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07.13.2021
Vaccines and the Workplace: What Can Employers Require or What Incentives Can They Offer Employees?
(Click here for printable PDF) As workplaces nationwide are returning to in-person operations, two important questions have been raised about COVID-19 vaccines: (1) can employers require that their employees be vaccinated in order to return to work? and (2) can employers offer incentives to encourage employees to receive the vaccine? The federal Equal Employment Opportunity […]
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03.26.2021
Federal Paid COVID-19 Leave (FFCRA) Is Extended – If You Want It To Be
(Click here for printable PDF) On December 31, 2020, the Family’s First Coronavirus Response Act’s (“FFCRA”) requirement that employers provide paid leave for COVID-19 related reasons officially expired. However, in the latest stimulus bill passed under the new Biden Administration, the FFCRA paid leave was further extended (until September 2021) and even expanded in […]
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03.15.2021
Can Employers Offer an Incentive to Employees to Get the COVID Vaccine? Probably, But Stay Tuned
(Click here for printable PDF) Employers nationwide are contemplating offering incentives to encourage employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a way to avoid the practical and potentially disruptive alternative of requiring employees to be vaccinated. Although it has been determined by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that requiring all employees to be vaccinated […]
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03.01.2021
Severance Slip Ups – Some Critical Errors in Giving Out Severance Payments
In a world where layoffs and terminations are a possibility for any business, it is essential that employers understand some of the critical mistakes they could make when providing severance payments to employees. Here are some of the biggest ones we have seen and how to conquer them: Not having a written agreement with a […]
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Gregory Palakow
Greg has an active and diverse Litigation practice with focus in trust and fiduciary litigation, estate disputes, nursing home and long term care facility representation, and representation of offices of county government.