Corona-Virus

Massachusetts is reinstating nearly 50 of its former state workers who were previously let go due to non-compliance with Gov. Charlie Baker’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. As reported by MassLive.com, these former employees, however, shouldn’t anticipate being compensated for the period between their termination and reemployment. Deadline to Accept Reemployment A handful of former Executive Department […]

On September 29, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed an extension of the Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Law, which was set to expire September 30, 2021, and expanded slightly the reasons for which employees can use leave.  The law, which went into effect in May, created a new sick leave entitlement for employees who […]

Massachusetts now requires all employers, regardless of size, with Massachusetts employees to offer employees paid, job-protected leave for certain COVID-19-related reasons, including to get or recover from a COVID-19 vaccine. Massachusetts also has established a fund to reimburse employers for the cost of providing COVID-19 paid leave required by the law, and as reported by […]

Massachusetts businesses are in line to save on workers’ compensation insurance over the next year while efforts in the Legislature to expand the ability of workers to tap into those benefits for COVID-19 care appear to have hit a dead end. As reported by Southcoast Today, workers’ compensation coverage for COVID-19 in Massachusetts is limited […]

Good piece in the NY Times about workers/individuals afraid to return to work due to the coronavirus and the implications that this can have on their job status and/or their ability to receive unemployment benefits. Depending on the specifics of the situation, firing a worker for “refusing” to return to work may be illegal, particularly […]

Employment attorney Matthew Fogelman does a Q&A, answering a variety of questions surrounding medical professionals during the corona-virus pandemic. This is the second video in a series.

Employment Lawyer Matt Fogelman answers questions from doctors and other health care professionals regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic.[raw] [/raw]

Can My Employer Force Me To Come Into Work During the Coronavirus Outbreak?With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, we are all in uncharted territory. New information and new restrictions are coming at us with overwhelming pace and gravity. Each passing day seems to present a new set of problems and new sources of anxiety […]