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An Employer's Legal Compliance Guide to Handling Employee Medical Information

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Employers' access to, and retention of, employee medical information can be fraught with legal risk. Even the most seasoned HR professionals have trouble navigating the complex rules and regulations governing employee medical...more

Miller Nash LLP

Employer Cooperation with Law Enforcement Requests for Information

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Recent developments at the federal government level have generated increasing questions regarding employer’s requirements to cooperate with law enforcement at the local level. Law enforcement may have a variety of reasons for...more

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With COVID-19 Resurgent, Employers Confront Privacy and Information Security Issues When Testing Employees for COVID-19

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With the resurgence of COVID-19 infections across the United States, employers are facing growing pressure to ascertain whether their employees have contracted the virus. Temperature checks and symptoms screening, while...more

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Employers Can't Test For COVID-19 Antibodies, EEOC says

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An ambiguity in the agency's prior guidance has been clarified. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its guidance on COVID-19 issues yesterday and clarified that employers may not test employees for COVID-19...more

The Volkov Law Group

Privacy and Employee Issues During the New COVID-19 Pandemic Era

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The global pandemic has created unique risks for handling employees’ exposure to, or positive testing for, COVID-19.  To ensure a safe workplace, companies have to address delicate issues surrounding employee safety....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

This Too Shall Pass: and Then What? Part 2 - Legal Considerations for Return-to-Work Decision-Making

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In our first piece in this returning to work series, we examined the logistical issues associated with returning employees to work. In this latest segment, we will address the legal considerations underpinning the...more

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Additional FAQs Regarding Employer Compliance and COVID-19

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On April 23, 2020, Hinshaw labor and employment attorneys Brette Bensinger, Maryjo Pirages Reynolds, and Leigh Bonsall presented a webinar titled "Employer compliance and COVID-19: Paid sick Leave, Furloughs and Layoffs."...more

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

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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

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Coronavirus/COVID-19: General Considerations for Employers

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Every day brings new concerns and challenges for employers who prioritize the health and safety of their employees/communities but remain very mindful of the need to continue to meet their business goals and obligations....more

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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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