As a service provider, you should be considering accommodations in line with the Americans with Disabilities Act — not only physical accommodations, but others that impact your service delivery. Bottom line: your business should be accessible by all persons. If you have customers who are deaf, for example, you...
The Duties of Landlords and Tenants Let's say you're a small business owner leasing a facility and you want to make sure it is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). So, who is in charge of making any needed changes? You or your landlord?...
In the first-ever full lawyer team video of the Johnston Business Law Group, Jen Goldstein, Laura Swinchock, and Matthew Johnston are discussing some of the lessons to be drawn from the Alex Baldwin's Rust movie set accidental death and injury case. While the tragic incident happened...
Earlier this year, model, influencer, and actress Molly Simms was sued in federal court in California over a blog post she wrote advertising a makeup product. Using this case, our new video series helps small businesses understand how things can go wrong when influencers promote...
Although the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has not released the emergency rule for employers with 100 or more employees promised by President Biden about a month ago, we will probably see it soon. But there is a preview of it based on what...
You’re an entrepreneur getting your new business up and running. Inevitably, you will run into a particular subset of questions regarding the set up of your business. As a law firm serving small businesses, here are the questions we receive time and time again: Should my...
We get a lot of questions on what employers can ask employees when it comes to COVID-19, accommodations, vaccines, and workplace protections. In this video, #MattTheLawyer answers some popular ones. For example: Yes, you can ask your employees if they are vaccinated.Yes, you can ask employees...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against a company for denying an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation request from an immunocompromised employee who wanted to work from home for a couple days a week and wanted frequent breaks while in...
This week we are talking about what vaccine policies businesses are able to take at this time, and of course, all of the exceptions that come along with those policies. Let's dive in. Mandatory Vaccine Policies and Medical Exceptions One of the most common questions I have...