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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Workplace Safety Risk Management

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Measles in 2025: Prevention, Prophylaxis, and Workplace Policies

Measles has seen a resurgence in the United States in 2025, with significant outbreaks reported, particularly in Texas and New Mexico. As of June 3, 2025, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s U.S. Measles...more

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That’s A Wrap! CDC Reduces Recommended COVID-19 Isolation Period

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On March 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it is updating its COVID-19 guidance and is no longer recommending that individuals who test positive for COVID-19 isolate for five days.  The...more

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CDC Issues Major Updates for Healthcare Providers and Eases Masking and Other Infection Control Requirements - Important...

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For the last few months, we have been fielding calls from clients in the healthcare industry asking about things such as whether they still needed to screen patients upon entry to facilities, whether employees must still wear...more

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What Do the CDC COVID-19 Updates Mean For My Business?

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As many of you have likely heard, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) extensively revised its recommendations for how to address COVID-19. These broad updates are going to result in a major overhaul of the...more

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Monkeypox in the Workplace: Key Considerations for Employers

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As of July 26, 2022, there are 3,591 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General has...more

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OSHA Issues COVID-19 Rules For Health Care Employers

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its interim final rule on June 10, 2021, addressing occupational exposure to COVID-19 in health care settings (“the rule”). The rule, which exceeds 900 pages...more

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Changes to Washington’s Requirements Regarding Accommodation of Employees at High Risk of Contracting COVID-19

For the past year, Washington employers have been required to accommodate those employees characterized by the CDC as being at high risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19. Required accommodations can include allowing...more

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Help! We Think Our Employee Is Lying About COVID-19 Exposure or Symptoms

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Does this fact pattern sound familiar? Employer has a COVID-19 policy requiring employees with COVID-like symptoms or exposure to a COVID-positive (or suspected COVID-positive) person to report the same to Human...more

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US COVID-19: Employees Are Getting Vaccinated... Is It Time To Update COVID-19 Workplace Prevention Protocols?

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As more employees across the country have received the COVID-19 vaccination, employers are naturally asking questions. Should we continue to maintain preventive measures (masking, distancing, gathering restrictions)?...more

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A year after pandemic began, mourning and reasons for guarded optimism

The national vaccination campaign has picked up measurable momentum. Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to recede from scary winter highs. Even cautious state and local officials are easing public health...more

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CDC Develops Guidelines for a Happy Holiday Season: What Employers Need to Know

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As the holiday season approaches and COVID-19 cases surge, many employers are concerned about the spread of COVID-19 in their workplaces. Most employees are suffering from fatigue, burnout, isolation, and loneliness from...more

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CDC Alters Critical Infrastructure Personnel Guidance and Recommends New Testing Strategies

In its most recent COVIDView weekly update, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that levels of COVID-19 “virus circulation and associated illnesses” have been rising nationally since September...more

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Return-to-Work Planning: 5 Foundational Steps

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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the world conducts business. Regulatory and authoritative bodies such as the CDC and OSHA continue to require organizations to implement health and safety measures to protect...more

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Flip-flopping Guidance: The Saga Continues

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Last week we wrote about government agencies’ tendencies to “flip-flop” on guidance related to preventing transmission and spread of coronavirus (“COVID-19”), and how this impacts employers’ ability to meet health and safety...more

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Navigating the New Normal: Risk Management and Legal Considerations for Real Estate Companies

As the world continues to reopen, landlords—both residential and commercial—need to understand their responsibilities for creating a safe and secure property for their tenants and employees. In this webinar, a panel of real...more

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[Webinar] Navigating the New Normal: Risk Management and Legal Considerations for Real Estate Companies - October 6th, 12:00 pm -...

As the world continues to reopen, landlords—both residential and commercial—need to understand their responsibilities for creating a safe and secure property for their tenants and employees. In this webinar, a panel of real...more

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Adding A Dash Of PPE Into Your IIPP: A California Employer’s Recipe For Employee Health And Safety

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I am amazed at how often business owners are surprised to learn that all employers in California are required to prepare, implement and inform employees about the employer’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). Are...more

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Rule 1: Don’t Rush In Without a Plan – Return to Work in the Time of COVID-19

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As Labor Day approaches, with schools reopening (in some form or fashion), and as we approach the end of our collective bandwidth for Zoom meetings, much time and attention has been spent discussing how and when to finally...more

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COVID-19 in the Workspace: Is Enough Enuf?

You’ve been to the webinars about COVID-19. You’ve read the trade publication tips. You’ve implemented measures to protect your workers. You’re ahead of the game, right? Well, you’re certainly ahead of the sheriff who...more

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As States Reopen, Can Employees Refuse to Return to Work Based on Fear of Exposure to COVID-19?

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As many states progress through different phases of reopening, companies are preparing for their employees to return to work. Employers are also noting, however, that some states are seeing COVID-19 cases surge....more

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Virginia Passes First-In-Nation OSHA Standard For COVID-19

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In a split vote, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board passed a first-in-the-nation standard to address COVID-19 in workplaces. Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH), the state’s version of the Occupational...more

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COVID-19 “Close Contacts” Just Got A Little Closer

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As has come to be expected, the guidance regarding COVID-19 has changed again. This time the CDC narrowed the definition of who constitutes a “close contact” for purposes of tracing people with potential exposure to someone...more

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Updated EEOC Guidance: COVID-19 Antibody Testing Cannot Be Required To Return to Work

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Earlier this month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers on COVID-19 issues to state that employers cannot require antibody testing of its employees...more

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California Department Of Public Health Provides Guidance For Employers Responding To COVID-19 Outbreaks

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As businesses reopen, employers will almost certainly be faced with the potential of a COVID-19 outbreak in the workplace. In addition to the industry-specific guidance for reopening that the State of California has issued,...more

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OSHA Does Not Back Employee Work Refusals In All Circumstances

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Since March 2020, workers have expressed elevated concerns about their exposure to COVID-19 on construction sites. As states lift restrictions on construction work, employers should note that the Occupational Safety and...more

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