Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks OSHA’s Vaccine ETS
November 8, 2021 2:17 pmA federal appeals court temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s Covid vaccine and testing requirements for private businesses on Saturday, just a day... Read More
Tag Archive: Workers
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing
November 4, 2021 2:26 pmUPDATE (11/8/2021): On Saturday November 6th, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay of the ETS,... Read More
EEOC Issues Updated Guidance on Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandates
October 27, 2021 9:04 pmOn Monday October 26, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated guidance issued on the onset of the COVID pandemic,... Read More
Federal Leave for COVID-19 Ends on September 30, 2021
September 29, 2021 7:31 pmThe American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), passed earlier this year, allowed employers with less than 500 employees to voluntarily provide... Read More
President Biden to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines or Weekly Testing
September 9, 2021 10:36 pmOn Thursday September 9th, President Joe Biden announced sweeping new vaccine requirements for the federal workforce and large private sector... Read More
FDA Fully Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
August 23, 2021 6:15 pmToday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the Pfizer brand COVID-19 vaccine, which was previously available under Emergency... Read More
CDC Updates Mask Guidance- What it Means for Employers
July 28, 2021 5:23 pmThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday, July 27th that it would be amending previous... Read More
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
July 23, 2021 12:23 pmToday, July 26, 2021, represents the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The ADA is one... Read More
The Importance of Having Unlimited, Flat-fee Legal Counsel as an Employer
July 21, 2021 2:08 pmLegal consultation in these 6 critical areas would cost over $10,000 annually from a traditional law firm. At myHRcounsel, we... Read More
President Biden Signs Executive Order to Curtail Non-Compete Agreements
July 8, 2021 3:44 pmUpdate 7/12/21: On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” in... Read More
Workers’ Compensation Claims Likely to Skyrocket Thanks to New Legal Presumptions of COVID-19 Infection
May 18, 2020 6:53 pmAs more states lift stay-at-home orders and give employers the green light to bring workers back on site, one thing employers need to be on the lookout for is an increase in workers’ compensation claims. Workers’ compensation statutes are no-fault, meaning that employees do not need to prove negligence on the part of the employer to establish liability. It also means the employer cannot use negligence on the part of the employee as a defense to a claim. In practice, then, employees who are injured or become ill on the job are entitled to benefits like wage replacement and medical expenses, and employer liability is limited, in most circumstances, to only those benefits available through workers’ compensation.
California Legislators Pass Bill to Classify Gig-Workers as Employees
September 11, 2019 2:44 pmOn Tuesday September 10, 2019, California legislators passes a landmark bill which will require app based workers (ex. Uber, Lyft, Postmates) to be treated as employees. Traditionally, these app based companies treated their workers as independent contractors. California Governor Gavin Newsom is a supporter of the bill, and is expected to sign as soon as it moves through the State Assembly.