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So You Think This COVID Thing Has Ended? Not So Fast! 5 Tips for Employers to Prepare for Cold, Flu, and COVID Season

Fisher Phillips on 9/9/2024

For many businesses, the pandemic seems like a distant memory, but COVID-19 is not entirely behind us. Indeed, as the cold and flu season approaches, the CDC predicts that COVID-19 cases will increase across the country. Such...more

COVID-19 Reopening Guidebook

Kilpatrick on 5/27/2020

Navigating the decision as to when to reopen businesses may be just as daunting as navigating the closures caused by the pandemic. Resuming business operations will require significant preparation, constant monitoring of the...more

NIOSH-Approved Masks Defined as Covered Countermeasures for Liability Immunity Under Amended PREP Act Declaration

Harris Beach PLLC on 4/17/2020

As concern about availability of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) continues to grow amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government continues to take action aimed at increasing the availability of PPE with important...more

Belonging, Connection, and Inclusion Amid COVID-19

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/16/2020

In a short span of time, we have gone from thinking about the virus as a distant concern to working remotely from home as we have been asked to help flatten the curve by social distancing. We are daily bombarded with news and...more

COVID-19 in the Workplace - We May Not Be at Peak Yet, but the Lawsuits Are Already Coming

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/14/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant strains on virtually every aspect of life. While state and local governments have forced many businesses to suspend operations in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus,...more

CDC Issues Interim Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers

Holland & Hart LLP on 4/13/2020

In an attempt to keep critical infrastructure from being crippled by worker shortages as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the CDC issued new interim guidance on Wednesday, April 9, 2020, directed at workers in critical...more

California Department of Consumer Affairs and California Department of Public Health Issue Limited Licensing Waiversd

ArentFox Schiff on 4/13/2020

On March 30, 2020, in response to the continued spread of COVID-19, California Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-39-20, authorizing temporary adjustments to certain standards related to staffing and licensing...more

Beware of COVID-19-Based Cyber Attacks, Say US and UK Agencies

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 4/9/2020

Malicious cyber actors have been exploiting the COVID-19 crisis, warn the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in a joint...more

CMS Issues COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for Intermediate Care Facilities and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/1/2020

Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs) face unique concerns when it comes to providing care and services—and when...more

FTC Ramps up COVID-19 Activity After Improving its Data Security Enforcement Orders

Proskauer on Privacy on 4/1/2020

With the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), cybersecurity criminals and scammers are ramping up their efforts to target vulnerable employers and workforces. The FTC announced today that since January they have...more

Still Need A plan? Here’s How To Create Your Company’s COVID-19 Response Plan.

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/24/2020

No company and no industry is immune from COVID-19. The virus is everywhere. If you haven’t been shut down by government order, your challenge is to adopt a plan to keep the virus from spreading at your workplace and to...more

Business Not as Usual – COVID 19: US Securities and Derivatives Industry Regulators Provide Relief and Guidance

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/21/2020

Key Points - - This Katten Advisory focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on regulatory compliance obligations of financial firms operating in the United States, with a focus on securities and derivatives industry...more

Paying for a Business' Additional Costs and Lost Revenue Due to Coronavirus

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC on 3/17/2020

Last week, I received a now all too common email: We regret to inform you that [the concert you purchased tickets for] has been cancelled due to the most recent recommendations from health officials and state government...more

ITALY: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – Employer FAQs

Littler on 3/17/2020

The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe remains a significant concern in the workplace. Employers are confronting difficult questions regarding how to handle mandatory lockdowns, safety and health...more

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Managing Cyber Security Risks of Remote Work

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 3/17/2020

With cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) emerging in nearly every state, many businesses are taking swift action in an effort to curb its spread. Teleworking, “remote working,” or simply “working from home,” is a...more

Trust, but Verify Info Sources in a Pandemic - Coronavirus

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. on 3/16/2020

There’s an old saying in journalism: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” A shorter version says “Trust, but verify.” This guiding principle is more important than ever in the midst of a public health crisis....more

Companies: What is the legal antidote to COVID-19?

Hogan Lovells on 3/16/2020

Everyone is involved in limiting the spread of this new coronavirus, and the efforts of employers must be combined with those of employees. HR, HSE, Compliance, etc., your role is crucial in this crisis management. You will...more

JAPAN: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – Employer FAQs

Littler on 3/16/2020

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Japanese government is considering a new law to enable the government to declare a state of emergency, cancel public events, and instruct people to stay indoors. The government is...more

Recommendations for Health Care Providers in Managing COVID-19

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/16/2020

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 is now a pandemic. The effects continue to be felt in the United States, which now has well over 1,000 confirmed novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...more

Protecting against Cybersecurity Threats when Working from Home

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 3/13/2020

With the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many organizations are requiring or permitting employees to work remotely. This post is intended to remind employers and employees that in the haste to implement widespread...more

Declaration of COVID-19 as a Pandemic Changes Rules for Employers

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 3/13/2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020 finally acknowledged that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is a pandemic. That designation changes the rules for employers....more

Coronavirus/COVID-19: Considerations for Landlords and Property Managers

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/13/2020

COVID-2019 is a new strain of coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of 2019 and continues to spread around the globe. The COVID-2019 outbreak has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO)...more

United States Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update On Conducting Medical Examinations (Including Temperature Checks) of Employees in...

Hogan Lovells on 3/12/2020

On March 11, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) (along with the White House Coronavirus Task Force) issued guidance for the next thirty (30) days for Santa Clara County, CA, and Seattle-King, Pierce,...more

Client Alert: Coronavirus FAQs for Employers

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 3/12/2020

I. Employment - 1. Can we send sick employees’ home from work? - Yes, you may send sick employees home, provided you do so in a non-discriminatory manner. - Coronavirus guidance from Centers for Disease Control and...more

OSHA Issues “Coronavirus Protection” Guidance

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/12/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has issued a new alert and guidance document on COVID-19 suggesting ways for employers to minimize and manage risks to their workforces....more

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