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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Can employers require their employees to be vaccinated before returning to work? As is true of nearly all pandemic-related employment issues, the answer is in a state of flux. One of the factors that has likely made employers hesitant to mandate vaccination, and some individuals reluctant to get the shots, is that all three available
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For more than a decade, a war has been raging between companies and workers who want to utilize an independent contractor relationship on one hand, and labor unions and governments that seek to reclassify millions of such workers as employees on the other. On May 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rescinded a
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On March 21, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance to employers on various pandemic-related issues. One area of critical importance to employers in considering employee return to the workplace is a Q&A set forth in this guidance regarding requiring “employees who have been away from the workplace during a pandemic to
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The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970’s were the modern day NFL’s first dynasty. The road to a championship always went through the Steel City, frequently to the detriment of the team’s rival, the Houston Oilers. Frustrated by his team’s constant failure to beat the Steelers, the Oilers’ Head Coach famously said, “The first year we
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