April 16, 2021
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CLE Webinar Discusses the Vaccination Pros and Cons for Workplaces

A recent Association of Corporate Counsel CLE webinar run by members of the employment law firm Jackson Lewis provided an important look at what employers should be thinking about as vaccination efforts here in the US speed up. 

The presentation summed up the various state and federal plans, noting that there remains no federal laws requiring employees to be vaccinated and some states, such as New York have proposed multiple bills that would prohibit employers from requiring employees to be vaccinated, although they are not likely to pass. They also highlighted guidance from the EEOC regarding vaccines, suggestions that haven’t changed since December. 

The webinar then laid out four possible options for employers. They are: having no vaccination policy, a soft or strong encouragement policy, and a mandatory vaccination policy. The presentation then went into some detail about the pros and cons of any mandatory policy, which roughly 10% of employers nationwide have already enacted.

Positives include getting workers back to the office more quickly and providing customers with some level of assurance about their own safety. Negatives included the potential for employees to blame the company if they experience adverse reactions and the possibility of workplace friction due to political, religious and personal sentiments that clash with the policy and the potential for organized labor to use such policies as a rallying cry. 

Finally, with the increasing availability of vaccines, it may be that more employers opt for a mandatory policy, deciding that the pros outweigh any cons.


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A Majority of Americans Support Employment Benefits for Gig Workers

May 26, 2020
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Americans, including a majority of Democrats and Republicans, believe that independent contractors, freelancers, and those working in the gig economy, such as ride-hail drivers and delivery people working for app-based services like Door Dash and Instacart deserve some of the same employment protections already given to salaried employees.

Welcome Summer Law Clerks!

May 22, 2020
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Our Firm is happy to have two Fordham Law students on board this summer. Please join us in welcoming Rafita Ahlam and Kacie Candela!

Americans Still Uncomfortable Returning to Work or Being in Crowds

May 20, 2020
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As we learn more about the virus, one thing that is increasingly clear is that many of the major outbreaks are occurring at the workplace, with significant hotspots at prisons, call centers, meat processing facilities, and warehouses where many people are crammed together in poorly ventilated areas. At the end of April, 66% of workers were not comfortable returning to the workplace.

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