On February 6, 2024, Texas will see a significant shift in its employment landscape following Governor Greg Abbott's recent signing of Senate Bill 7 (SB 7), a law that effectively prohibits private employers, regardless of their size, from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates as a condition of employment.
Read MoreTexas employment law attorney Chris McKinney discusses employment at will and wrongful termination in today's video.
Today’s video topic is what is employment at will and how will it affect my wrongful termination claim?
Read MoreA federal appeals court in New Orleans temporarily halted nationwide implementation of the Biden administration’s mandate that all employees at companies with more than 100 workers must get Covid-19 vaccinations by Jan. 4.
Read MoreLong COVID can be a disability under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557 if it substantially limits one or more major life activities.
Read MoreIf an employer requires that its employees receive the coronavirus vaccine, then the time spent by employees obtaining the vaccine is most likely compensable.
Read MoreThe American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021 as a signature effort to assist in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn. Included as part of the sweeping legislation is a program to fully subsidize COBRA coverage for six months starting in April of 2021.
Read MoreCan your employer fire you for refusing to take the COVID vaccine? It is a hot question in Texas these days. Employment lawyer Chris McKinney discusses the topic in this video.
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There can be little doubt that at some point in 2021, there will be enough vaccine to go around and all Americans will have access to these important drugs.
But what if you don’t want to take it? Can your employer fire you for refusing to take a COVID vaccine?
Read MoreTyson Foods’ new entry into the Worst Employer In the World Award contest is making an impressive showing.
Read MoreOSHA issued updated guidance on September 30th mandating that employer must report any work-related COVID-19 employee death to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration within eight hours of learning about it.
Read MoreEmployees are increasingly being caught in a Catch-22 situation of wanting to return to work to earn a living but not wanting to be required to work in unsafe conditions.
Read MorePhiladelphia’s city council unanimously approved a bill last week that will make it illegal for employers to fire, discipline, or otherwise retaliate against workers who speak up about unsafe coronavirus conditions.
Read MoreNELA - The National Employment Lawyers Association, in cooperation with the AARP, conducted a briefing last week in which experts in the field discussed the interplay of the ADA, Age Discrimination law, And Worker Health During The COVID-19 Pandemic.
Read MoreIn cases where a person’s employer re-opens but an employee cannot or is afraid to return to work, what happens to their unemployment??
Well, today we have an answer from the Texas Workforce Commission.
Read MoreThe Department of Labor issued a new rule last week that essentially lets small businesses decide for themselves whether or not to give workers paid sick leave under the Congress's new law that sought to guarantee it. Essentially, they killed the new law.
Read MoreYou can download a PDF copy of the presentation powerpoint here.
Read MoreThe US DOL has published a series of Q&As to help people understand the new expanded medical leave law (“FFCRA”).
Read Morewhat happens if you have to miss work as a result of quarantine? What happens if … ?
There are many questions. Here are some answers that hopefully help:
Read MoreLast week, Congress passed several new laws to help citizens caught in the economic fallout caused by the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak.
Read MoreThe coronavirus is severely harming the United States economy. As governments put in place social distancing protocols to prevent the spread of the virus, businesses are closing and workers are getting laid off. These laid off workers are seeking unemployment benefits.
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