by Regina Sarkis | Oct 26, 2021 | Business Compliance, COVID-19, Employment Law
Many employers are now issuing a mandatory policy for employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to further protect the workplace and others from spreading the virus. As a result, many employees are objecting to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine under Title VII as a...
by Regina Sarkis | Oct 5, 2021 | Business Compliance, COVID-19, Employment Law
The short answer to the whether COVID-19 high-risk employees may continue to work from home as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) depends on whether the essential functions of the job can be performed at home. More employees...
by Regina Sarkis | Sep 8, 2021 | Business Compliance, Commercial Lease, COVID-19
It is more important now than ever, to properly negotiate a commercial lease for protection when such unforeseen events such as the Covid-19 pandemic occur. The Covid-19 pandemic created much financial hardship for business owners everywhere who could not conduct...
by Regina Sarkis | Jul 27, 2021 | COVID-19, Employment Law
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the workplace worldwide when employers were faced with how to keep the lights on if employees were not allowed to physically be in the office. Employees who “work from home” or “work remotely” became the new normal. Now that the pandemic...
by Regina Sarkis | Apr 27, 2021 | COVID-19
Most of us know that the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) did not fully approve the use of the COVID-19 vaccines. Such vaccines are only approved for emergency use at this time. Colleges and universities already mandate that students receive certain...
