What Employers Should Do to Encourage Employees Vaccinated
Encourage employees to register (“get in line”) at multiple venues: Employees should sign up at several venues, not just one – different hospital systems, CVS, Rite Aid, other pharmacy chains, and county health departments. According to Wayne State University researchers who worked on the vaccines, it doesn’t matter who administers the shot or whether persons…
Read MoreAddressing Sexual Harassment in the “Me-Too” Era
A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE Steven H. Schwartz Prior to the explosion of sexual harassment claims in the “Me Too” era, beginning around 2017, sexual harassment in the workplace appeared to many (at least male) managers and attorneys as a problem relatively under control. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil…
Read MoreProtecting employees in the workplace
Steven H. Schwartz, Steven H. Schwartz & Associates, P.L.C. Safety used to be the place to dump the unproductive manager while the organization waited for him to retire. The Coronavirus pandemic has changed that. Maintaining employee safety – and establishing an employee perception of safety – has become the paramount concern for management to address…
Read MoreBarring Class Action Arbitration – a Decision of Epic Proportions
Many corporations have arbitration agreements for non-union employees mandating that a claim in arbitration be resolved through a separate proceeding, and the employee is barred from participating in a class action or collective arbitration. Having arbitrated FLSA, ERISA, Title VII discrimination and independent contractor/employee status matters, one thing is clear: be careful what you ask…
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