Employers wondering how to best protect employees from COVID-19 exposure may be considering whether they should allow or require employees to wear face masks at work. Recent guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends covering the mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when in public, especially in places where […]
COVID-19 has forced employers to confront an employee’s right to privacy regarding his or her medical condition and the safety of their workforce and customers. Employers need to be careful that they are not violating any of an employee’s rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For more detailed information, employers should review the […]
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, employers are likely considering the prospect of ordering mass layoffs or plant closings. We recently posted an overview of the federal and state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Acts (“WARN Acts”), which require advance notice to employees of mass layoffs and plant closings. Mass layoffs include terminations, temporary […]
Employers could run afoul of federal and state law if they fail to provide advance notice to employees of significant employment losses as defined in both state and federal law. The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. 2100 et seq. (“WARN Act”), and New Hampshire’s counterpart, RSA 275-F (“NH WARN Act”), requires certain […]
Attorneys Bob Carey, Laura Hartz, and Kelley Stonebraker will be the featured speaker during the latest Orr & Reno Legal Breakfast Series, “Nonprofit Boards: A Toolkit for How to be a Valuable Board Member”, on Wednesday, February 19 at the Orr & Reno offices at 45 South Main Street in Concord. For those who have […]