may be asking to bring their new companions with them upon return to the office. Do employers have to allow employees to bring t… Read More

Prevailing Wage Law Back in the News

October 19th, 2021

In 2018, Michigan’s legislature voted to repeal legislation that required state contractors to pay workers a “prevailing wage” equivalent to union wages. The “Prevailing Wage” law applied to union and non-union workers alike. Supporters arg… Read More

Do I Really Need an Employee Handbook?

September 28th, 2021

Eighteen months of the coronavirus pandemic have wreaked havoc on workplace employee handbooks as human resource departments and small business owners struggled to rewrite the rules in the face of mandatory work from home orders and heightened safety… Read More

Avoid Becoming a “Poster Boy” for Posting Violations

August 31st, 2021

Federal law requires employers to maintain labor law posters in a conspicuous location in the workplace, and failure to comply can result in harsh civil penalties (which are adjusted for inflation each year). In 2021, penalties range from $178 (Famil… Read More