Vol. 50 No. 6, June 2020
Index
- Litigation is the next big COVID threat to employers.
- Return to work: Revise policies, procedures.
- Taking temperatures: 6 steps to doing it legally.
- It's OK to test your employees for COVID-19, but beware the legal risks.
- COBRA compliance, notice deadlines extended.
- COVID-19 a 'reportable' illness? OSHA softens stance.
- Don't slack on the new leave law: DOL is cracking down.
- Follow EEOC guidance on COVID-19 inquiries, hiring, privacy, accommodations.
- Be cautious with discipline during pandemic: Juries will be sympathetic to essential workers.
- Review your job descriptions & train employees to document extraordinary duties.
- Coronavirus could actually cut employer health costs.
- FBI warns of employees faking COVID diagnosis.
- How to protect your company's data when letting go of a remote employee.
- Job losses, safety concerns spark union interest.
- Remote workers want real rewards, not virtual perks.
- Some WARN Act notification rules still apply.
- WHAT I WOULDN'T DO: Legal Updates from HR's Trenches: As workplaces reopen, beware the whistleblower.
- Back-to-work checklist: Steps to consider in emerging from shutdown.
- The Mailbag: Coronavirus Crisis.