Late Friday, The Verge reported that Netflix fired one of the leaders of an internal trans employee resource group who was organizing an employee walkout later this week. The employee had been encouraging trans employees and allies to walk off
Continue Reading Netflix’s termination of the organizer of a trans employee walkout very well might be legal
Earlier this week I wrote about a national payroll provider that shared some very incorrect information about an employer’s HIPAA responsibilities on its website.
That company, ADP, saw my post and reached out to me to let me know that
Continue Reading UPDATE: HIPAA (mis)information and the Covid vaccine
This week I rejoined my good friends Marc Alifanz and Kate Bischoff on the Hostile Work Environment podcast to discuss the Season 2 finale of Ted Lasso. Spoiler alert: you should absolutely avoid listening until you complete Season 2. We
Continue Reading WIRTW #600: the “Here, there, and every … where” edition
Late Tuesday, news broke that OSHA had submitted in vaccine mandate Emergency Temporary Standard to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for its review. What does this mean? It means that OSHA has taken the first important
Continue Reading Coronavirus Update 10-14-2021: We still don’t know what OSHA’s vaccine standard says … but we’re getting closer
I came across the following information on the website of a prominent national payroll provider:Q: In what ways can/should HR departments capture and record employee vaccination information? What are the HIPAA implications?
A: When it comes to recording this data,
Continue Reading Coronavirus Update 10-13-2021: Unfortunately I need to keep clarifying misconceptions about HIPAA
“I don’t need the vaccine; I’ve already had Covid and have superior natural immunity” is a popular refrain from some people who’ve been infected with Covid and, for that reason or another, are hesitant to get the Covid vaccine.Does
Continue Reading Coronavirus Update 10-12-21: A prior Covid infection is not a defense to an employer’s vaccine mandate
Yesterday was World Mental Health Day. It was also day 579 of the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 has altered all of our lives; all employees are dealing with stress, anxiety, and isolation.
19 months into the pandemic, more than 45 million Americans
Continue Reading Coronavirus Update 10-11-21: World Mental Health Day
Ask any litigant who has had the (dis)pleasure of being a party to civil litigation in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas for their opinion on the experience, and I can almost guarantee they will tell you two things
Continue Reading WIRTW #599: the “34” edition
The fact that an employer temporarily excused performance of one or more essential functions when it closed the workplace and enabled employees to telework for the purpose of protecting their safety from COVID-19, or otherwise chose to permit telework, does
Continue Reading Coronavirus Update 10-7-21: EEOC brings its first pandemic-related lawsuit over a denied WFH accommodation
The penultimate episode of Season 2 of Ted Lasso ended with an absolute gut-punch of a cliffhanger.(Spoiler Alert — Turn Back Now If You’re Not Caught Up)Trent Crimm (The Independent) texts Ted to let him know the
Continue Reading Employment law lessons from “Ted Lasso” — Let’s talk about medical confidentiality
