Workplace Violence in Health Care: Dissecting the Legal Landscape and Implications for Employers – Diagnosing Health Care
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The Burr Broadcast: OSHA Clarifies Work-Relatedness of Employee Injuries While Traveling
The Burr Broadcast: OSHA Heat Illness & Injury Prevention Standards
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 23: OSHA Compliance with Anthony Wilks and Don Snizaski of Life & Safety Consultants
The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Caselaw Updates
California Employment News: Summer is Coming – is Your Worksite Ready for the Heat? (ARCHIVE)
Employment Law Now VIII-143 - Federal Agency Update (Part 2 of 2)
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 13: The Americans with Disabilities Act with Stefania Bondurant
#WorkforceWednesday: Union Reps at OSHA Inspections, New COVID-19 Guidance, and Minimum Wage Updates - Employment Law This Week®
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Protecting Off-Duty Cannabis Use in California: What Employers Should Know
The Chartwell Chronicles: Understanding the Medicals
Navigating the Storm: Crisis Management in the Workplace — Hiring to Firing Podcast
The Chartwell Chronicles: Employment Law Hot Topics
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The Chartwell Chronicles: Release & Resignation
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The 2024 Summer Olympic Games began Friday, July 26. To celebrate this international event, Littler offices around the globe will share key changes in labor and employment laws that have transpired since the last time their...more
In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more
Asbestos is an extremely dangerous carcinogenic substance, which unfortunately is still present in some economic sectors. For this reason, the European Union has once again intervened with a Directive in November 2023, which...more
This newsletter reviews five recent significant judicial decisions on health, safety and working conditions: Did an employee's impending dismissal mean that his suicide attempt was work-related and therefore a...more
When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more
Europe is facing a week of extreme temperatures: what are the rules for dealing with a heatwave in the workplace in Germany and beyond? Summer has arrived. Temperatures are rising and this month has seen another heatwave in...more
As is well known to many, the EU Directive no. 2019/1937 required EU member states to fully regulate whistleblowing procedures. Whistleblowing: What is it About? The term whistleblowing commonly refers to the disclosure by...more
On 23 June 2022, the German parliament passed a bill to implement an EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions into German law. Changes to the German Evidence Act (Nachweisgesetz – NachwG) are of...more
The European Union’s Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive (TPWC) released in 2019 is quickly approaching its August 2 transposition deadline, by which date each Member State will have to pass legislation...more
As of March 20, 2022, the German legislator updated the German SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (SARS-CoV-2-Arbeitsschutzverordnung) and loosed the obligations of German employers for implementing measures...more
Dutch lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would make it possible for employers to require a “corona pass” from employees, self-employed workers and volunteers in some cases, indicating their COVID-19 vaccination status....more
Infection Protection Act Amended - New Legislation Enacted - According to the amendments to the Infection Protection Act, which came into force on November 24, 2021, and apply until March 19, 2022, employers and employees...more
Option of Obligatory COVID Vaccine for Employees - New Order or Decree - The government passed a decree which entitles the employer, as of November 1, 2021, to oblige its employees (considering the protection of health,...more
COVID-19: Green Pass Mandatory in Workplaces - New Legislation Enacted - Effective October 15, 2021, Law Decree No. 127/2021 established that – until December 31, 2021 – a “Green Pass” will be required in order to access...more
The legislative bill on the temporary extension of the use of temporary corona passes (in Dutch: wetsvoorstel Tijdelijke wet verbreding inzet coronatoegangsbewijzen) was submitted to the Lower House of Parliament the evening...more
Executive Summary - Despite all that remains uncertain for European employers – involving the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic, new working models or any number of other emergent workforce issues – one area has come...more
During a November 2 press conference, the Dutch government announced stricter COVID-19-related measures in connection with the rising infection rates. On the website of Rijksoverheid the most important changes are listed....more
Companies are dependent on as many of their employees as possible being vaccinated against the coronavirus. Otherwise, staff deployment becomes difficult, as in the case for business trips—or even practically impossible, as...more
The measures on the obligation to possess Green Certification Covid-19 for employees in the public and private sectors taking effect from 15 October 2021. ...more
On Friday, October 15, 2021, Italy rolled out one of the world’s strictest COVID-19 requirements. In an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to move beyond the pandemic, Italy required the country’s entire workforce,...more
The Situation: With COVID-19 vaccination campaigns underway throughout Europe, employers are eager for a return to pre-pandemic activities. However, given the pace of the vaccine roll-out and ongoing workplace restrictions...more
Nachdem Betriebsärzte bisher nur im Rahmen einzelner Modellprojekte der Länder in die COVID-19-Impfkampagne eingebunden waren, wird im Zuge der Aufhebung der Impf-Priorisierung ab 7. Juni 2021 nun die vollständige Einbindung...more
Der offizielle Startschuss für Corona-Impfungen in deutschen Betrieben rückt näher. In unserer Beitragsreihe zum Impfen am Arbeitsplatz zeigen wir auf, was es für einen reibungslosen Ablauf des Impfprogramms aus rechtlicher...more
We asked our member firms around the globe to provide some insight on employer and employee rights when it comes to requiring the COVID-19 vaccine to return to work. Responses for France have been updated with new questions...more
Viele deutsche Unternehmen sind nach eigener Aussage schon bereit zum Impfen. Einige wollen eigene Impfstraßen aufsetzen, um das Impfgeschehen in ihrem Betrieb und damit auch in Deutschland voranzubringen. In vielen...more