Carol Goodman is the co-chair of Herrick’s Litigation Department and chair of the firm’s Employment Practice. Carol advises public and private companies in all aspects of employment law throughout various industries such as government, sports, multi-media, real estate, finance, hospitality and the arts.
As vaccine distribution slowly gains steam, a return to the office could be next. Here are the options for employees who may not be ready.
The U.S. is recording at least 77,000 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,060 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average of JHU data.
No executives want to see their staff burn out — and some are starting to take mandatory time off as seriously as they take their work.
I don’t think I’ve taken one day off in 22 months. And it’s starting to catch up. Unplugging has been put off because we all thought things would get a little more back to normal.
Employees who may not be ready need to be aware of the policies and understand the exceptions.
If someone says they just don’t want to come back to the office, they can be terminated. Employees need to be aware of the policies and understand the exceptions.