A nurse fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Stamford Hospital last month. Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media Get the COVID vaccine or you might be fired. The federal government has ruled that employers can require their workers to get the...
Attorney Gary Phelan discusses Covid 19 and employment law on WICC-AM
Attorney Gary Phelan discusses a lawsuit by a Norwalk teacher on WNPR
Opinion: Some school districts violate federal law on COVID
Earlier this month, Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel A. Cardona stated that “we take very seriously the ADA requirements,” adding that Americans with Disabilities Act compliance was “non-negotiable.” Cardona was referring to whether school districts are...
What employers & employees should know about severance agreements
Ending an employment relationship can be difficult, regardless of whether you are the employer or the departing employee. Severance agreements can be an effective way to ease this transition and allow both sides to make a clean break. But there are some important...
Reasonable accommodation in the workplace and COVID-19
The Americans with Disabilities Act states that an employer must provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability unless the accommodation causes undue hardship. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces the ADA in the workplace, has stated that “it is unclear at this time whether COVID-19 is or could be a disability under the ADA.”
EEOC Should Classify COVID-19 As A Disability Under ADA
Is COVID-19 a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act?[1] The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has so far resisted the invitation to answer that question. After observing that the question had been raised by a lot of people, EEOC senior...
Attorney Robert Mitchell takes questions about unemployment on Chaz & AJ In The Morning
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Along with Daniel Schwartz, Michelle Duprey, and Mark Soycher, I will be presenting at the Connecticut Bar Association webinar “Managing Employees with Severe Health Conditions as Businesses Reopen.” It will be held on May 12th at 1pm
Webinar: Managing Employees with Serious Health Conditions as Business Reopen