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Water Cooler Talk: 'Harry Potter' Reveals Magic of Feedback

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This article is part of a monthly column that connects popular culture to hot-button labor and employment law issues. In this installment, we focus on various methods of feedback used by “Harry Potter” characters and how...more

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Best Practices to Ensure Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety, Fatigue Rule Compliance

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Resources and laws supporting best practices to ensure commercial motor vehicle (“CMV”) driver safety include CDC guidance, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (“STAA”), and OSHA’s Fatigue Rule. 49...more

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Promoting Health & Safety in the Workplace

Properly managing health and safety in the workplace has been a requirement and necessity for decades, and recognition of its importance has increased even more so following the COVID-19 pandemic. Many employers are...more

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Objections to COVID-Testing and Asking Vax Status Up Front: Best Practices

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Employers are being inundated with employee requests for exemptions, not just from mandatory vaccination policies, but also from policies requiring regular COVID-19 testing. How do employers square their duty to provide a...more

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[Webinar] COVID-19 Compliance for California Employers – New Vaccine Mandates (plural) and Ongoing Administrative Concerns -...

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With the rise of multiple COVID variants, FDA approval of at least one vaccine, and now the federal government requiring that private employers mandate vaccinations, COVID-19 continues to infect California employers with a...more

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UK Covid-19: Workplace testing: Is it good for employers’ health?

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The government is encouraging employers to regularly test their employees for Covid-19. This article looks at some of the implications of introducing a workplace testing regime and suggests an alternative approach to...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard–What the Health Care Industry Needs to Know - June 30th, 12:00 pm - 12:30...

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The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued its highly anticipated COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the health care industry. The ETS will be effective immediately...more

Bowditch & Dewey

[Webinar] Un-Masking the Future: Reopening Post-COVID - June 15th, 11:00 am ET

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As people continue to get vaccinated and Massachusetts fully reopens, businesses must stay knowledgeable about how to keep employees and customers safe. In some instances, masks and social distancing will still be required. ...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 18th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 16th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 11th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 9th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

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OSHA Issues ‘Stronger’ Workplace Guidance on COVID-19

On January 29, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published new guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. In a press release announcing the new guidance,...more

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Michigan Establishes State Requirements For Employers To Protect Against COVID-19

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Michigan recently joined the growing list of states creating temporary emergency rules that require employers to take certain steps to protect their workforces against COVID-19. The rules by the Michigan Occupational Safety...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Tips for Employers as COVID-19 Cases Rise and the Holidays Approach

The current surge of COVID-19 across the U.S., pandemic fatigue, and the upcoming holidays are putting employers in a difficult position. Some are already receiving complaints about workers not wearing masks nor taking other...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

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Restaurants and Bars - Best Practices for Minimizing Spread and Liability in the COVID-19 Era

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As restaurants and bars struggle to remain viable in the midst of the pandemic, they are confronted with the additional threat of lawsuits by employees and customers. Restaurants and bars should take steps now, both to...more

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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

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Phase IV Initiated: Illinois Returns to Work with Certain Conditions and Employer Requirements

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Last month, Governor J.B. Pritzker, in conjunction with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), released Phase IV of the Restore Illinois Plan. This plan...more

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40 Answers to Your Phase 4 Questions

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On June 23, 2020, the Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (“IDPH”) released a guidance document addressing return to school during Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan this...more

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COVID-19 Protocols for Arizona Contractors Will Vary Based on the Construction and Environment Involved

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Due to recent and significantly increased spread of COVID-19, additional COVID-19 protocol guidance will be coming for Arizona contractors. For the time being, the best practices for Arizona contractors include following the...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

What Happened to Essential Businesses? The COVID-19 Recovery Act and Limited Immunity during Phase 2

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As businesses adapt in the wake of the pandemic, they may face legal action by customers or employees related to COVID-19.  However, “essential” businesses as well as health care services can limit their liability exposure...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

OSHA Issues New Business Reopening Guidance

As many nonessential businesses begin to slowly reopen, they have been left to navigate workplace safety questions without much federal guidance. Many questions have arisen about how best to protect employer and patron...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Eat, Drink, and Be Aware: A Primer for Re-Opening Ontario Food and Drink Establishments

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Just in time for summer, Ontario's outdoor dine-in services at restaurants, bars, food trucks, wineries, breweries and distilleries are becoming available in Ontario's Stage 2 regions. Currently, restaurants and bars in...more

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

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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

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