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Should Employers Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines In the Workplace?

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Wednesday, the County of Los Angeles announced that it will begin vaccinating residents who work in various business sectors, including agricultural and food; education and childcare; and emergency services starting on March...more

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This Won’t Hurt a Bit: Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders, as of July 6, 2020

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Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home and face covering mandates. Some jurisdictions also require employers...more

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Coronavirus FAQs for Employers No. 4

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This is Foley’s fourth installment to the Coronavirus FAQs for Employers. We will continue to publish additional FAQs based on inquiries from clients – including best practices as this workplace challenge continues to...more

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How To Ask About COVID-19: Privacy Considerations

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The guiding principle for employers to follow when asking or talking about individual employees’ health concerns is “data minimization.” In other words, employers should collect and share employee health information only to...more

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Privacy Considerations for Employers and Health Care Providers When Communicating about Coronavirus-Infected Individuals

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This alert focuses on the ongoing and developing privacy issues that have arisen for employers and healthcare providers communicating about the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Specifically, we will discuss the steps that...more

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Privacy Concerns Lead OSHA to Rescind its Electronic Filing Requirement

In response to concerns raised by employers and to protect worker privacy, the Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) recently amended its recordkeeping regulations to eliminate the requirement that larger...more

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OSHA Rescinds Substantial Portion of Injury/Illness Electronic Reporting Requirement

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Under pressure from business organizations, OSHA has issued a final rule rescinding the requirement for workplaces with 250 or more employees to electronically submit data from their OSHA 300 and 301 forms to the agency. The...more

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“What’s That Buzzing Overhead?” Don’t Get Stung By An OSHA Safety Inspection Drone

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When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum in 2018 announcing that agency inspectors are now authorized to use camera-carrying Unmanned Aircraft Systems—or drones—to collect evidence...more

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The Future Is Now: Robots And Artificial Intelligence In The Workplace

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While it may be some time before we commute to work in flying cars or seek a transfer to our company’s lunar outpost, another concept once thought outside the realm of modern reality is now increasingly ordinary in the...more

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Pokémon NO: New App Creates Risks For Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Pokémon GO’s popularity is at a fever pitch. However, the game poses several risks for employers including software security, privacy and workplace safety concerns. Your employees may be on a quest...more

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Wearable Technology: Rewards and Risks

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Wearables will soon be everywhere. They’ll be on our wrists, around our waists, arms, and fingers, in our shoes, and embedded in our uniforms. Wearable technology promises great things for employers, but like all technology...more

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Send in the Drones: Transforming the Workplace through the Use of Drone Surveillance

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Every day new stories about the uses (and misuses) of drones surface in the media. They have been used to: photograph the 2015 Winter X Games, assist in firefighting operations, monitor agricultural drought, monitor...more

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Workplace Privacy: What Every CCO Needs to Consider

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Most of us go through our daily lives unthinkingly assuming that our actions, movements and conversations are private. However, in today’s high tech and connected world, that is no longer the case. If you drive a car, carry a...more

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