The absence of a cohesive federal strategy during the pandemic has allowed many businesses to continue operating without standard safety guidelines, endangering employee health. And with new cases of COVID-19 in the United States nearing 200,000 per day, employees’ risk of exposure will only continue to grow. Early litigation and regulatory measures have highlighted two […]
Labor, Employment and Duties of Care
Telework for Caregivers: A Gap in Employment and Disability Law
The pandemic has exposed a gap in our employment and disability laws—a lack of care for caregivers. The workforce is filled with employees who take on roles as caregivers at home, such as parents looking after children with cancer, husbands or wives helping their spouse after a surgery, and adult children watching parents with dementia. […]