By Marshall Hook It is said that for every job there is a tool – that one specific tool designed for a specific task. The same can be said of companies when they hire people with a set of skills to do the work assigned them. Of course, there is also the Swiss Army knife
By Glenn Duhl In the labor context, when an entity is considered a joint employer of a direct employer’s employees, both the entity and the direct employer may be held liable for any unfair labor practices. Whether two entities are considered joint employers differs depending on what federal statute is at issue: the National Labor
By Glenn A. Duhl More than a year has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the world. Since then, employers have been confronted with an ever-changing landscape in the workforce that has required constant diligence to maintain a safe work environment. Now that the vaccine is widely available, many employers face the question of whether
By Marshall Hook There is very little in the world that wasn’t touched by the COVID pandemic. People’s jobs, businesses, and ways of life were all altered in some way over the past 15 months. But perhaps no area was as subject to discussion and emotion as the ability of kids to attend school in-person.
By Leigh Blander AffinEco is going the extra mile to get all of its nearly 2,000 workers vaccinated and protected against COVID-19. The company has even hired a vaccine coordinator to help employees get the shot. Valerie Navas, who is bilingual, is contacting all AffinEco’s workers by text, call, or email. “She’s reaching out to
By Matt Ellis With vaccination rates increasing and fear subsiding, people are returning to office buildings to resume working in shared, collaborative spaces. Building owners and managers must not only comply with local and state regulations for clean, safe occupancy, they must also ensure tenants and employees feel comfortable resuming their office life. That means
By Glenn A. Duhl Since entering office on January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden has made responding to the COVID-19 pandemic a top priority. One of his very first executive acts directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue new guidance to employers for mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. This
By Matt Ellis If there’s one thing the team at AffinEco has learned over the past year, it is how to be flexible. When the coronavirus pandemic first struck, and even before non-essential buildings were shut down, AffinEco began implementing health and safety measures to protect their workers and customers. But, as more was understood
By Leigh Blander Business and building owners are watching Washington D.C. and pushing for a proposedHealthy and Safe Workplace Tax Creditto help offset the costs of reopening amid COVID-19. “It’s a tax credit toward all the things you would need to open offices safely,” explains John Nothdurft with ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association. Some
By Marshall Hook In every issue of our newsletter, we spotlight AffinEco employees who go above and beyond in their job. This issue, we focus on a group of employees known as “route workers.” During the pandemic, these employees have demonstrated the kind of resilience illustrated in this quote from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia
