By: Melanie M. Dunajeski Slowly, tentatively, we are returning to our workplaces following state and local COVID-19 stay at home orders targeting slowing the spread of the disease. As we do, new questions arise daily about how we as employers must respond to keep… Read More >
COVID-19: Labor & Employment
Returning Higher Risk Employees to Work: EEOC COVID-19 Guidance Updates
Restaurants: Mitigating Coronavirus Risk Exposure
By: Melanie A. Kalmbach With the recent opening of restaurants in most counties in Indiana, it is important for restaurant owners to ensure they are following all appropriate state and local mandates as well as guidelines from the CDC, FDA and OSHA in order… Read More >
Doubling Down on Employer Documentation for the Next Normal
By: Melanie M. Dunajeski Clients who have worked with me over the years know one of my top employer mantras is “Document, Document, Document.” Routine, contemporaneous documentation of attendance, performance, discipline, training/cross-training, and qualifications gives a more complete and more unfiltered picture of an… Read More >
Reporting and Recording COVID-19 and OSHA-Updated as of April 13
By: Sean T. Devenney On its website, OSHA made it very clear that an employee’s COVID-19 infection could become a reportable and recordable OSHA events in certain circumstances. In particular, OSHA’s website as of April 13, 2020, provides: OSHA recordkeeping requirements at 29 CFR… Read More >
COVID-19, OSHA, and the OSHA Whistleblower
By: Sean T. Devenney As a result of COVID-19 in Indiana, employees working in essential job functions are certainly asking more questions about safety in the workplace than ever before. These employees are finely tuned to the “social distancing requirements” and recommendations of the… Read More >
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Now?
By: Christopher S. Drewry As everyone is probably well aware by now, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA” or the “Act”) was signed into law by President Trump as one of the first sweeping legislative actions in response to the ongoing COVID-19… Read More >
Actions Taken By the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency in Response to COVID-19 and What This Means for Licensed Professionals
By: Jennifer L. Strange On March 6, 2020, Governor Eric Holcomb issued an Executive Order, declaring a public health emergency exists throughout the State of Indiana as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. Since that time, Governor Holcomb has issued… Read More >