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Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - September 2020 #2

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more

Alston & Bird

Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - September 2020 #1

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CMS and CDC “Tag Team” on Point-of-Care Testing

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) earlier this month issued a series of frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) regarding the point-of-care (“POC”) program to provide certain Medicare and Medicaid certified...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Out with the Old and In with the New: CDC Issues New Testing Guidance for Nursing Homes

In a sure sign that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over at least for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) published revised guidance for testing...more

Payne & Fears

Antibody Tests Cannot be Required From Employees to Return to Work; Other New COVID-19 Guidance Issued

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its technical assistance guidance for employers. The new guidance explains that antibody tests cannot be required from employees to re-enter the workplace, addresses...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Considerations for Returning to Workplaces in the Wake of COVID-19

As employers look to bring their workforces back to the workplace, they face a range of new guidance, regulations, statutes and orders issued by federal, state and local governments and agencies. Employers will need to assess...more

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FAQs for Testing Healthcare Personnel: Challenges and Considerations

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On April 13, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance to occupational health programs and public health officials making decisions about return-to-work protocols for healthcare personnel...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Taking Temperatures During COVID-19: A Practical Toolkit

As we move into the second quarter of 2020, governments around the country are analyzing how to best open up their economies. Part of this will include people returning to work, restaurants, retail establishments, and other...more

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The EEOC Continues to Update Guidance on Returning to Work Pandemic-Prepared

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The EEOC continues to update its pandemic preparedness guidance regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, and other Equal Employment Opportunity laws in the wake of COVID-19. The guidance...more

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Can I Require Employees to be Tested for COVID-19 Before Entering the Workplace?

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On April 23, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published guidance in response to this question and the agency’s answer was yes—“an employer may choose to administer COVID-19 testing to employees before...more

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EEOC Updates Its 2009 Guidance Concerning Pandemic Preparedness

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On March 19, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its 2009 pandemic preparedness guidance: Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act. It includes the following...more

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EEOC GUIDANCE On The Impact Of The ADA On COVID-19 Preventative Measures

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As you know by now, COVID-19 is changing things on a daily, if not hourly or minute by minute basis. In reviewing this advice, you must understand that guidance will change as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves. As such, employers...more

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The Latest COVID-19 Conundrum: Can Employers Institute Temperature Checks at Workplaces?

Employers across the globe, faced with the need to reduce the risk of workplace transmission of COVID-19, may be contemplating imposing standard temperature screenings on their employees. In many jurisdictions, an employer...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Confronting COVID-19 in the Workplace

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Employers are faced with critical questions and important legal obligations as they address Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) matters in the workplace. While it is impossible to address all potential legal issues in a single client...more

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