It’s the end of another week, and as usual here at LexBlog, we’re taking a look back at the best in legal blogging. We’ve curated 10 criteria-specific blog posts covering a variety of issues, with a heavy focus this week on workplace-related vaccine questions among other topics.
Write to the medium
Yes You Can: The Employer Vaccine Mandates Are Here
We’re kicking things off with a timely post from Dan Schwartz of Shipman & Goodwin LLP. As usual, Dan knocks it out of the park, addressing the pressing question of employer vaccine mandates, incorporating a recent interview he gave with a local news station and adding FAQs that didn’t make it into the interview. It’s all wrapped up into one comprehensive blog post that’s broken up nicely, creating a digestible and informative article. Available at Connecticut Employment Law Blog.
New York DOL Releases Model Plan Under HERO Act
Another great example of using a blog post to answer a question. Jessica Rothenberg of Troutman Pepper fashioned her post as a Q&A about NY DOL’s recently released model plan. Q: “What do employers need to do to comply? A: the rest of the post. Nice execution! The brief but informative breakdown which follows includes bulleted lists to make it more readable. Available at The Hiring to Firing Law Blog.
Overview of the governments’ ‘Consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace: government response’
This news is coming out of the UK but can certainly set an example globally. Carl De Cicco and Jonathan Lord of Reed Smith LLP write on the government response to a 2018 consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace. The post is written in a really consumable manner, walking through an introduction with background information on the consultation, a breakdown of the consultation process, a description of the government response, and an additional section with key takeaways for employers. Packed with subsections and bullets, this post is a great example of writing in a consumable manner. Available at Employment Law Watch.
Be proactive
New Immigration Routes in New Innovation Strategy
More from the UK! Our member attorneys keeping up on international law have to stay up to date on a myriad of issues. Charlotte Emmerson of Norton Fulbright Rose gives a comprehensive look at the UK’s new immigration policy strategy, including the introduction of a new visa route. The post isn’t too long and is broken down into easily readable paragraph sections, addressing the major aspects of the developments in question. Available at Global Workplace Insider.
CDC Announces Revised Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated Individuals
Here’s a big one. The CDC revised mask guidance for fully vaccinated individuals, and Nick Zaino of Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP is reporting on it. The post gives all the important information in bullets and provides resources through hyperlinks giving everyone the necessary rundown on this most recent change. Available at Carmody @ Work.
US Federal Labor Viewpoints — Week of July 26, 2021
You can’t go wrong with a weekly recap post. Daniel Pasternak of Squire Patton Boggs gives a rundown of this week’s federal labor news, covering everything from COVID policy to OSHA to immigration. Daniel offers a table-of-contents style preview at the beginning and keeps things brief but thoroughly informative throughout the post. He also uses hyperlinks to grant readers easy access to the sources he’s using. Available at Employment Law Worldview
Think strategically
Small/Mid-Size Employers May Be Reimbursed for Paid Family Vaccination Leave!
We can’t say it enough: Write for your audience. For Fiona W. Ong of Shawe Rosenthal, that means speaking directly to employers during a time of increasing uncertainty due to vaccine updates. This blog post locks onto a key recent statement from President Biden on employer leave and traces the history of pandemic response legislation leading up to the decision. Available at Labor & Employment Report.
Rising From The Dead, CDC Eviction Moratorium Extended Once Again
It was a big week for housing justice, and Rich Vetstein of Vetstein Law Group was sure to grab the opportunity for a blog post. He gave a rundown of the federal action taken to extend the eviction moratorium, initiated by protest efforts led by Rep. Cori Bush. He then applies the news to his target audience, explaining how the news will affect tenants and landlords in Massachusetts. Available at The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog.
Procurement Contracts and AI: There’s No Going Back to the Old Way of Doing Things
We love a strong legal tech post. Kimberleigh Powell of Evisort (an intelligent contract management platform), does a great job in this blog explaining not only what procurement contracts are, but also how they’re evolving alongside the rest of the legal industry to be used in a more tech-savvy manner—and, of course, what the benefits of that evolution are. Available at The Evisort Blog.
No Secrets are Safe in an Era of Global Tax Information Exchange
We’re wrapping up on a post discussing an issue that’s likely to be relevant to almost any audience member, especially in our rapidly globalizing society. Jenny A. Austin and Tyler M. Johnson of Mayer Brown teamed up to deliver this well-structured post on specific, spontaneous, automatic, and industry-wide tax information exchanges. Available at Best Methods.