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Ask Rita: FFCRA Paid Leaves 2021—Help!
Dear Rita, In March of last year, when the pandemic hit, we spent a lot of time implementing the required Covid-19-related paid leaves of absence. We drafted leave forms and gave notice to our employees of the right to take these leaves, and we are ver …
Ask Rita: Recording Conversations in the Workplace—Do I Have to Put Up with This?
Dear Rita: We recently met with an employee who has had a long history of not performing their job responsibilities as expected and of showing reluctance to accept our guidance to improve and meet expectations. At this meeting, we planned to give the e …
Re-Opening After Covid-19: What Nonprofits Need to Know about Reasonable Accommodation of Employees with Disabilities
Although the number of Covid-19 cases varies throughout the United States, nonprofit leaders are undoubtedly eager to re-open organizations and get back to business. While many continue to allow some staff to work remotely, others choose to or must hav …
Ask Rita: What Is a Hostile Work Environment?
How to handle use of the label when a protected class isn’t involved Dear Rita: I’m uncertain how to handle a growing trend among my employees. Whenever some of our employees are unhappy about the way things are going at work, they say they are working …
Ask Rita: How Can We Help Our Employee Care for Family During Covid-19?
Dear Rita: Our nonprofit has an employee who has been with us five years. She is a good worker who has always been able to balance work and personal needs well. Until the Covid-19 pandemic hit. This employee has three school-age children whose school c …
Ask Rita: How Does the Americans with Disabilities Act Impact Our Efforts to Keep Employees Safe During the Covid-19 Pandemic?
Dear Rita: We operate a nonprofit social services agency. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have taken what we believe to be very aggressive steps to protect our nonprofit’s clients and employees. These efforts include taking the body temperatur …
Hiring People with Disabilities Is Not a Charity: Here’s Why and How to Stop Paying Subminimum Wage
In the age of Covid-19, the workplace is more flexible than employers thought possible. It’s time to apply the same innovations to employees with disabilities. Minimum wage exemptions date from 1938, a time when people with disabilities did not have a …
Ask Rita: During Covid-19, Do We Furlough or Layoff Staff?
Dear Rita: During the Covid-19 crisis, we are having to close some programs, hopefully temporarily. I need your help understanding the difference between a layoff and a furlough. Signed, Sheltering-in-Place, but Challenged Dear Challenged: These are in …
2020 California Employment Law Update #2: Compensation
In 2020, California has new rules, regulations, and court rulings that have changed the employment law landscape. In this four-part series, we bring you key new laws for 2020. Our second update is on compensation. Minimum Wage Effective January 1, 2020 …
2020 California Employment Law Update #3: Fair Employment
In 2020, California has new rules, regulations, and court rulings that have changed the employment law landscape. In this four-part series, we bring you key new laws for 2020. Our third update is on the CA Fair Employment and Housing Act. Hairstyle Dis …
