The Justice Department is prosecuting a case of alleged phony corony. Employees, if you need to make up a story to get out of working, you might want to try something other than a fake case of COVID-19. The Atlanta Office of the U.S. Department of Justice has filed...
Parts of the country have begun the process of returning to work, in places where COVID-19 infection rates have flattened or shown a decline. But the risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 remains, and some employers may be faced with parts of their workforces...
Are you working from home during the pandemic? Me, too. Are you having trouble keeping your kids off Fortnite and Minecraft, and literally every other screen in your house? Me, too. Do you still love your children? Me, too. For the most part. But with four young...
First Up: DOL Expands Overtime Exemption for Commission-based Retail and Service Workers We all know that retail has been hit hard by the pandemic. When retail employees paid on a commission basis do go back to work, fewer of them will qualify for overtime, thanks to...
On May 14, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a one-page guidance sheet titled “COVID-19 Guidance for Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Facility Workers.” The guidance lists several tips that employers in the nursing home and long-term...
