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Measles in 2025: Prevention, Prophylaxis, and Workplace Policies

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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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What, if Any, Steps Should California Employers be Taking to Address the Monkeypox Outbreak

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Monkeypox is now a public health emergency. In July, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Monkeypox an international public health emergency. Last week, Governor Newsom declared a California statewide State of...more

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Biden plans to mandate COVID vaccine for private employers

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On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Biden announced his plan to mandate private employers with 100 or more employees require all their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19....more

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Can Employers Mandate the COVID-19 Vaccine? (Updated to incorporate EEOC guidance)

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Since this article was originally published, the EEOC issued guidance on December 16, 2020 specific to the use of the COVID-19 vaccine in the workplace. The EEOC’s guidance was consistent with our original article. However,...more

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EEOC Guidance on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policies

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As the first trucks of COVID-19 vaccines start their way around the United States, many employers are eager to return to work. The first reaction many employers have to news of FDA approvals for COVID-19 vaccines is whether...more

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Sacramento County Permits Some Businesses To Return And Enacts New COVID-19 Worker Protections

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The Sacramento County Health Officer just issued an Order superseding the County’s previous Stay-At-Home Order, reflecting the County’s shift from the Widespread Tier (Purple) to the Substantial Tier (Red) on the state’s...more

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Coronavirus and the Workplace: Employers Considering Taking Employees’ Temperatures at Work Should Proceed with Caution

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Most employers are making efforts to ensure that sick employees do not come to work.  Because a fever may be a symptom of infection with the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”), some employers are considering taking their employees’...more

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New York State Governor Cuomo to Send Coronavirus Protections Under New York State Paid Sick Leave Act to Legislature

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Governor Cuomo is sent new legislation related to the Coronavirus to New York State lawmakers yesterday.  The legislation would protect employees who are required to stay home from work because they are being isolated or...more

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Coronavirus: What are an Employer’s Obligations in Various Asian Countries?

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As the coronavirus situation continues to evolve, so do companies’ and governments’ approaches to monitoring and helping avoid the spread of the virus. The intensity and anxiety over this issue is extremely high in Asia,...more

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Employers Should be Prepared to Deal with Coronavirus

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With the worldwide cases of coronavirus tripling in the past week, and the eleventh case confirmed in the United States, U.S. employers are examining what necessary precautions should be taken to control and prevent the...more

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