DeWine Requests $5 Billion From BWC for Employers

by Rob Gilmore | Oct 29, 2020 | Employment, Finance, Government

By Rob Gilmore & Alexis Preskar Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has requested the Bureau of Worker’s Compensation send employers an additional $5 billion in dividends to mitigate losses due to the ongoing pandemic. This is the third major dividend request the Governor...

DOL Issues Field Assistance Bulletin Regarding Telework

by Rob Gilmore | Oct 9, 2020 | Employment

By Rob Gilmore & Kirsten Mooney On August 24, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-5 regarding employers’ continuing obligations to track employees’ telework hours. In a time where telework is...

Do Employers Have to Offer Remote Work? EEOC Says No.

by Rob Gilmore | Sep 24, 2020 | Employment, Government

By Rob Gilmore & Alexis Preskar As employers begin reopening workplaces, the EEOC has come out with new guidance on providing telework options. The specific question asked for guidance if an employer had allowed telework to slow the spread of COVID but was now...

Employees May Not Forfeit PUA Unemployment Benefits When Refusing Unsafe Work

by Rob Gilmore | Aug 7, 2020 | Employment, Government

By Rob Gilmore & Lyndsay Ross In a July 21, 2020 advisory letter, the Department of Labor (DOL) opined that an individual who refuses an offer of work due to legitimate COVID-19 health and safety concerns may still be eligible for benefits under the Pandemic...

Back to School & COVID-19: What Employers Should Think About

by Rob Gilmore | Jul 23, 2020 | Employment

By Rob Gilmore & Janet Stewart With the Fourth of July now in the rear-view mirror, summer is well underway and back-to-school is already looming large. In preparation—and as usual—Big Box stores are tearing down seasonal summer displays, and in their place,...