GWINN LEGAL – WINTER 2021-2022 COVID GUIDELINES UPDATE
GWINN LEGAL PLLC Attorneys and Counselors at Law 901 Wilshire Drive, Suite 550 Troy, MI 48084 (248) 247-3300 (248) 247-3310 facsimile www.gwinnlegal.com WINTER 2020-21 UPDATE Daniel A. Gwinn
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Ask The Lawyer, Giving Thanks For Better Lives For Workers
SETTING OWN HOURS UNLIKELY TO CONVERT WORKER INTO INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR QUESTION: I’ve been working remotely from home since March 13, when the Covid pandemic shut everything down. Because my daughter’s school was also closed, I worked a flexible schedule, putting in 8
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FAKE PAPERS FOR FIDO COULD BE CRIME UNDER PROPOSED LAW QUESTION: For most of the last six months I worked from home, with my dog Lachlan, a Highland terrier, keeping me company — and vice versa. When the office reopened and I
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Ask The Lawyer When Will Unemployment Benefits Run Out
PAID TIME OFF WAITING FOR COVID-19 RESULTS? YOU BETCHA! QUESTION: After going to visit family up north, I came down with a sore throat and a cough. I informed my employer, who told me to get tested for COVID-19, and not to come
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GET NEW MASK OR GET NEW JOB: WORKER’S ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’ MASK CAUSES TROUBLE QUESTION: Wearing a mask is mandatory where I work, in a large retail establishment. While most people just wear plain medical-looking masks, others personalize their masks, with patterns or
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‘MISTAKE’ WHEN CERTIFYING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS COULD COST WORKER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS QUESTION: I began receiving unemployment benefits when I was laid off work at the end of March. In late April, my boss asked if I could do a little work
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QUESTION: I read an opinion piece by a FOX News commentator about the current “protests” online. I liked it on Twitter, and posted my approval of the piece with a link and some comments on Facebook. A co-worker read my post and
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