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New CDC COVID-19 Test Requirement for Air Passengers from China, Hong Kong, and Macau

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In implementing its first new COVID-19 travel restriction in months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued guidance requiring all persons traveling from mainland China, Hong Kong, and...more

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Canada Removes All COVID-19 Entry Restrictions for All Travelers Regardless of Citizenship Effective October 1, 2022

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On September 26, 2022, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announced that effective October 1, 2022, Canada’s COVID-19 entry restrictions will be removed for all travellers regardless of citizenship, and Transport...more

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Canada: Pre-entry COVID-19 Testing Will Soon Not Be Required for Fully Vaccinated Travellers

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Fully Vaccinated Travellers - On March 17, 2022, Canada announced that, effective April 1, 2022, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada....more

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COVID-19: self-isolation removed for double jabbed close contacts in England from 16 August - implications for employers

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The UK government has confirmed that from Monday 16 August the rules on self-isolation for COVID close contacts will change for (a) the fully vaccinated (meaning all those who have had two vaccine doses, but only from 14 days...more

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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from COVID-19

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In response to President Biden’s Executive Order issued on January 21, 2021, directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take action to reduce the risk that workers may contract COVID-19 in the...more

Morgan Lewis

New York State Updates COVID-19 Office Rules as Vaccination Numbers Continue to Rise

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On June 8, 2021, the New York State Department of Health released updated interim guidance for office-based workplaces that removes significant prior restrictions. This new guidance comes on the heels of Governor Andrew...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

CDC Issues First Set Of Recommendations For Fully Vaccinated Individuals

On March 8, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its first set of public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people: Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People. ...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

MDHHS issues interim guidance for higher education COVID-19 testing; suggests mandatory weekly testing for undergraduate students...

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On January 19, 2021, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued interim guidance for higher education COVID-19 testing. The guidance suggests weekly mandatory testing of all undergraduate students who...more

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CDC Requires COVID-19 Testing of International Passenger Arrivals in the United States

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a Notice and Order expanding pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements — which previously applied only to passengers departing the UK —  to apply to all...more

Morgan Lewis

Update: COVID-19 Testing for Travelers to England

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In response to the changes in the transmission of COVID-19, both domestically and across the globe, the UK government has announced that passengers from all international destinations will now be required to present a...more

Morgan Lewis

CDC Expands COVID-19 Testing Requirement for All Incoming Air Passengers

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order on January 12 stating that all air travel passengers over the age of 2 (including US citizens and green card holders) are required to obtain a negative...more

Littler

New COVID-19 Testing Requirements for Air Travellers Flying into Canada

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On January 6, 2021, Canada’s federal government issued a News Release announcing the issuance of an Interim Order by its Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau....more

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Can Employers Mandate the COVID-19 Vaccine? (Updated to incorporate EEOC guidance)

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Since this article was originally published, the EEOC issued guidance on December 16, 2020 specific to the use of the COVID-19 vaccine in the workplace. The EEOC’s guidance was consistent with our original article. However,...more

Butler Snow LLP

EEOC Guidance on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policies

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As the first trucks of COVID-19 vaccines start their way around the United States, many employers are eager to return to work. The first reaction many employers have to news of FDA approvals for COVID-19 vaccines is whether...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

“Over The River And Through The Woods” In 2020? Travel During Thanksgiving, Quarantining, And Covid-19 Testing (And What...

As an attorney representing Connecticut educational institutions (and employers in general), I am receiving numerous calls from clients with respect to how to properly address the possibility that the upcoming Thanksgiving...more

Morgan Lewis

New COVID-19 Travel and Quarantine Restrictions in NY Permit Testing Out of Quarantine

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on October 31 that all travelers from out of state must quarantine for 14 days upon entrance and/or return to New York unless they meet specific exemptions....more

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DHS Announces Relaxing Travel Restrictions To U.S.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is making it a little easier for some foreign nationals to fly to the United States by lifting certain restrictions in place following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under...more

Cozen O'Connor

Senate Bill Would Require TSA Temperature Checks at U.S. Airports

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Under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would be required to conduct temperature checks on all passengers and other individuals seeking entry to an airport’s...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

EEOC elaborates on ADA compliance: COVID-19 and the return to work effort

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On September 8, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published updated guidance on complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) amidst the return to work effort during the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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U.S. Travel Restrictions — COVID-19 (UPDATED)

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Summary of Travel Restrictions - Due to the rising number of cases of COVID-19 throughout the United States, 10 states (Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island and...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

State of Play: Reopening Considerations for College and University Athletic Programs

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Colleges and universities face a host of issues to consider before reopening athletic programs in the wake of COVID-19, from the day-to-day operation of campus facilities to specific challenges around gameday operations and...more

McCarter & English, LLP

[Webinar] Ask the Attorneys: Your Reopening, Workplace Safety, and Remote Work Questions Answered - September 15th, 1:00 pm - 2:00...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact businesses around the country, employers face ongoing questions around reopening, workplace safety, and remote work. Our employment attorneys, Christopher Mayer, Kristy Avino, and...more

Littler

This Won’t Hurt a Bit: Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders, as of July 8, 2020

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Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home and face covering mandates. Some jurisdictions also require employers...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Event Safety Alliance Releases Reopening Guidelines for Live Events

Even as restrictions on large gatherings are lifted on the local level, the experience of live entertainment will change drastically in a post-quarantine world. The collective live event industries adherence to safety...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Using Thermal Infrared Cameras To Identify Coronavirus Symptoms: Solution Or Problem?

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Should we be using new technologies and devices (such as thermal infrared cameras) to detect fevers as the country returns to work? Using these new technologies to detect fevers in people from a distance raises several legal...more

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