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PER Human Resources – November 2020

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Handling COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Workplace

Employers must ensure they take all necessary steps to protect the identity of any employee who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Various laws protect against the release of this information. Thus, while employers should inform any affected coworkers of their possible exposure in the workplace, they should not reveal the identity of the employee(s) who tested positive.

Use our Responding to a Positive Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Checklist and Contact Tracing in the Workplace Form to assist with properly handling the situation.

Read on and download these important tools for your workplace.

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Q: I have an employee who tested positive for COVID-19. I donâ€™t want to violate the employeeâ€™s privacy rights but need to alert other employees and third parties about their potential exposure. What am I able to tell these other employees and third parties?

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STATE UPDATES
California:
California Changes Restrictions on Using Criminal Records in Employment Decisions

California Requires COVID-19 Workplace Exposure Notice and Reporting

Maryland:
Maryland Employers Cannot Prohibit Employees From Discussing Wages

Pennsylvania:
Pennsylvania Increases Salary Threshold For Exempt Employees; Amends Duties Tests

Wisconsin:
Wisconsin Amends Separation Notice Requirements

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PER Human Resources – October 2020

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Employees Exhausted COVID-19 Leave Options… Now What?

Since the FFCRA went into effect on April 1, 2020, several of your employees have taken leave for various reasons, whether due to having to care for family members under isolation orders, being sick themselves, or due to having to care for their child because the child’s school or place of care was closed. What options are available to employees AND employers when FFCRA and company-provided sick leave are exhausted?

Read on to learn our HR Professionals advice.

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Q: My child’s school is operating on an alternate day basis. May I take paid leave under the FFCRA in these circumstances?

Q: My child’s school is giving me a choice between having my child attend in person or participate in a remote learning program. If I choose remote learning, may I take paid leave under the FFCRA in these circumstances?

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FEDERAL UPDATES
Are Your Employees Still on Furlough? READ THIS

CDC Issues Guidance to Reduce Potential COVID-19-Related Workplace Violence

Is a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy the Right Move for Your Business?

STATE UPDATES
Califonia:
Amendments to California’s Independent Contractor Test

California Employers – Sexual Harassment Training Deadline January 1

CFRA Applies to Employers with 5+ Employees, NAPL is Repealed

PER Human Resources – September 2020

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How to Handle Employees
Refusing to Wear a Mask or
Not Wearing it Properly

Your business requires its employees to wear a mask. There is an employee who refuses to wear a mask or wears the mask without covering both the nose and mouth, thereby defeating the purpose and violating the workplace policy.

How should employers handle these employees? What if the employee claims a medical condition?

Read on to learn our HR Professionals advice.

Myth:Employees must specifically ask for a “reasonable accommodation” for a disability.

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FEDERAL UPDATES
U.S. Department of Labor Announced Telework Pay Guidance

STATE UPDATES
Georgia:
Georgia Requires All Employers to Provide Lactation Breaks

Kansas:
The Kansas Act Against Discrimination Prohibits LGBTQ Discrimination

Maryland:
Maryland Restaurant Employers Required to Provide Wage Statements to Tipped Employees

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PER Human Resources – November 2020

Handling COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Workplace

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Employees Exhausted COVID-19 Leave Options… Now What?

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How to Handle Employees Refusing to Wear a Mask or Not Wearing it Properly

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How to Handle Employees
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