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Friday, January 07, 2022

Legal Analysis Podcast on Today's Supreme Court Hearings

Friday, September 17, 2021

Attorney Andrew Lieb Addresses Hearsay About Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace on Newsy

Sharing Attorney Andrew Lieb's interview on Newsy - He addressed hearsay about vaccine mandates in the workplace such as: Do you get unemployment if you get fired for refusing vaccination?

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Podcast | Legal Breakdown and Analysis of Biden's Employment Vaccine Mandate

 The Lieb Cast answers the following questions about Biden's employment vaccine mandate in the latest podcast: 


  1. Can Biden / OSHA issue an Executive Order / Regulation mandating employment vaccines? 
  2. Can the Federal Congress issue a statute mandating employment vaccines or is that a state's rights issue?
  3. What is the precedent for an individual state to issue a vaccine mandate and would it be upheld?
  4. Does it matter if an individual state's Governor or Legislature issued an employment vaccine mandate for enforceability?
  5. How does a sincerely held religious belief against vaccines avoid employment vaccine mandates?
  6. How can employers refuse an accommodation who has a disability or sincerely held belief and requests to avoid an employment vaccine mandate?

Plus, we discuss brisket, ice cream, 9/11, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, horse dewormers, and most importantly, we break down the hiring / staffing issues faced by employers everywhere.


Link to Podcast: https://www.listentolieb.com/876124/9172946-legal-breakdown-and-analysis-of-biden-s-employment-vaccine-mandate




Wednesday, September 15, 2021

What is a Sincerely Held Religious Belief?

We have been inundated with calls this morning, since Andrew Lieb's appearances on Fox 5, LI News Radio, and WFAN this past week so we thought it was important to put some general information out there for those seeking a vaccine exemption based upon sincerely held religious beliefs. 


To be clear, a sincerely held religious belief DOES NOT automatically get you an exemption from a vaccination requirement.

Instead, your religious belief will, at best, get you an adjustment (known as an accommodation) to a vaccine requirement if such adjustment does not create an undue hardship for your employer. 


Let's break that down a little further.


First, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) tells us what a sincerely held religious belief is means here. In summary, a sincerely held religious belief "concerns 'ultimate ideas' about 'life, purpose, and death.' Social, political, or economic philosophies, as well as mere personal preferences, are not 'religious'," 


As a result, if you want to claim a religious exemption, DO NOT make vaccine mandates POLITICAL. Instead, make your objection to vaccines SOLELY about your vision for life, purpose, and death. 


Moreover, don't be defeated if you are not a practicing member of an organized religion or if your religious leaders disagree with your ultimate ideas. Specifically, EEOC tells us that "new, uncommon, [beliefs, which are] not part of a formal church or sect, [and] only subscribed to by a small number of people, or that seem illogical or unreasonable to others" also qualify.  


That being said, there is another prong to the law that is being lost in the conversation today. 


An exemption to a vaccination requirement need only be given if it does not present an undue hardship to your employer.


Under federal law, employers are in the driver's seat because an undue hardship is anything that creates more than a de minimis cost. So, unless a worker works from home and wants to continue to work from home it will be a challenge to find a vaccine accommodation request that qualifies. Barriers, masks, tests, changed hours, modified locations, and the like will likely pose more than a de minimis cost and therefore, an accommodation request can be denied. But, that is ONLY under federal law. 


States, like New York, afford workers with more rights. In New York, a worker should receive an accommodation unless it imposes a significant expense or difficulty on an employer. That being said, accommodations that compromise the safety of others, such as co-works, customers, and the public, at large, always create undue hardships on employers. Therefore, workers should be highly conscious of public health when making their requests.


Putting this all together, a worker should carefully draft their accommodation request form and emphasize that they truly have a sincerely held religious belief by focusing away from politics and instead, on such issues as life, purpose, and death. Then, a worker's request should suggest alternatives to the vaccine such as limiting contact with others, regular COVID testing, and masking. Then, if the worker gets denied, they will have a good case for employment discrimination, which can and should be filed in court.


If that is the route that you are thinking, please hire a lawyer from the get go. Get any employment lawyer, at the start of it, because you are going to need to ensure that your initial accommodation request form (and other communications) do not kill your case before it's filed. You are also well advised to keep your politics out of it, out of social media, and away from your daily conversations. If you are truly seeking a religious exemption, politics aren't what is relevant, your right to worship freely is what matters.




Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Facing Covid Mandates at Work. Legal analysis with Attorney Andrew Lieb.

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

NEW PODCAST: Keeping Your Property After Divorce

NEW PODCAST = Equitable distribution, maintenance, and all fancy legal terms explained with our expert Eric Wrubel, who discusses how to keep your kids inheritance away from the ex. #listentolieb #theLIEBCAST #divorces #realestateanddivorce 

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Monday, December 07, 2020

NEW PODCAST: New Innovation Streamlines Divorce Proceedings

2021 is expected to be the War of the Roses. Find out how the pandemic has impacted families nationwide and backlogged the court system. We found a new solution. Divorcing couples and their counsel will no longer have to wait for the overburdened New York State court system to schedule a trial on financial issues related to their divorce. We bring on the founder of a brand new platform for litigants in a divorce or family law action to have financial issues heard by an experienced, neutral third party who will render a binding decision following the presentation of admissible evidence. 




Thursday, December 03, 2020

NEW PODCAST: The End of Ladies Night in NY

Stores Now Have To Follow New Gender-Neutral Pricing Laws. Just in time for the holidays. Let's see how this spreads throughout the country and learn the new criteria to avoid major fines for service providers and product retailers.






NEW PODCAST: Sports, Stadium Design & Crowd Management - Industry Updates and 2021 Plan

Friday, March 27, 2020

Podcast | NY Court System is Archaic | Modernization Needed ASAP

Attention Governor Cuomo the court system needs your leadership. We need e-signature protocols, e-notarization rules, servers, virtual meetings, and so much more. It’s time to modernize the legal industry and revamp the economy for both the state and businesses alike. As a true leader, you can transform the Coronavirus shutdown from a negative into a blue ocean opportunity for New York State.

Listen to our podcast here 


Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Podcast | Foreclosure Avoidance Through Forbearance Negotiations

Businesses devastated by quarantine should proactively negotiate forbearances with their lenders to avoid foreclosure and monetary judgments.

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Monday, March 16, 2020

Real Estate Tips: How to Invest with Partners

Real Estate Investing Coach Andrew Lieb discusses how to structure your agreements when investing in real estate with partners. Have you considered each party's roles and responsibilities, capital contributions, buy out options, and how to limit exposure to your personal assets? It's time to structure your deals with more than a handshake.

Listen to this podcast here