Davis Grimm Payne & Marra

As more and more Americans become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, many Employers are wrestling with a number of questions regarding how to most effectively get as many of their personnel vaccinated as possible. We previously looked at the circumstances in which an employer can require employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19, but what if your company would rather incentivize employees to get the vaccine, instead of requiring it? There are many advantages that will come from having a workforce … Continue reading →

Good news from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for employers in the maritime industry and other employers who utilize rotational schedules for employees. When calculating FMLA continuous leave, the Department of Labor (DOL) has long applied the definition of “workweek” to mean a week that an employee actually worked or would have worked, had he or she not been on FMLA leave. This resulted in weeks a rotational employee would have been off not being counted in the employee’s … Continue reading →

Governor Inslee’s November 13 Travel Advisory states that persons arriving to Washington from other states or countries should self-quarantine for 14 days after arrival.  This does not apply to those involved in Essential Travel. Washington residents are further encouraged to stay home, or stay within their region of the state, as doing so reduces the risk of COVID-19 transmission to other parts of the state.

We understand the difficulties that businesses are facing to stay up-to-date on the ever-evolving legal landscape as it relates to COVID-19. Please join us 9:00 -11:00 AM PST on November 10, 2020, for our 2020 Labor & Employment Law Webinar. Our agenda includes: Labor Law Update in the COVID World; COVID-19 and the Workplace and Washington Employment Law Update in the COVID World. Please contact, via email, aturner@davisgrimmpayne.com for more information.