Your Business and the Law

Substance Abuse and Your Workplace

foleyfoleypc May 31 In case you missed it, May was Mental Health Awareness month. With respect to the organizers of the spotlight on mental health, every day is mental health day for so many. The mental health struggle is real, widespread, and doesn’t stop at the workplace door. People are hurting and many of them […]

Read More

The One Word Best Advice for Employers

The One Word Best Advice for Employers foleyfoleypc Apr 28, 2022 It is not always easy. It requires slowing down and taking time: LISTEN. Most of us have read or heard about the man awarded $450,000 for an unwanted surprise birthday party. Sure it makes good copy (old school for clickbait) but the takeaway was lost in […]

Read More

Something Free and Helpful from the CDC; a Quarantine and Isolation Calculator

Something Free and Helpful from the CDC by foleyfoleypc Remember all those quarantine rules? I before E except after C–oh sorry. The nuns went hard on that one. The CDC has a Quarantine and Isolation Calculator that could prove useful. Please note: it is not for people who are ill (breathing/other symptoms) and immunocompromised. It is for […]

Read More

Recent MA COVID 19 Guidance, Simplified

Recent MA COVID 19 Guidance, Simplified by foleyfoleypc With no end to this pandemic in sight, navigating the impact of COVID-19 on the workplace can be difficult. Understanding which compliance obstacles remain in Massachusetts can be a headache. We have broken down the recent guidance offered by the Attorney General. Here are the provisions that […]

Read More

New CDC Guidance: Auld Lang Syne to Current Isolation and Quarantine Rules

New CDC Guidance: Auld Lang Syne to Current Isolation and Quarantine Rules by foleyfoleypc The CDC amended its guidance concerning those who test positive for COVID-19 and for those who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, in a press release yesterday. Just like the New Year, it is out with […]

Read More

What Do Women Want?

What Do Women Want? by foleyfoleypc Now that I have your attention, this is not a piece devoted to holiday shopping ideas*: it is a workplace law blog after all. We have all read–and perhaps seen–women leave the workplace during the pandemic (1 in 5!). Good news: many women have returned to the workforce or […]

Read More

New EEOC Guidance on Religious Accommodation and Vaccine Mandates, Unpacked

  New EEOC Guidance on Religious Accommodation and Vaccine Mandates, Unpacked by foleyfoleypc The EEOC updated its guidance on religious accommodation requests from the COVID19 vaccine  yesterday. It is worth a read because, as we know, religious accommodation is the most common reason for a vaccination exception now (skip down to section L). Why? It is an area […]

Read More

Happy Striketober!

Happy Striketober! October 21, 2021 | foleyfoleypc Traditionally, October is a time of Halloween fun and Oktoberfest parties. And in keeping with the vibe of the past several months, there is a new event that is not pleasant. This year, work stoppages are on the calendar, known as Striketober.  Striketober may see 100,000 US workers go on strike. […]

Read More

The First Case under the MA Noncompete Law: A Quick Look

The First Case under the MA Noncompete Law: A Quick Look by foleyfoleypc MA Non-compete Agreement  Remember that sweeping MA non-compete law in 2018? Garden leave? It left us wondering about interpretation. Then we were occupied with other things, you know. Now, a Massachusetts court has finally shed some light on how the Massachusetts Noncompetition […]

Read More

Booster Shots: Dealer’s Choice (and MA COVID19 Emergency Paid Leave News)*

Booster Shots: Dealer’s Choice (and MA COVID19 Emergency Paid Leave News)* by foleyfoleypc Employers who want to mandate booster shots to fully vaccinated Pfizer recipients to protect their workplace can do so. Employers who do not want to mandate booster shots do not have to do so. How the heck can that be? As savvy […]

Read More