Vol. 51 No. 11, November 2021

Index

• Courts uphold the firing of vaccine refusers.
• DHS to halt immigration raids; resume focus on employers.
• Employers supportive of vax mandate, but concerned.
• Most employers won't base teleworkers' pay on location.
• Set limits on remote worker moonlighting.
• Considering charging a premium surcharge for unvaxxed staff? Check ACA rules first.
• COVID raises the risk of new forms of 'association discrimination'.
• Employee's previous COVID infection is no defense against your vaccine mandate.
• Harassment settlement shows type of training EEOC expects.
• Heed local scheduling laws; give enough advance notice.
• Insist on HR's OK before revoking job offer.
• Warn about bias against addiction disability.
• Workers' duties, not title, decide FLSA status.
• Base teleworkers' pay on location? How to avoid backlash.
• Must you keep providing telework after pandemic eases? EEOC pursues key test case.
• Amid Congress drama, paid leave hangs in balance.
• Beware retaliation against activist employees.
• Can workers steal data in name of 'whistleblowing'?
• Employment-law lessons from SHRM 2021.
• Social Security wage base jumps to $147k next year.
• Vax-mandate carrots or sticks: What works best?
• How to take the sting--and legal risk--out of terminations.
• The HR I.Q. Test.
• Developing a COVID vaccination policy: Sample language.
• Vaccine Mandate Q&A.