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Employers’ 5-Step Plan for Handling the Worst Flu Season in 15 Years

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The U.S. is currently facing the worst flu season since 2009, and employers can’t afford to ignore it. Beyond the personal toll, flu outbreaks wreak havoc on businesses through lost productivity and absenteeism – and they can...more

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California Courts Weighing In re Employees and COVID-19

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California courts recently issued two guiding decisions relating to COVID-19: In Thai v. International Business Machines Corp., 2023 Cal. App. LEXIS 526, the Court of Appeal held that a government mandate to work from...more

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Employers May Be Liable For Work-From-Home Expenses

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Court of Appeal found an employer liable under Labor Code section 2802 for employee work-from-home operating expenses, despite Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2020 stay-at-home order, which precluded...more

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Employment Horizons 2023

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In our Employment Horizons publication, we have reflected on some of the key themes impacting multi-national employers in 2023. These include responding to inflationary pressures and the cost of living crisis, remote and...more

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Remote Work via Digital Nomad Visas in Latin America and Spain: Key Employer Considerations

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After the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend to work remotely accelerated. Countries around the world have viewed foreigners working remotely abroad as an opportunity to earn income and boost their economies. For employees, remote...more

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Will Virtual, Remote I-9 Verification Post-COVID Become a Reality?

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Since March 2020, the USCIS has allowed virtual, remote I-9 verification where all employees are working remotely due to COVID, or when a new employee, post April 1, 2021, is working remotely due to COVID. Many employers as...more

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“Can I Keep Working from Home?” – Handling Increased Employee Requests to Telework in the Post-Pandemic Return to the Workplace

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As mask mandates have been lifted and COVID-19 infection rates go down, many businesses are using this as an opportunity to welcome employees back to their workplaces. It is expected, and we have already seen, that there will...more

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Disability Accommodation and COVID-19: Ten Emerging Issues to Consider

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As we enter the third year of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. businesses are implementing long-delayed return-to-office plans and hoping to establish a new equilibrium.  Public health experts, economists and...more

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Littler Global Guide - Brazil - Q4 2021

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Ordinance that Restricted Employers’ Ability to Impose Vaccination Mandates Is Partially Suspended - New Order or Decree - On November 1, 2021, Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and Welfare (a body of the Federal Government)...more

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An Accident While Working From Home Can Still Cause an Occupational Injury

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Since the beginning of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, remote work has become the norm for many companies. However, even when work is performed at the worker's home, the worker can still file a claim with Quebec’s workers’...more

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Québec Loosening More Restrictions Over the Next Weeks

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Recap - In December 2021, the Québec Government ordered a number of businesses to suspend their activities (including restaurant dining rooms), imposed capacity limits on businesses permitted to remain open, required...more

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Littler Global Guide - Germany - Q4 2021

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Infection Protection Act Amended - New Legislation Enacted - According to the amendments to the Infection Protection Act, which came into force on November 24, 2021, and apply until March 19, 2022, employers and employees...more

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Ontario, Canada Moves Back to Amended Step Three of its Roadmap to Reopen

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With key public health indicators beginning to show signs of improvement and expected to continue, Ontario  announced on January 20, 2022, that commencing January 31, 2022, it would begin to take steps to cautiously and...more

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Littler Global Guide - Peru - Q4 2021

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Extension of the Remote Work - New Legislation Enacted - Emergency Decree 115-2021, which was published on December 30, 2021, among other things modified Emergency Decree 026-2020 that regulates the “remote work regime,”...more

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Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q4 2021

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Striking Workers Are Protected from Suffering Detriment - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On November 18, 2021, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that workers who take part in...more

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Ontario, Canada Temporarily Reverts to Step Two of Roadmap to Reopen with Modifications

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In response to the recent rapid increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations caused by the highly transmissible nature of the Omicron variant, and as the province continues to accelerate its booster dose rollout, Ontario announced...more

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Home-Office Pflicht Relaunch

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Das Gesetz zur Änderung des Infektionsschutzgesetzes und weiterer Gesetze (also das, was nach Vorstellung der angehenden Ampel-Koalition anstatt der Feststellung der epidemischen Lage nationaler Tragweite durch den Bundestag...more

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Frequently Asked Questions on OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its long-awaited emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring all employers with a total of 100 or more employees to mandate...more

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The Future of Work is Flexibility

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw recently hosted a webinar entitled The Future of the World of Work. During part one of this special two-part series, Futurist Ross Dawson, who is one of the world’s leading thinkers on the...more

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Navigating Hybrid and Remote Working in the Post-Pandemic World: Six Tips for Global Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As employers around the globe consider what their organization’s post-pandemic return to work will look like, one thing is certain: hybrid and remote work arrangements will be part of the new normal....more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 16

Vaccine mandates and return-to-work scenarios seem to be the hot topics of the day, and with all hot topics, along comes litigation. Along with litigation, comes serious discussions by employers and organizations about how...more

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[Webinar] Delta Deja Vu - What do we need to do now? - August 26th, 11:00 am CT

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The Delta variant of COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on businesses nationwide. Clients are contacting us daily with urgent questions as to how to deal with Delta and its impact on operations. As we ride the Delta wave, we...more

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Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Tax Updates: Considerations for Post-COVID Remote Work

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Summary - Businesses with employees in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia should be prepared to adapt to a post-COVID world as temporary guidance regarding remote work expires and pre-COVID rules regarding employment tax...more

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Pending California Bills Suggest Trend Towards Flexible Work Arrangements

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As local and state governments shift towards a full reopening of public and private work sectors, following an unprecedented year in which remote work became a strategy for dealing with a global pandemic, businesses are...more

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Making Time for Small Talk – And Other Tips for Making Remote Work a Success – Part I

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This series explores tips from companies that have figured it out, and have advice on how to help re-engage your remote workforce, or, if you already have a good system in place, how to make sure you keep employees productive...more

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