Employment Law

No, an employer cannot discriminate against older employees due to coronavirus concerns. This means that employers can’t fire, refuse to rehire, or force older employees into jobs with less pay or responsibility. Employers also can’t force older employees to work from home merely because the employee’s age makes him or her more susceptible to the…

In some situations, yes. An employer may have to allow an employee to telework instead of reporting back to the office if the employee can show that a disability requires teleworking as a reasonable accommodation. Whether teleworking is considered to be a reasonable accommodation depends on the nature of the disability and the specific job…

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (or FFCRA) is a law passed by Congress on March 19, 2020 in response to fears about employers laying off employees on a large scale due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The law primarily impacts employers with fewer than 500 employees and its provisions are set to go in effect…