KGR is pleased to announce seven of its attorneys were selected for the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, including one recipient named “Lawyer of the Year” and two attorneys recognized for the first time. This national recognition chooses leading lawyers based entirely on peer review. KGR congratulates the following attorneys in their respective …
Work From Home: 3 HR Tips for Businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted employees and employers alike to embrace remote work at an unprecedented rate. Labor laws haven’t necessarily “kept up” with business realities. Hoosier employers should be mindful of several risks that commonly arise with telecommuting. Remote Worker = “Branch Office.” Having an employee work from their home in a different jurisdiction …
OSHA’s Covid-19 Vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard
Our Employment Team gives an update and explanation on the OSHA Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate and what this could mean for Hoosiers. On Thursday, November 4, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its long-foretold Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) imposing workplace rules related to COVID-19 vaccination, vaccine status verification, periodic employee testing, and …
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Meet Our Firm: Joe Pettygrove
Q&A with Joe Pettygrove, partner Why did you become an attorney? Who inspired you? If I’m being honest, becoming a lawyer was – originally – a hastily constructed “Plan B.” When I was young, nearly everyone in my family worked for my maternal grandfather’s grocery store business, and my only plan for most of my …
This Too Shall Pass…But When? Employer Medical Inquiries as a Pandemic Wanes
Amidst all the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. employers and their counsel found some well-deserved relief in EEOC’s March 2020 workplace pandemic guidance, plus its “What You Should Know About COVID-19” Q&A. EEOC confirmed—at least at that time—that the virus was “bad enough” that employers could do some things they normally couldn’t, specifically take employee …
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DOL Officially Withdraws Regulation Clarifying Proper Independent Contractor Classification
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently “withdrew” a regulation widely regarded as “pro-employer” that was set in motion last fall towards the end of President Trump’s administration. We’ll spare you the procedural and regulatory history – the bottom line is this: the Trump-era rule simplified the test for identifying a properly-classified independent contractor, and …
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NEW COVID-19 Employer Pay/Leave Regulations
Update April 1, 2020: At the time of our initial post, the federal government had not defined health care providers or emergency responders. In a new FAQ sheet, the Department of Labor has defined both classifications: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions FAQ 56: Who is a “health care provider” who may be excluded by their employer from paid sick …
“Announcing” Employee Departures – A Practical, Nitty-Gritty Guide To Minimizing Disclosures About Former Employees
Clients frequently ask me what the “best” way is to announce a particular employee’s departure from their organization, and – as you might expect – that question gets asked more often when the departing employee is leaving under “less than ideal” circumstances. Sometimes it’s because the employee has done something “sensationally” wrong (bad behavior towards …