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EEOC issues COVID-19 vaccination guidance

by Richard L. Hackman, Esq. | Dec 22, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19, Insights, Labor and Employment, Risk Mitigation and Safety

With the advent of the COVID-19 vaccine, employers must wrestle immediately with the decision as to whether to mandate the COVID-19 vaccination. Employers may impose a vaccination requirement on employees subject to certain legally required exemptions. Specifically, exemptions to a mandatory vaccination policy include a refusal to be vaccinated based on a disability or medical condition, or a sincerely held religious belief.

COVID-19: The Impacts on Labor & Employment for Long-Term Care and Personal Care Facilities

by Saxton & Stump | Dec 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Labor and Employment, Multimedia, Senior Care Services

Attorneys Rick Hackman and Steve Fleury recently presented at the Pennsylvania Health Care Association’s 2020 Virtual Convention about COVID-19-related labor and employment law issues impacting long-term and personal care facilities. In their presentation, they...

Saxton & Stump attorney Kiandra Steffy named to The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40

by Saxton & Stump | Dec 10, 2020 | Commercial Litigation, Firm News, Labor and Employment, Title IX

LANCASTER, Pa., December 10, 2020 — Saxton & Stump attorney Kiandra D. Steffy has been named to the National Black Lawyers’ Top 40 under 40, a recognition given by invitation only to influential African American lawyers from across the country who excel in their...

COVID-19 immunizations and employee relations considerations

by Richard L. Hackman, Esq. | Dec 1, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19, Insights, Labor and Employment

With the imminent possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine, employers must be prepared for questions and concerns related to immunization for the virus. A recent Gallup survey indicated that approximately 42% of Americans would decline an approved COVID-19 vaccination. The same concerns voiced by the general populace most certainly will arise with employees, which will require employers to engage in a balancing act between employee relations between those who have concerns about the vaccine and the employer’s obligation to protect its employees, customers and clients from exposure to the COVID-19 virus.

Governor Wolf’s latest order imposes additional restrictions on Pennsylvania businesses

by Stephen J. Fleury, Jr., Esq. | Nov 25, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19, Labor and Employment

Gov. Tom Wolf signed an Order mandating additional restrictions on business operations in response to the increasing rate of COVID-19 infections across the Commonwealth.

PA Funeral Board to determine which criminal convictions disqualify someone from being a funeral director – implications for applicants and employers

by Jason G. Benion, Esq. | Oct 19, 2020 | Articles, Death Care, Insights, Labor and Employment

The Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors will soon consider which criminal convictions create a presumption that an individual should be denied a funeral director’s license. Historically, an applicant for a professional license who had a criminal...

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EEOC issues COVID-19 vaccination guidance

COVID-19: The Impacts on Labor & Employment for Long-Term Care and Personal Care Facilities

Saxton & Stump attorney Kiandra Steffy named to The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40

COVID-19 immunizations and employee relations considerations

Governor Wolf’s latest order imposes additional restrictions on Pennsylvania businesses

PA Funeral Board to determine which criminal convictions disqualify someone from being a funeral director – implications for applicants and employers

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