News & Analysis as of September 22, 2024

Employer Liability Issues

+ Follow

Read guidance, analysis, and updates on the myriad issues arising from the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Updated hourly every day, the insights published here are written by leading lawyers and law firms helping to make sense of insurance, employment, tax, securities, M&A, risk management, and every other consideration touched by this crisis. Follow the channel for a daily email brief of the latest and best updates. less -

Tackle Flu Season with Confidence

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 10/9/2023

It’s the season of football, fall foliage, and unfortunately, the flu. As the temperatures dip and boxes of tissues begin to fly off the shelves, it’s time for employers to prepare to meet the challenges of cold and flu...more

Colds, Flu, and Facing an Iowa Winter

Dentons on 10/19/2022

We are fast approaching winter, and the Iowa Department of Public Health will be regularly announcing flu rates and weather alerts will be blaring at us weekly. And like your car, you may need to winterize your employee...more

BAG: Kein Vergütungsanspruch bei pandemiebedingtem Lockdown

Hogan Lovells on 10/15/2021

Muss eine Einzelhandelsfiliale aufgrund eines behördlich angeordneten landesweiten Lockdowns schließen, steht den dort beschäftigten Mitarbeitern kein Vergütungsanspruch zu. Dies entschied das Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG) in...more

OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Guidance Focused on Protecting Unvaccinated and At-Risk Employees

Poyner Spruill LLP on 6/25/2021

On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) – the federal agency tasked with ensuring that working conditions are safe and healthful by setting and enforcing standards and by providing...more

Santa Clara County Requires Employers to Ascertain Employees' Vaccination Status and Imposes Other Requirements to Prepare for...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/28/2021

On May 18, 2021, Santa Clara County's Public Health Department issued a new order focused on safety measures designed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The order became effective May 19, 2021, when the county entered the...more

California and Los Angeles County Issue Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Employees in the Workplace

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/14/2021

Effective May 3, 2021, the California Department of Public Health issued COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People, applicable to non-health care settings, in response to the Interim Public Health...more

Pending California Bills Suggest Trend Towards Flexible Work Arrangements

CDF Labor Law LLP on 5/7/2021

As local and state governments shift towards a full reopening of public and private work sectors, following an unprecedented year in which remote work became a strategy for dealing with a global pandemic, businesses are...more

Approaching New Business Norms After the Covid-19 Pandemic

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC on 4/29/2021

More and more American businesses are planning for life beyond the pandemic. As we navigate through the ongoing vaccine rollout, state and regional restrictions are being lifted, and more and more citizens around the country...more

Making Time for Small Talk – And Other Tips for Making Remote Work a Success – Part I

Polsinelli on 4/23/2021

This series explores tips from companies that have figured it out, and have advice on how to help re-engage your remote workforce, or, if you already have a good system in place, how to make sure you keep employees productive...more

Betriebsschließungen wegen COVID-19

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/8/2021

Erste Gerichtsentscheidungen bejahen Lohnfortzahlungspflicht des Arbeitgebers - 1. DIE FRAGE DES BETRIEBSRISIKOS, § 615 S. 3 BGB - Ob der Arbeitgeber die Gehälter seiner Arbeitnehmer selbst dann weiterbezahlen muss,...more

Can Employers Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines? Likely Not (Yet), Given Current FDA Emergency Use Authorization Status

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 3/5/2021

With distribution of COVID-19 vaccines moving ahead full-steam, an end to the pandemic may be in sight in the coming months. However, what is collectively known as the “new normal” still comes with a minefield of unanswered...more

OSHA Waives Form 300A Posting Requirements for Establishments Closed Due to COVID-19

Epstein Becker & Green on 2/17/2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently updated its recordkeeping guidance, mandating that covered employers closely monitor and report certain work-related injuries or illnesses. Included among...more

Second Wave of COVID Relief Is Here: 3 Key Provisions Employers Need to Know

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/22/2020

After months of deliberation and endless negotiation, Congress sealed the deal late Sunday night on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals. While...more

California's New COVID-19 Exposure and Notification Law

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 12/21/2020

Employers should be mindful of a new law, California A.B. 685, which goes into effect on January 1, 2021 and creates reporting obligations that require employers of all sizes to provide written notice of their industrial and...more

Can Employers Require a COVID-19 Vaccine?

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 12/14/2020

Plexiglass workstations, mandatory mask policies, and working from home could all become a distant memory once a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available to the public. But the question on all employers’ minds is whether a...more

Oregon OSHA Issues Sample Materials for Required Employee Training and Releases Delayed Enforcement Memorandum

Stoel Rives - World of Employment on 12/9/2020

Oregon OSHA has just released a series of materials, including sample training materials, to help employers comply with OR-OSHA’s temporary workplace safety rules related to COVID-19. The new materials are summarized below....more

California Issues New Regional Stay Home Order: What California Employers Need to Know

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 12/8/2020

In a further attempt to "bend the curve" and to slow the spread of COVID-19 in California, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that he is "pulling the emergency brake" on the state's reopening plans, and California has issued...more

Key Considerations and Best Practices for Transitioning to Long-Term Remote Work

Morgan Lewis on 12/1/2020

As the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continue to rise throughout the country and the impact of the pandemic on employers continues unabated, many employers and employees are exploring not only how to work remotely,...more

Guide to the Evolving Workplace

A&O Shearman on 9/25/2020

Among its many impacts on society, COVID-19 has changed, perhaps permanently, how employees interact with each other and the workplace. As some businesses begin to reopen their doors to their workforce, they should consider...more

Dear Littler: What Do We Do If We Cannot Bring Our Employees Back From Furlough?

Littler on 9/8/2020

Dear Littler: At the start of the pandemic, our company—like countless others—had to furlough a number of our employees. We thought we’d be able to fully resume operations by the summer. Unfortunately, COVID-19 is still...more

Have You Thought About ... Impending WARN Act Issues?

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 9/2/2020

Furloughs and reductions in employee hours necessitated by the initial COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year may seem like a distant pandemic memory. At the time, many employers decreased labor budgets by furloughing their...more

Can Employers Restrict Employees’ Personal Travel Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/7/2020

The onset of summer, coupled with a growing number of cities and states engaging in the “reopening” process, means an increase in personal travel. In fact, nearly one-third of Americans traveled over the Memorial Day holiday,...more

COVID-19 Impact for Manufacturing Companies: Strategies to Flatten the Curve with Customers and the Supply Chain

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 6/22/2020

Covid-19 has and for the foreseeable future will have unprecedented adverse impact on the global economy and all companies’ business operations. Government and banking systems throughout the world have initiated massive aid...more

Protecting Business Information Assets in the “Work From Home” Environment

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 5/12/2020

This past March, many organizations were forced to suddenly pivot to a “work from home” environment (“WFH”) as COVID-19 spread across our country. However, many companies did not have the necessary technical infrastructure in...more

Part Four of the COVID-19 Roadmap Series: Ensuring a Safe Workplace – Reimagining the Physical Workspace and Business Travel

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 5/11/2020

Given the challenges presented by COVID-19, many businesses must consider large-scale, transformational changes to their operations. As social distancing continues and safety concerns pervade the public consciousness,...more

124 Results

View per page

Page: of 5

Coronavirus/COVID-19 › Business Continuity Plans › Employer Liability Issues

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"