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Employer Responsibilities Employer Liability Issues Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting

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Québec Court of Appeal Finds That Employers May Be Liable for After-Hours Accidents

In a recent decision impacting Québec employers and workers, the Court of Appeal of Québec clarified the scope of work-relatedness necessary for an injury to be compensable under the Act respecting industrial accidents and...more

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[Webinar] Cal/OSHA Evolves with COVID — Top 3 Developments Employers Need to Understand - April 28th, 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm PDT

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Please join Karina Sterman, Employment Law Partner at Greenberg Glusker and Jamie Webb-Akasaka, Vice President, Legal Counsel at OneDigital, on April 28th for "Cal/OSHA Evolves with COVID — Top 3 Developments Employers Need...more

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OSHA obligations for hospitals with COVID-19 positive employees

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Good news for employers! The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has clarified its reporting guidance as it relates to COVID-19....more

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REMINDER: New COVID-19 Reporting Obligations for California Employers Took Effect January 1, 2021

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New reporting requirements for COVID-19 exposures at work became effective on January 1, 2021. The new requirements impose obligations for employers to notify employees (and employers of subcontracted employees) of COVID-19...more

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A Deeper Dive Into The New Cal/OSHA Temporary Emergency Standards For COVID-19 Prevention

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As we wrote on December 3, 2020, an emergency COVID-19 rule was adopted and approved by the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. The regulation contains significant new requirements including a mandatory...more

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[Webinar] Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency COVID-19 Safety Rule – What Employers Need to Know - December 9th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am PT

Employers throughout California are scrambling to understand and comply with Cal/OSHA’s sweeping new COVID-19 prevention rule, which was enacted on an emergency basis and went into effect on November 30. The regulation...more

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COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulations for Businesses

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On July 15, Virginia became the first state to adopt workplace safety regulations to address COVID-19, both to help curtail the spread of the virus and to drive sustained economic recovery throughout the Commonwealth. Other...more

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Obligations To Report COVID-19 In The Workforce: What Employers Need To Know

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Employers in California are subject to a layer cake of requirements to report suspected and diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in their workforce. Federal, state and local agencies each impose obligations differing from one to the...more

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OSHA Clarifies When COVID-19 Cases Must Be Reported

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration had initially published guidance in early July explaining when COVID-19 cases had to be reported, and then without explanation or announcement retracted that guidance. OSHA...more

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Mitigating Risks after Reopening in the U.S.: What to Do When an Employee Who Has Returned to the Workplace Has Symptoms of, Tests...

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As state and local stay-at-home orders are lifted, businesses across the U.S. are in the process of reopening or planning to reopen. Despite downward trends of new COVID-19 cases in some states, the COVID-19 pandemic...more

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