Return to Work – The Employment Law Counselor

What Should a Hybrid and Remote Work Policy Contain?

Joseph Lee / January 26, 2022 / Employee Handbooks, Employers, Return to Work

The traditional office environment is transforming. While necessity led to office employees performing their work remotely during the pandemic, long-standing perceptions of working in a traditional office setting have shifted, and many employees now highly desire or expect flexible working arrangements for themselves. These arrangements can come in the form of a fully remote work […]

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Five Things Employers Must Know About Their Workplaces, the Raging Covid-19 Pandemic and OSHA’s Emergency Rule Status

Jim Anelli / December 20, 2021 / COVID-19, Employers, OSHA, Return to Work

1. On Friday, December 17, several states appealed the Sixth Circuit’s decision to vacate the stay on OSHA’s emergency mandatory vaccine rule (the Rule) for large employers with over 100 employees to the United States Supreme Court. They are asking the Supreme Court to enjoin enforcement of the Rule. On Saturday, the U.S. Department of

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Managing Generation Z in the Workplace

John Baker / July 28, 2021 / COVID-19, Employers, Return to Work

The post-COVID-19 workplace is here. Those of us who had established physical places of work are returning to our physical workspaces or the return is on the horizon. For many, the return will feel awkward at first, but my sense is that after a week of reacquaintance, it will be back to normal for the

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Court Inoculates Hospital From Claims by Workers Fired for Not Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

David Edwards / July 8, 2021 / Return to Work

In the first of what will likely be many cases addressing claims by employees fired for not obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination before returning to work, a federal district court in Texas upheld the employer’s vaccination requirement and termination of employees refusing to be vaccinated on less than firm grounds. Bridges v. Houston Methodist Hospital, 2021

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Masks Off for Fully Vaccinated Employees?

Joseph Lee / May 27, 2021 / COVID-19, Return to Work

A few weeks ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated recommendations for individuals who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, sparking a multitude of discussions nationwide as states and localities address the confusion, and raising even more questions for businesses and employers. The CDC recommendations, in summary, provide that “fully vaccinated

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