Understanding Religious Accommodations for Mandatory Vaccination Policies
COVID-19 vaccines continue dominating the news as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now provided full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for…
American Rescue Plan Act COBRA Subsidies Ending Soon
In March, the federal government passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the third federal stimulus package enacted in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic….
Reporting to HR, Workplace Surveillance and the Employer-Employee Relationship
With the rise in remote work over the last year and a half, a new trend has emerged: American workers are increasingly fearful of employer…
Interactive Process Key to Accommodating Employee with Disability
We have a new hire who, after being hired, disclosed a physical disability. She indicated that we need to accommodate her, and I have since…
Common Virtual, In-Person Interview Mistakes
As job interviews shifted from in-person to virtual over the last year and a half, the common mistakes applicants may make also changed. According to…
EEO-1 Final Filing Deadline Extended
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has extended the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 filing deadline one last time to Monday, October 25, 2021. As…
Hot Temperatures Can Lead to More Workplace Injuries
An Institute of Labor Economics study gathered 18 years of California’s workers’ compensation system claims and compared it to the daily temperature data, and found…
Employers Change Tactics to Attract New Employees
Eighty-two percent of employers say they perceive a talent shortage — many of whom offered signing bonuses to new employees as a short-term fix for this shortage,…
Workplace Productivity: Coffee Breaks, Hiding in Bathrooms to Kill Time
In California, nonexempt employees are entitled to a 10-minute rest break for every four hours worked or “major fraction thereof,” as well as a 30-minute…
“Long COVID-19” May Be a Disability Under the ADA
On the recent anniversary of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Biden-Harris administration released resources supporting individuals experiencing long-term COVID-19 symptoms, sometimes called…
