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Construction Industry And Other Outdoor Working Employees Are Susceptible To Vector-Borne Pathogens From Ticks And Mosquitoes

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/21/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recent report indicates that vector-borne diseases are a rising causes of illness for outdoor workers in the United States. ...more

Zika Virus: What Do Employers Need to Know?

K&L Gates LLP on 9/29/2016

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

Addressing Zika’s Continued Threat to the Workplace

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 9/22/2016

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

Don’t Let Zika Bug Your Employees

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/15/2016

If you are reading this from one of the 3,141 counties in the continental United States that has not yet been affected by the Zika virus, do not turn away. There is valuable information here for employers, even if you do not...more

B.U.G. O.F.F.! Six Tips for Dealing With Zika Questions and Concerns

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/9/2016

As of August 24, 2016, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there were 2,517 cases of Zika virus in the United States, 29 of which were “[l]ocally acquired mosquito-borne cases” (all 29 of those were in...more

Zika Is Here: 7 Tips For Keeping Your Employees Safe

Fisher Phillips on 8/31/2016

Now that the first cases of locally transmitted Zika virus have hit the continental United States, it is time for employers to sit up and take notice. Until recently, Americans could generally acquire the virus only if they...more

OSHA’s Fact Sheet Providing Guidance to Employers To Protect Workers from Exposure to the Zika Virus

Weintraub Tobin on 8/24/2016

OSHA’s Fact Sheet providing guidance for protecting workers from occupational exposure to the Zika virus explains that the Zika virus is primarily spread through the bites of infected mosquitoes and that mosquitoes can become...more

Zika Virus and the Workplace: What Employers Should Know

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 8/23/2016

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

OSHA Issues Special Zika Guidance to Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/19/2016

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued “interim guidance” to provide employers and workers information and advice on preventing occupational exposure to the mosquito-borne Zika virus....more

Quirky Question #288: Zika in the Workplace?

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 8/19/2016

Question: We have been flooded with coverage of Zika, from the Rio Olympics to the recent travel restrictions in Miami As an employer, I want to be prepared and proactive to protect my employees, but I am also concerned...more

The Rio Olympics and the Zika Virus: Guidance for Employers

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 8/18/2016

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

Zika and the Workplace: What Employers Must Know

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 8/16/2016

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

Zika and the Hospitality Employer: Evolving Concerns as the Virus Comes to the U.S.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/10/2016

We’ve previously answered some basic questions that employers may have when their employees work in or visit locations where exposure to Zika virus is a risk. With recent news concerning the first cases of transmission of the...more

Zika Virus – Concerns for U.S. Employers and Protections for Employees

Littler on 8/5/2016

Although the Zika Virus has been in the news since early January, the active transmission of the virus by mosquitos in Miami, Florida, along with the Zika-related challenges faced by individuals travelling to Rio de Janerio...more

Guidance for employers on the Zika virus

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/5/2016

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

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

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/2/2016

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

Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes Are Here: Tips For Keeping Your Employees Safe

Fisher Phillips on 8/1/2016

Last week Florida public health administrators reported the first locally transmitted Zika virus cases in the continental United States. Officials believe that four individuals in a northern Miami neighborhood contracted the...more

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

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/2/2016

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

Final Blacklisting and Contractor Paid Sick Leave Rules Slated for Late Summer Publication, According to Spring Regulatory Agenda

Littler on 5/19/2016

Although this election season may feel endless, there are only six more months until voters decide the next president and members of Congress. Within this window, federal agencies are scrambling to finalize rules before the...more

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration › Zika

Construction Industry And Other Outdoor Working Employees Are Susceptible To Vector-Borne Pathogens From Ticks And Mosquitoes

Zika Virus: What Do Employers Need to Know?

Addressing Zika’s Continued Threat to the Workplace

Don’t Let Zika Bug Your Employees

B.U.G. O.F.F.! Six Tips for Dealing With Zika Questions and Concerns

Zika Is Here: 7 Tips For Keeping Your Employees Safe

OSHA’s Fact Sheet Providing Guidance to Employers To Protect Workers from Exposure to the Zika Virus

Zika Virus and the Workplace: What Employers Should Know

OSHA Issues Special Zika Guidance to Employers

Quirky Question #288: Zika in the Workplace?

The Rio Olympics and the Zika Virus: Guidance for Employers

Zika and the Workplace: What Employers Must Know

Zika and the Hospitality Employer: Evolving Concerns as the Virus Comes to the U.S.

Zika Virus – Concerns for U.S. Employers and Protections for Employees

Guidance for employers on the Zika virus

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

Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes Are Here: Tips For Keeping Your Employees Safe

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

Final Blacklisting and Contractor Paid Sick Leave Rules Slated for Late Summer Publication, According to Spring Regulatory Agenda

OSHA, NIOSH Release Joint Guidance on Zika Virus Prevention

Zika Virus Spreading to United States: OSHA Provides Recommendations

The Zika Virus: FAQs For Hospitality Employers

Zika - Employer Liability Issues

Zika Virus: Appropriate Workplace Responses

Zika Virus and the Legal Issues With an Employee's Refusal to Work

Occupational Safety and Health Administration › Zika

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