WIRTW #603: the “Did anything happen yesterday?” edition

Unless you've been living in a cave for the past 24 hours, you are well aware that OSHA released its vaccine-mandate emergency temporary standard. There are lots of resources that have since been published, including this website from OSHA itself. One of the best is this half-hour video in which the agency explains the nuts and bolts of the ETS.

Alternatively, you can just randomly pound on your keyboard and you'll end up on the website of an employment lawyer offering you his or her summary (me included).

Here are the best things I read online this past week that I think you should be reading, too.

A Swing and a Miss: Right to Conscience Objections to COVID-19 Vaccinations to Endure Until June 2022 — via Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog

Task Force Issues New FAQs on COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance for Federal Contractors — via Workforce Bulletin

To Go Back To The Office Or Not To Go Back To The Office, That Is The Question — via Above the Law

Is remote work monitoring legal? — via HR Dive

Has Federal Paid Leave Been Resurrected from the Dead? Pelosi-backed Legislation Needs a Lifeline to Survive — via Jeff Nowak's FMLA Insights

The New Age of Workplace Communication Could Be Instant Messaging — via HR Hero Line

Spying on Employees to Boost Productivity — via TLNT

Another #AppleToo organizer has filed a lawsuit against the company — via TiPb 

Judge ousted partly for racial comments; he once asked Black employee whether he dealt drugs to buy car — via ABA Journal Daily News

A federal court says certain religious employers may discriminate against LGBT employees — via Eric Meyer's Employer Handbook Blog

How to make DE&I a part of your organization’s ethos–and not just a box to check — via Ragan.com

Dave Ramsey Still Sucks — via FRAUDfiles