Unless you haven’t been paying attention to the news recently, you know that COVID-19 vaccinations started rolling out recently. As a result, A lot of people are now asking if their employer can require them to get a vaccination. In most cases, the answer is yes, you can be required to take a COVID-19 vaccination. […]
One of the most common questions I get asked is: Do I have a wrongful termination claim because I was awarded unemployment benefits? Oftentimes, people get confused with the difference between unemployment benefits and the process used to decide if someone is awarded benefits, and wrongful termination claims and what’s necessary to have a valid […]
Recently, I spoke about a nationwide push to grant businesses immunity in instances related to COVID-19. This push for business immunity wasn’t just on the national level. It was also on the state and local level. Unfortunately, Ohio beat the federal government to the punch when House Bill 606 was signed into law. What House […]
Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Labor Day? Well it all goes back to the 1800s and more specifically to the Second Industrial Revolution. During this time period, Americans saw the rapid growth of oil, steel, and electric companies. The rapid growth was in large part attributed to the rise of factories. Although the […]
Recently, Uber and Lyft were in the news and it wasn’t for some feel good reason, or because some new celebrity decided to dress up in disguise and drive around unsuspecting passengers until some big reveal. No, they’re in the news now because they threatened to shut down operations in California, during the middle of […]
You may remember back in 2018, Mo’Nique told everybody that they needed to boycott Netflix. She said we needed to do this because she was offered a low ball discriminatory offer on a comedy special. She based this on the fact that she was offered around $500,000 to do a comedy special for an hour, […]
Last year was the first Father’s Day without Pops. At his memorial, I eulogized him by recounting some of the lessons I learned from him. This year, I realized that I’m probably going to have more Father’s Days without him than with him. There has not been a single day where I do not think […]
Governors all over the country are starting to reopen their states after being locked down to slow the spread of Covid-19. As the phased reopens occur, people are starting to head back to work. While everyone knew the lockdowns would not last forever, many workers have valid concerns about their safety or other legal protections […]