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Ebola Back in the News: What Employers Need to Know about the Ongoing Outbreak

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared a global health emergency due to an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. WHO officials made the declaration after the virus recently spread to Goma,...more

Baker Donelson

Responding to West-African Employees who Travel to Ebola-Affected Countries - Employee Rights vs. Public Health Concerns

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Buried near the end of articles in the New York Times and The Washington Post about the first United States Ebola patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, was the observation that the quarantine being imposed on Mr. Duncan’s fiancée, her...more

Smith Anderson

Will Ebola Drive a New OSHA Infectious Disease Standard?

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If asked, most safety directors, human resource professionals and others involved regularly with OSHA would probably cite construction as the industry most associated with employee injury and illness. Yet, according to OSHA...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations

NNU Ebola “Day of Action” Slated for November 12, 2014

Registered nurses in 16 states and the District of Columbia are planning a national “Day of Action” by engaging in strikes, picketing, leafleting, rallies, and candlelight vigils on Wednesday, November 12, in support of...more

Polsinelli

Polsinelli Podcasts - What Health Care Providers Need to Know About Ebola Preparedness

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As the Ebola epidemic continues to grow in West Africa, hospitals across the U.S. are putting protocols in place to prepare themselves in the event that an Ebola patient is admitted to their facility. We’ve already seen...more

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OSHA Issues Guidance to Employers Regarding Protection of Workers from Ebola Virus

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a new web page yesterday to assist employers with efforts to inform and protect their workers from the Ebola virus. The web page provides employers with a...more

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