On January 21, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Labor’s launch of a national program to focus OSHA enforcement efforts related to COVID-19 on hazardous conditions that put the...more
Most people are ready to get back to work and ensure their businesses are back on the road, but the danger to health is still out there. So, the big question is how to do it safely. Some of it may involve going back to the...more
As the 2020-21 school year starts accross the US, businesses have been eagerly awaiting school reopening plans in an effort to understand the impact virtual learning and in-person options will have on their business. As...more
8/21/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Child Care ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Paid Leave ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Learning ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
School Closures ,
Webinars
As the “Reopening of America” begins, many employers will be faced with implementing the paid leaves provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which went into effect April 1, 2020, and will continue...more
The Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which includes the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, takes effect on April 1, 2020 and applies to leave taken through...more
There currently is no vaccine to prevent Coronavirus (COVID-19). Despite preventive measures by governments and health organizations, the disease is continuing to spread to more people and countries.
Businesses in the U.S....more
3/3/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
NLRA ,
OSHA ,
Public Health ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
With the worldwide cases of coronavirus tripling in the past week, and the eleventh case confirmed in the United States, U.S. employers are examining what necessary precautions should be taken to control and prevent the...more
2/6/2020
/ Airline Employees ,
Airline Passengers ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Aviation Industry ,
Business Travel ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Emergency Response ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Health and Safety ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Law Violations ,
NLRA ,
OSHA ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Risk Management ,
Section 7 ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Traveling Employee ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Waste Management ,
Workplace Safety
With the diagnosis of the second Ebola case in the United States on October 12, 2014 – one in which a healthcare worker contracted the lethal disease while performing her job duties – U.S. employers are examining what...more