Guidepost in Motion EP23: The Security Challenges of Returning to the Workplace Part 2
Guidepost in Motion EP22: The Security Challenges of Returning to the Workplace Part 1
#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA Updates COVID-19 Guidance, NLRB GC’s Priorities, Biometrics at Work - Employment Law This Week®
Cal/OSHA Issues Updated Sample COVID-19 Safety Plan to Incorporate its Revised Emergency Temporary Standards
Practical Issues for Transitioning to a Post-Pandemic Workplace
#WorkforceWednesday: Evolving Pandemic Regulations, Overtime Rule Under Review, ACA Upheld - Employment Law This Week®
Return to the Office – Employer Considerations (Part 2)
Return to the Office – Employer Considerations (Part 1)
AGG Talks: Solving Employers’ Problems - How to Address Employees Who Do Not Want to Return to the Workplace
What Can Businesses Do After Texas Lifts the Mask Mandate?
#WorkforceWednesday: 2020 in Review and What's to Come in 2021
#WorkforceWednesday: Congress Passes Relief Bill, EEOC's Vaccine Guidance, Return to Work Delayed - Employment Law This Week®
Coronavirus in the Workplace - December 1, 2020
Election 2020: Providing for Employees in the Post COVID-19 Workplace
COVID-19: New York Travel Guidance, Related Disability FAQs, Reopening/Operating Procedures, School District Update
Tips for Return-to-Work Manager Training - Employment Law This Week®
Navigating the New Normal: Risk Management and Legal Considerations for Real Estate Companies
Ledgers and Law: Beyond Face Masks: HR and Employment Considerations During and After a Pandemic
#WorkforceWednesday: COVID-19 Liability Waivers, Rules of the Road, New GDPR Concerns - Employment Law This Week®
Law Brief: Returning to the Office – Considerations for Employers Bringing Back Employees
On Oct. 15, 2021, Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 191, “The No Patient Left Alone Act,” into law. The law expressly provides that patient visitation rights in health care facilities will not be impacted during...more
COVID-19 Rates Plateau, Although Pause May Be Temporary - The County’s seven-day average test positivity rate has declined from a high of nearly 22% on January 6, 2021, to 16.5% as of Monday, January 18, 2021. While this...more
On October 8, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-32 to reopen certain venues to 75% capacity and allow resumption of elective surgeries in certain counties, with the exception of counties that reside...more
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has advised that two additional Trauma Service Areas (TSAs) now have COVID-19-related hospitalization rates high enough to trigger capacity reductions under Governor Greg...more
A Dangerous COVID-19 Surge - Last week, Los Angeles County experienced the most severe increase in COVID-19 cases to date. The daily average of new cases exceeded 8,000 for each day last week, and from December 7 to...more
A Dangerous COVID-19 Surge - Last week, Los Angeles County faced an unprecedented rise in new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. The County experienced a record number of new cases, peaking at 10,528 on Sunday,...more
The COVID-19 crisis has changed the landscape of our workplaces, now and in the future. As we navigate these turbulent times, Bond will provide guidance during a 45-minute webinar each Tuesday. Business Recovery Issues In...more
On November 5, 2020, in further response to the public health emergency that he declared on March 11, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards issued a proclamation extending certain emergency provisions, including the relaxation...more
Update: On the evening of October 29, 2020, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego issued Order No. 13 “Stay Home/Stay Safe.” Order No. 13 supersedes all prior orders unless referenced in Order No. 13. Order No. 13 went into...more
Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott announced plans to continue Texas’ reopening process after the coronavirus pandemic brought public activity in much of the state to a halt earlier this year. Executive Order GA-30 allows...more
On August 17, 2020, CMS encouraged State Survey Agencies to resume some of their normal enforcement activities. Maintaining a Medicare provider agreement is paramount for acute care hospitals, and that process includes...more
Increasing Cases and New Restrictions - Last week saw a continuation in the rise of cases reported in L.A. County—over 2,000 new cases every day of the week—as well as rising hospitalization rates. The County paused...more
Q: As we reopen our hospital more fully, we are looking at the role of our volunteers. Can we bring back volunteers, even if some paid employees are still on a furlough/layoff?...more
As hospitals and healthcare facilities move toward an uneasy “new normal” and move to re-initiate services and procedures, accrediting organizations will also be ramping up their operations to pre-pandemic levels. However,...more
Additional reopening steps come several weeks after Illinois released a five-phase, regional plan for reopening businesses following the statewide closure of all nonessential businesses due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)...more
Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, expanding Executive Order GA-23’s enumerated list of activities and services that may resume under the state’s second wave of reopenings. Governor Abbott’s...more
On May 5, 2020, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a phased, regional plan for reopening the State’s economy, entitled Restore Illinois: A Public Health Approach to Safely Reopen Our State (the “Plan”). The Plan is...more
House committees consider Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact - The House Health Care and Government Operations Committees held separate hearings on Tuesday on S.125, a bill that allows Vermont to join the Interstate Nurse...more
On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published recommendations for re-opening facilities to provide non-emergent non-COVID-19 health care services.[1] The recommendations provide guidance for...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued recommendations regarding reopening facilities to provide non-emergent, non-COVID-19 health care. CMS recognizes that as states and localities begin to...more
As the public health emergency from the COVID-19 pandemic eases and some states begin to open the economy, physician practices and other health care services will begin to prepare to welcome their patients back to their...more
On April 27, 2020, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) released its Critical COVID-19 Guidance Standards for Hospitality Reopening. The FRLA, with input from its restaurant subject matter expert team,...more
...On April 27, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott announced that he intends to allow the state’s stay-at-home orders to expire on April 30, paving the way for ramping up the Texas economy again in three phases. In Phase I and by...more
Nearly one month after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued guidance recommending that health care providers delay elective surgeries and medical procedures, CMS, on April 19, 2020, issued the first...more
Yesterday, Governor Abbott announced the first phase of his plan to reopen Texas. The Governor’s announcement was accompanied by The Governor’s Report to Open Texas, a 60+ page guide laying out the plan for reopening (with...more