This article has been updated since its original release date of 28 July 2022. As the world continues to struggle with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, another infectious disease is raising alarm bells on the global stage. On...more
As the world continues to struggle with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, another infectious disease is raising alarm bells on the global stage. On 23 July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a “public...more
On 27 July 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated guidance for When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated, given new evidence that the dominant strain of COVID 19 circulating in the United States,...more
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On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law bipartisan legislation entitled the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (the “FFCRA”). After the House of Representatives passed the FFCRA on March 14, 2020 and...more
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The global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), the rise of related health and travel advisories, and the extensive media coverage about the virus undoubtedly are leaving U.S. employers concerned...more
The spread of the Zika virus across South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean as well as locally acquired infections in parts of the United States, raises various issues for employers. On January 22, 2016, the...more
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