Author: Johnny C. Taylor Jr., Special to USA TODAY

The majority of job applications have a check box to specify that potential employers do not contact a current employer. Check this box for privacy.

Taking measures to safeguard the workplace and protect your clients can help prevent COVID-19 exposure without infringing on employees’ activities.

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. offers advice on flu shot requirements for employees and navigating child care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some organizations that may not have offered telehealth and mental health services before might do so now amid the coronavirus pandemic.

An employer may request documentation on medical conditions for a variety of reasons. It could also be out of an abundance of caution.

Unwilling to take on new tasks during coronavirus? Most job descriptions include the phrase “other duties as assigned.” Ask HR answers your questions.

The pandemic has brought about changes for businesses, but it’s also provided opportunities for employees to step up a. 5 ways to reward good work.

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. advises employees on how to seek a promotion and how to ask for personal time off in a COVID-19 environment.

Whether a company can be sued or not if an employee gets COVID-19 on the job depends on where the business is and whether Congress takes action.

Ordinarily, taking employee temperatures would be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Because of COVID-19, the EEOC will allow them.