Friday, April 19, 2024

Is employer-required COVID-19 testing an alternative to the vaccine?

As employers consider whether the COVID-19 vaccination should be mandatory for employees, issues arise regarding what to do when...

At the NLRB, everything old is new again

In a series of decisions and one rule-making announcement – all occurring in December - the National Labor Relations...

The use of pronouns: not as simple as we once thought

The societal debate over what the term “sex” means regarding an individual’s gender continues to draw battle lines and create confusion in...

When is a leave of absence required as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA?

By Jeff Jones Special to the UCBJ Employers frequently face the situation where an employee seeks a leave of absence due to a medical condition, but...

Twitter clatter: when employee social media activity makes your head hurt

Employers are increasingly dealing with situations where a member of the public complains about an employee’s private social media...

Lucky pennies or retaliatory conduct?

Most of us read the story a few months ago about an employer in Georgia paying an employee his...