Mobile Apps, Workplace Safety

The Netherlands: Update on employers' use of CoronaCheck app

Littler on 11/1/2021

As previously discussed, there are several considerations Dutch employers need to keep in mind if they want to scan the QR code on their employees' CoronaCheck app. This discussion is now in full swing and CEOs of a number of...more

The Netherlands: Considerations on employers’ use of the CoronaCheck app

Littler on 9/28/2021

Employers that want to scan the QR code on their employees' CoronaCheck app would do well to draw up a policy that outlines the measures for providing a safe workplace....more

Gaming & Hospitality Legal News: Volume 12, Number 16

Dickinson Wright on 3/25/2021

Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot Tribes Reach Agreement with Governor to Bring Mobile Sports Wagering and Internet Gambling to Connecticut - Two federally recognized Indian tribes are located within the borders of...more

Is Your Business Adequately Providing Accommodations in the Wake of the Pandemic?

Baker Donelson on 11/11/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many aspects of our daily lives, including how we socialize and interact with others in public. By now, we are all very familiar with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...more

Back to Work: The Use of Contact Tracing Technology to Improve Worker Safety

Sunstein LLP on 6/16/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has spawned a number of novel technologies aimed at suppressing the spread of the coronavirus. In China, for example, the most popular messaging and payment apps contain technology that requires a user...more

#WorkforceWednesday: Mobile Tracking Technologies, Added PPP Flexibility, Return-to-Work Plans - Employment Law This Week®

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/10/2020

Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. Here’s the week’s top workforce management and employment law news: Mobile Tracking Technologies (video featuring attorneys Adam Forman, Karen Mandelbaum, and George Whipple) Mobile...more

Employers as Contact Tracers: the Employment and Privacy Implications of Returning to Work

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 5/5/2020

Of the many new terms that we have learned as part of the current pandemic, ‘contact tracing’ is one that seems to offer some light at the end of the tunnel....more

Workplace Violence: What Hospital Executives and Administrators Need to Know

Rumberger | Kirk on 1/10/2020

In today’s world, hospitals have to be prepared for anything and everything, and not just medical emergencies. They have to be prepared to handle all types of workplace violence, from active shooters to abuse from...more

Howard’s Weekly Roundup - January 27 - Part 2.

Fisher Phillips on 1/31/2018

We’ve separated Saturday’s Weekly Roundup into two posts for more easy consumption. This section includes comments from two nationally recognized professionals in our industry who commented on safety, employment law, and...more

Cell Phones at the Workplace: Protecting Employee Safety

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/13/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: As OSHA’s enforcement relating to employee cell phone use gains more notoriety, it can be expected that it will have a significant collateral impact on law enforcement at all levels to address this hazard....more

Pokémon Go Back to Work!

Littler on 7/29/2016

Pokémon Go has taken the United States and the rest of the world by storm, with an estimated 75 million downloads in the first three weeks since its release. For the uninitiated, Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game where...more

Pokémon NO: New App Creates Risks For Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/19/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: Pokémon GO’s popularity is at a fever pitch. However, the game poses several risks for employers including software security, privacy and workplace safety concerns. Your employees may be on a quest...more

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