Under a new emergency temporary standard (ETS) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), businesses with at least 100 employees must develop, implement, and enforce a policy requiring their workers to either (1) become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or (2) undergo testing on at least a weekly basis and wear a face...
Sample Policy & Procedure Manual
These policies have been developed to help employers in the preparation of employee handbooks. They may be used to develop an entire handbook, to create individual policies, or to update existing policies. They have been developed to comply with the majority of state law provisions, however, their...
NLRB announces employer's rescission of social media policy. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced in April that Valero Services, Inc., has agreed to rescind its nationwide social media policy and post and mail an NLRB remedial notice to its employees throughout the country in response to a complaint filed by the Board. Valero...
NLRB announces employer's rescission of social media policy. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced in April that Valero Services, Inc., has agreed to rescind its nationwide social media policy and post and mail an NLRB remedial notice to its employees throughout the country in response to a complaint filed by the Board. Valero...
An appeals court recently went to great lengths to reinstate a lawsuit against an employer that allegedly ignored work restrictions issued by a physician, failed to completely follow its own attendance policy, and referred to its employee as a "liability" when he requested Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave.
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Alan Demyanovich...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit (whose rulings apply to all Michigan employers) recently ruled that an employee who was allegedly laid off while she was on leave covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was entitled to a jury trial because the employer's lack of written policies left unresolved questions about her status...
NLRB announces employer's rescission of social media policy. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced in April that Valero Services, Inc., has agreed to rescind its nationwide social media policy and post and mail an NLRB remedial notice to its employees throughout the country in response to a complaint filed by the Board. Valero...
NLRB announces employer's rescission of social media policy. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced in April that Valero Services, Inc., has agreed to rescind its nationwide social media policy and post and mail an NLRB remedial notice to its employees throughout the country in response to a complaint filed by the Board. Valero...
Q If an employee is on some kind of medicine for his back and we notice he has mood swings and can be hostile toward his manager, what rights do we have as the employer? May we require him to bring in a doctor's note? This could be a long-term issue with him.
A Obviously, hostility toward a manager is a disciplinary issue, so begin there. From...
NLRB announces employer's rescission of social media policy. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced in April that Valero Services, Inc., has agreed to rescind its nationwide social media policy and post and mail an NLRB remedial notice to its employees throughout the country in response to a complaint filed by the Board. Valero...
