This pandemic is exhausting.
There’s obviously the personal: The “work from home” novelty has worn off and now comes to tough part of trying to find the boundaries of work and home. Each day feels like it is 16 hours long (maybe because it is sometimes).
Then there’s the professional: We’ve continued to see clients
Last month, I discussed the topic of furloughs, which have become an attractive option to employers in lieu of layoffs.
Recently, the United States Department of Labor issued a "fact sheet" that provided additional guidance for employers to some frequently asked questions on the topic.
As the Employer Law Report said, "While the fact sheet
One of the latest fads in employment law has become a peculiar side effect of this recession — the increase in the us
e of mandatory furloughs.
What are they? Well, in simple terms, they are orders from an employer to an employee that they take a day (or multiple days) off without pay. In