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Remote Work
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The Labor Dish
Helping Employers Weather the Storm, but Maybe Not House Pets and Home Invaders: Addressing Health and Safety Issues for Remote Employees
The Labor Dish recently addressed the rapid rise of remote working arrangements amongst U.S. employees. Although “OUT OF SIGHT, BUT NOT OUT OF MIND” touched on the many benefits that…
Future Lawyer
I Am Working At Home Today
By rickgeorges
The weather outside is frightful. I refuse to submit my body to this inhumane treatment. The frozen tundra that is my front yard shall not claim another victim. The last…
Future Lawyer
#WhyIAmASolo – I Can Practice Law From My Couch
By rickgeorges
This couch became a meme online, as the photo indicates. But, I am repurposing it as the next FutureLawyer office. I have blogged about beach blanket law, treehouse law, shipping…
Other
The Importance of Meeting In-Person
I recently returned from Orlando where Automattic hosted its annual Grand Meetup where nearly all of our 800 employees from around the world, spend a week together in the same…
The Labor Dish
OUT OF SIGHT, BUT NOT OUT OF MIND
Wage and Hour Issues Involving Remote Employees A 2017 Gallup survey found that nearly half of U.S. employees (43%) spend at least a portion of their working time away from…
Labor and Employment Compliance Blog
DOL Clarifies Pay Requirements for Remote Hourly Workers
When planning a new blog or evaluating your current blog, measurable goals help you determine if your site is successful. The LexBlog philosophy of blogging skews away from content marketing…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
The Devil Is in the Detail – FMLA Eligibility and Remote Workers
With the increasing trend of telecommuting employees, it is not uncommon for a company to have small numbers of employees working from remote locations in various states. It is important…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Your Presence Is Required: Employee Unable to Travel to Job Site Was Not “Qualified” Within the Meaning of the ADA
In recent years, particularly with technology making it easier for employees to work remotely, courts have struggled to determine whether onsite attendance is an essential job function under the Americans…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Injuries While Working At Home In Illinois
By Mike Helfand
It used to be that you woke up, got ready for work, got in your car and headed to the office or job site. That still happens, but now more…
Labor & Employment Insights
Point for the (Work from) Home Team? Sixth Circuit Says Attendance at Work Not Automatically an Essential Work Function
“You have to show up for work---it’s a part of your job.” Attendance at the workplace is an essential work function in an ADA case. But is it really anymore?…