#WorkforceWednesday: Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers; OSHA Reporting Guidance; EEOC Update - Employment Law This Week®
On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization ("WHO") designated the variant B.1.1.529 as a "variant of concern", named Omicron. Since then, the presence of Omicron has been noted in various jurisdictions around the...more
On August 11, 2021, in the context of the vaccine roll-out and emerging COVID-19 variants of concern, Ontario released COVID-19 Fully Immunized and Previously Positive Individuals: Case, Contact and Outbreak Management...more
While many might be celebrating the first set of public health recommendations that permit relaxed safety standards for fully vaccinated people, employers should not be automatically changing their current safety practices as...more
Now that Connecticut’s schools are reopening, the million-dollar question is what happens when there is the (unfortunate) inevitable brush with COVID-19. Schools must balance the competing need to safeguard the health and...more
On August 14, 2020, the Governor’s office issued Executive Order 7NNN, which addressed the mandatory wearing of masks and other face coverings in public (with a limited exception for those with a medical condition). ...more
Reports of increased deaths and hospitalizations of nursing home employees infected with COVID-19 have prompted unprecedented numbers of federal and state workplace safety inspections at healthcare facilities. Just this week,...more
As New York officials work to reduce the spread of COVID-19, our Manatt team, located in the heart of state government in Albany, NY, has created a resource center for the state’s key executive orders and agency guidance....more
Employers planning a return to the workplace must comply with a myriad of employment laws, regulations and guidance issued by public health authorities and other regulators. The following is a summary of certain portions of...more
On May 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") issued new interim guidance on recordkeeping for COVID-19 cases in the workplace. Effective May 26, 2020, this guidance supersedes the April 10, 2020...more
As California continues to move through Stage 2 of its Resilience Roadmap, “Lower-risk workplaces,” where retail (curbside and delivery only), related logistics and manufacturing, office workplaces, limited personal services,...more
Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This weekly newsletter provides you with a cost-free, convenient way to quickly browse the most significant news impacting your workforce. Watch the week’s top workforce management and...more
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today revisited its prior recommendations for the selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect workers and the general public from COVID-19...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) just issued interim enforcement guidance regarding respiratory protection, relaxing its standard in light of the nationwide shortage of N95 masks during the COVID-19...more
Very late last week, the CDC issued interim guidance titled "Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities" aimed at owners, administrators, operators, workers, volunteers,...more
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
The CDC, American College Health Association, and Department of Education have all issued recent guidance regarding the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Concurrently, colleges across the country have taken steps to move classes online...more
Today, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors adopted resolutions to proclaim the existence of a local emergency and request that the Governor proclaim a state of emergency in Contra Costa County due to COVID-19. At its...more
Few topics have recently dominated the news as much as COVID-19, recognized widely as the Coronavirus. As the virus spreads, schools across Connecticut should be well-prepared to prevent the spread of this infectious...more
As the number of reported cases of COVID-19 increases in the United States and in the world, employers are faced with many questions and decisions about how to protect their workforces while continuing to run their...more
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) is a respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) virus, and we are learning more about it every day. There is currently no vaccine to protect against COVID-19. At this point, the best way...more
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has implications for multiple workplace concerns, including health and safety, leaves of absence, discrimination, and travel. Although the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been...more
Since releasing our Advisory on January 30, 2020, there have been significant developments in connection with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19” or “Coronavirus”). For example, on February 25, 2020, the U.S. Centers for...more
Last week, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued Interim Guidance for businesses and employers to plan and respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (official name “COVID-19”). The Interim...more