According to new guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor, workers who refused jobs that they viewed as unsafe for COVID-19 reasons may now be eligible to collect unemployment benefits. The DOL published this guidance on February 25 in keeping with President Biden’s promise to provide unemployment benefits to workers who chose unemployment over exposure
As businesses in Ohio and across the country continue reopening, many employees are refusing to return to work, and are instead remaining off collecting unemployment benefits. This has frustrated many employers, and Ohio Governor DeWine recently stepped in to address the issue.
In particular, Governor DeWine issued an Executive Order specifying that employees who refuse
Under a new rule being advanced by the U.S. Department of Labor, applicants for unemployment benefits may soon have to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits. The rule, which has been a source of significant controversy, recently moved closer to becoming a reality when the DOL sent it to the federal budget
To help readers see for themselves what is in the American Jobs Act concerning employer discrimination based upon the status of applicants as unemployed, we have uploaded the provisions of the AJA as transmitted to Congress. It is unclear if the actual bill will be introduced with that name because a Republican Member of Congress
President Obama has proposed the American Jobs Act as a way to increase employment and head off a double dip recession. It has five key components, according to an administration briefing to the National Small Business Association this afternoon. They are 1. Tax Cuts for small business, including significant reductions in payroll taxes; 2. Rebuild