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New York State Department of Health Provides Self-Attesting Quarantine and Isolation Forms for COVID-19 Quarantine Leave Law...

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has made available on its website self-attesting quarantine and isolation forms that employees may use to demonstrate eligibility for the state’s COVID-19 quarantine leave law...more

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Cal/OSHA and CDPH Issue Clarifying Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine Requirements

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At the end of the year, California’s Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued updated guidance regarding Isolation and Quarantine, which applied to workplaces per the Governor’s prior Executive Order. The timing of this...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS Considers Federal Vaccine Mandates, CDC Shortens Quarantine Periods, Definition of "Fully Vaccinated"...

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This week, we look at the latest federal rules and guidance on vaccination policies, quarantine periods, and masking. Updated Status of Federal Vaccine Orders A very divided Supreme Court heard arguments last Friday...more

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Cal/OSHA Shortens Most Quarantine Guidelines to Sync with CDPH

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Cal/OSHA updated its FAQs to conform to the new recommendations of the California Department of Health (CDPH). So, hot off the presses, here are the latest rules for California workplaces. A couple interesting points to note:...more

Gray Reed

Guidance for Employers in Response to CDC’s Reduced Isolation and Quarantine Recommendations

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Science has demonstrated that the majority of COVID-19 transmission occurs early in the illness, generally within the first few days of infection. In response, the CDC has shortened the recommended time for isolation of...more

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California Adopts Reduced CDC Quarantine and Isolation Periods – With a Catch (Updated)

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On the heels of the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) updated isolation and quarantine guidance reducing the length of time an individual must isolate after contracting COVID-19 and the quarantine period for those exposed...more

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CDC Amends Isolation and Quarantine Requirements for COVID-19 Amid Spread of Omicron Variant.

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The CDC’s shorter isolation and quarantine requirements will allow employers to get many COVID-19 positive employees and exposed, unvaccinated employees back to work 5 days sooner. ...more

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CDC Provides Updated Recommendations on COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Times

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On December 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) provided new guidance regarding its recommended times for quarantine and isolation for individuals exposed to COVID-19. Employers that have chosen...more

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5-Step Plan for Employers as CDC Reduces COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Periods

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In response to the ongoing Omicron wave of COVID-19 cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just updated its guidance to reduce, in most instances, both the length of time an individual must isolate after...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Shorter COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Periods Will Impact Workplaces

The CDC announced changes on December 27, 2021 to its isolation and quarantine period recommendations for those who test positive or are exposed to COVID-19. Our guidance for the workplace follows. Updated CDC Guidance...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

CDC Modifies Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine

On Monday evening (12/27/21) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) significantly modified its guidance for isolation and quarantine by people with COVID-19. This change in guidance is instructive for employers...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

CDC Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Periods for COVID-19 Illness and Exposure

On December 27, 2021, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) updated its guidance regarding quarantine and isolation periods for the general population after testing positive for or being exposed to...more

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CDC Shortens Quarantine and Isolation Periods for Certain Individuals

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On Monday, December 27, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a press release announcing it was shortening its quarantine and isolation recommendations. The CDC expects Omicron variant cases to...more

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CDC’s New Shorter Quarantine Period is Welcome News for Those Who Got COVID for Christmas

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The CDC announced today that it is updating its quarantine and isolation guidance. For people with COVID-19, the isolation period was reduced from ten days to five days as long as the individual has no symptoms or their...more

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Governor’s Executive Order Requiring Exclusion of Students and School Personnel

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Late Friday, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-24 requiring schools to exclude students and school personnel for COVID-19 diagnosis, exposure, or symptoms. School districts, not the local health department, are...more

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Indiana Employers and Educators Need to Adapt to Updated COVID-19 Control Measures

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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) recently updated its COVID-19 control measures in response to the resurgence of positive cases across the state, and all employers regardless of industry will be expected to take...more

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Michigan’s Changing Quarantining Rules: Some Conflicting Guidance

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Last week, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued new guidance that reinstates a 14-day quarantine standard for those who have had “close contact” with someone who has had COVID-19. Thus,...more

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Workplace Law Lowdown | Return of the 14-Day Quarantine Period

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We reported earlier this year that Michigan employers were permitted to reduce the requisite quarantine period from 14 days to 10 days for employees who experienced close contact with confirmed cases of COVID-19 based upon...more

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California Adopts New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Entitlement

Nearly three months after the expiration of California's first COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Law, California has adopted a new entitlement to Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) for employees dealing with COVID-19...more

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California's New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

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On March 19, 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 95, which provides covered employees with up to 80 hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. The new legislation is different from the Families First...more

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New York State Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Leave

The New York State Department of Labor recently issued guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Leave with respect to leave for additional quarantine orders, leave in absence of a quarantine order, and limits on leave due to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Se la quarantena è imputabile ad una condotta del dipendente, la sua assenza è ingiustificata ed il conseguente licenziamento...

Il Tribunale di Trento, con ordinanza del 21 gennaio 2021, ritiene integrare una giusta causa di recesso la condotta del lavoratore che - consapevolmente - si ponga nella condizione di essere costretto all’isolamento...more

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Michigan Law Aligns With CDC Guidance: COVID-19 Compliance Just Got A Little Bit Easier

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Just before the New Year, Governor Whitmer amended state law and eased employers’ COVID-19 compliance burdens by deferring to the CDC’s guidance on when infected or exposed employees may return to work. The amendment was...more

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December 2020: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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New York State Slightly Modifies Quarantine Rules to Partially Align with CDC Recommendations

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 29, Governor Cuomo quietly announced modified rules to post-exposure quarantine.  Previously, New Yorkers were instructed to quarantine for 14 days if they were exposed to COVID-19.  ...more

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