Virtually everyone is now suffering significant financial distress as result of the coronavirus. It can be difficult to sort through the spiderweb of government and other benefits. Here’s a quick guide we put together for you. And if you… Read More ›
We’re being flooded with calls from healthcare workers whose employers are demanding that they work with used personal protective equipment (PPE) or, worse, being asked to work without any PPE at all. In hospitals and medical practices, masks in particular,… Read More ›
We’ve just received the new federal posters outlining employee rights under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), often referred to as the Emergency/Expanded FMLA. There are two posters, both downloadable here. One is for all employees except federal employees. … Read More ›
Many employers still have not taken action to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus. Nor have they developed policies to allow employees to work from home in order to avoid exposure. Here are five questions we recommend you ask… Read More ›
Are you wondering how the federal government’s workplace safety agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), classifies your specific risk to the coronavirus? Here’s how OSHA ranks jobs by risk levels (Very High Exposure Risk, High Exposure Risk, Medium… Read More ›
Two days ago the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (the E-FMLA) was passed to provide relief to families affected by the coronavirus. We’ve been flooded with dozens of calls each day from worried parents and employees. Here’s what… Read More ›
Jim Garrity, Esq. - Employee Rights Lawyer 