We are still several months away from a vaccine for COVID-19, and probably still even further away from one that will be readily available to the general population.
But I’ve already heard grumblings from employers wondering — can I compel employees to get a vaccine when one is available for the coronavirus?
It’s a
When no one is working, no one needs to get paid leave.
But as the workforce starts returning, smaller businesses — particularly those will less than 50 employees — are starting to feel the impact of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
That law created two new paid leave provisions — the EPSLA and
With talk of a pandemic of the COVID-19 illness (coronavirus) becoming more prevalent and advice from professionals that we ought to start preparing now, I thought I’d use this new installment of the Employment Law Checklist Project (#emplawchecklist) to review Connecticut’s existing laws and how those laws might impact employers.
Connecticut has an entire section
Last week, I covered some of the basics to think about as the coronavirus continues to spread. Jon Hyman has a post today about whether the ADA might apply to the situation.
But in Connecticut, there’s another case that employers ought to be thinking about now. It dates back to the first Gulf War in
Earlier this week, as I peeked up from my bed covers, I heard the lovely, comforting sound I heard when I was a kid.
“Come on Down!”
“The Price is Right” was starting.
Sure, Bob Barker is no longer the host, but I didn’t care.
At that moment, when my stomach was churning and the
As the temperature starts to dip this week and our thoughts start turning from fall to winter, so starts slow climb up the absenteeism ladder.
Around many workplaces, flu shot clinics are starting to pop up. Not surprisingly, studies show that flu shots reduce the rate of absenteeism. (Employees who get vaccinated get sick
Following up on my earlier post, Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) announced this week his plans to introduce emergency legislation that will guarantee paid sick days for those who are infected by the H1N1 virus.
In a statement, Sen. Dodd indicated that this issue required immediate action:
“This isn’t just a workers’ rights issue –
Way way back on April 28th of this year, I wrote a simple post entitled "Paid Sick Leave Bill Moves Forward; Will Swine Flu Be Tipping Point"?
Back then, the Connecticut General Assembly was debating a Paid Sick Leave bill and one of the groups supporting the measure used the swine flu (H1N1)
The Washington Post has a sobering article out this morning about the expected return of swine flu (H1N1) virus in the upcoming weeks. Indeed, the experts
cited in the article basically state that it’s not a matter of "if", but "when" this second wave will hit.
While flu viruses are notoriously capricious, making any firm
While the current outbreak of H1N1 Influenza is turning out (for now) to be less lethal than previously thought, the EEOC released guidance this week (available here) to help employers prepare for a possible pandemic and still comply with the ADA.
Some of the guidance is lifted from previous statements of the EEOC but