Client Alert: Can Employers Require Employees to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine? Ten months after COVID-19 became a global pandemic, widespread COVID-19 vaccination is—slowly but surely—becoming a reality. Governor Holcomb recently announced a departure from his initial plan for distribution that focused on certain healthcare workers and first responders. Under his new plan, Indiana has begun […]
From April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, covered employers must provide employees with emergency paid sick leave for certain qualifying reasons related to COVID-19 that are outlined in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. An employee qualifies for emergency paid sick leave if the employee is unable to work (or unable to telework) due […]
Attorney Laurie Kemp has been invited to join a panel on April 25, 2018 by The Center for Women & Families to discuss sexual harassment & assault in the workplace. Although sexual harassment and assault are not new issues, the #MeToo conversation that’s occurred over the past few months has demonstrated that workplaces are a […]
Attorney Laurie Kemp spoke on January 30, 2018 to several dozen Southern Indiana businesses about the current workplace environment, and about how to address sexual harassment. Attorney Kemp’s main takeaway for the businesses, was to make sure to take all claims seriously, and to investigate to determine what action, if needed, is taken. […]
