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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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02.23.2021
Vaccination Is The Key That Unlocks The Mandatory Quarantine Room For Employees, But Only For A Three-Month Period
Confusion and potential dizziness are among the side effects faced by employers making efforts to comply with the array of new rules and regulations implemented in response to COVID-19. Since the inception of the pandemic, employers have struggled to stay up to date on the ever-changing laws and guidelines, including those specific to quarantine requirements. […]
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Meghan O'Brien
Meghan is an associate in the Labor & Employment practice group where she advises and represents employers in a broad range of matters from daily counseling through litigation. Before joining Archer, Meghan received her law degree from New York Law School where she was a member of the New York Law School Law Review and the Securities Arbitration Clinic. During law school, Meghan served as a judicial extern in the New York State Supreme Court and worked in the mediation unit of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Meghan represented her school in the 2019 International Chambers of Commerce Mediation Competition in Paris, France. She has a Certificate in alternative dispute resolution and remains committed to the field of conflict avoidance, management and resolution.