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Zika Concerns Highlight Need for Employer Planning

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As temperatures in the Northeast cool, and the mosquito population disappears until spring, the Zika virus may no longer be on the minds of those who live and work in Pennsylvania. Given that cases of Zika continue to be...more

K&L Gates LLP

Zika Virus: What Do Employers Need to Know?

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The spread of the Zika virus across South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean as well as locally acquired infections in parts of the United States, raises various issues for employers. On January 22, 2016, the...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Addressing Zika’s Continued Threat to the Workplace

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The growing prevalence of the Zika virus in the United States has already presented a number of hurdles for employers striving to create a safe and healthy workplace environment for their employees. These concerns are more...more

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Zika Virus and the Workplace: What Employers Should Know

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News that the Zika virus has reached the United States may be prompting employers to think more closely about employee safety and what steps should be taken to address disease prevention and management in the workplace....more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

The Rio Olympics and the Zika Virus: Guidance for Employers

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The Olympics in Rio have been a huge success for American athletes, but the games have also brought some hazards. U.S. Swimmer, Ryan Lochte, was mugged at gunpoint and other athletes have dealt with any number of...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Zika and the Workplace: What Employers Must Know

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With 413 Zika virus cases confirmed in 34 of Florida’s 67 counties as of August 15, it’s clear that it is spreading. Employers should take steps now to prepare for the impact. The virus can implicate several workplace...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Guidance for employers on the Zika virus

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Within the past few days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the transmission of the Zika virus by mosquitoes to individuals in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida. Before this confirmation,...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Top 10 Points of Guidance for Employers on the Zika Virus Outbreak

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The Zika virus has been around for nearly 70 years, but an outbreak earlier this year has put the disease squarely on the public’s radar. In fact, on February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization declared Zika and the...more

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The Workplace is Not Immune: Guidance for Employers on the Zika Virus Outbreak

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On April 22, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) jointly issued new guidance aimed at protecting workers from occupational exposure to the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Zika - Employer Liability Issues

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By now, the worldwide health authorities and media have publicized the Zika virus disease (Zika) that has been reported throughout South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Although the United States has only...more

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Zika Virus: Appropriate Workplace Responses

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The Zika virus has been the topic of much discussion and anxiety for many weeks. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now issued travel warnings for more than two dozen countries in the...more

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