As businesses slowly begin reopening, employers are faced with the decision of who will be asked to return to the workplace and when. As with most situations, employers should prepare a specific system or strategy for employee return. Consider a set of criteria that...
Many employers are preparing for the need to return to work while the pandemic continues, necessitating advance planning to ensure its employees and the public in general remain healthy. The ADA classifies COVID-19 as a “direct threat.” Therefore, temperature scans,...
Last year we told you about the Supreme Court’s holding in Epic Systems v. Lewis, which held that employers can require employees to arbitrate disputes with the employer individually and waive their right to pursue or participate in class or collective actions against...
Last month, the appellate court in Garcia v. Border Transportation Group, LLC reached an important decision that could give employers some much-needed insight into distinctions between independent contractors and employees. Earlier this year, in late April, the...
Governor Brown recently signed a bill expanding sexual harassment training requirements in California. SB 1343 places new mandates on small businesses in California to train employees about sexual harassment, a requirement that had previously only applied to employers...
According to an August press release by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the EEOC has brought a case against Southern California chain “Burgers and Beer” for alleged violations of federal law. The EEOC’s complaint contends that male applicants and...
