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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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Colorado Supplemental Sick Leave Relating to COVID-19 Ends in June 2023

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Since January 1, 2021, Colorado’s Healthy Families & Workplaces Act (HFWA) has required employers to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental public health emergency leave (“PHE leave”) for conditions relating to COVID-19. That...more

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Colorado and Oregon Trigger Protections for Leaves Relating to Non-COVID Respiratory Illnesses

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At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of jurisdictions enacted sick leave laws specifically designed for absences due to COVID-19. Some states, however, enacted permanent changes to their leave laws that apply...more

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Employer Alert: California Extends Supplemental COVID-19 Sick Leave, Adds Relief Grants for Certain Employers

On the surface, it looks like things are back to normal. Entering spooky season, however, California employers should not assume the coast is clear. One of the nation’s most substantial COVID-19 laws, California’s...more

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General Assembly Passes Legislation For COVID-19-Related Paid Administrative Leave For School and Public College and University...

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On October 28, the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation that, if signed by Governor Pritzker, will provide mandatory paid administrative leave for school and Illinois public college and university employees for...more

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New York State Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Leave

The New York State Department of Labor recently issued guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Leave with respect to leave for additional quarantine orders, leave in absence of a quarantine order, and limits on leave due to...more

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2021 California COVID Guide: What To Do If Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

Given the barrage of local, state, and federal COVID-19 legislation in 2020, California employers may be confused as to what to do now—in 2021—when employees test positive for COVID-19. Here is a five-step guide of what to do...more

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December 2020: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Does the Second Pandemic Relief Bill Provide Any Relief to Employers with Employees Out of Work Due to COVID?

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On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a second pandemic relief bill.  The relief bill did not renew the employee paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) – the Emergency Family and...more

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City of Pittsburgh Enacts Ordinance Mandating Paid Time Off Related to COVID-19

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On December 9, 2020, Mayor Bill Peduto signed into law an ordinance covering employers with 50 or more employees and requiring them to provide paid time off for employees working in the city who miss work due to reasons...more

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California Employers Face Various New Laws in January 2021

The California Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed several new laws covering topics ranging from COVID-19 to leaves of absence to data reporting. Most of these laws take effect January 1, so now is a good time for...more

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Newly-Released FAQs Aid Employers In Complying With Cal/OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation

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FAQs released yesterday by the State of California are must-read guidance for employers in complying with Cal/OSHA’s new Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation. Employers should make distilling from the FAQs what is...more

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The Top 9 Things Employers Need To Know About Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency COVID-19 Standard

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The Cal/OSHA Standards Board just adopted an emergency standard related to COVID-19 prevention in the workplace, imposing some significant requirements on California employers. Most notably, the new rule finalized yesterday...more

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Indiana Governor Tightens Restrictions Amid COVID-19 Surge

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In late September, Indiana Governor Holcomb announced that Indiana could move to Stage 5 of his “Back On Track” COVID-19 plan, which allowed businesses to reopen and operate under a few restrictive measures. Since that time,...more

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New Employment Laws to Look Out for in 2021

On January 1, 2021, various new and amended employment laws will go into effect in California. Below is a summary of some of these laws that employers should make themselves aware of heading into the new year. All laws...more

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Governor Requires NJ Employers to Implement New Health and Safety Standards as COVID-19 Levels Continue to Spike

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In response to the recent uptick of new COVID-19 cases statewide, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has issued an Executive Order mandating new health and safety requirements for public and private sector employers alike....more

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Election 2020: Providing for Employees in the Post COVID-19 Workplace

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The election won’t cure COVID-19. But it may impact how employers handle and respond to the realities of the new workplace. As businesses around the world reopen and reset, employers face a complicated and unprecedented...more

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New Jersey Enacts New Mandatory Health and Safety Standards to Combat Spike in COVID-19 Infection Rates and Increased...

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On November 5, 2020, under a new Executive Order, New Jersey employers will be required to implement a new set of employee health screening protocols for all employees. Employers who have already returned to work, but are...more

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What Can A Hospitality Employer Learn From A Meat Packing Plant’s Alleged Butchering Of Their COVID-19 Response? A 4-Step Action...

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A meat packing plant is under the knife after a former employee filed a class action lawsuit filed against it in a California federal court alleging the company encouraged its employees infected with COVID-19 to work,...more

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New California COVID-19 Employment Laws Require Attention

- California has implemented a broad supplemental sick leave law requiring employers with 500 or more employees (and health care employers with fewer than 500 employees) to provide their California workers with up to 80 hours...more

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Rule 6: If You’re Sick, Stay Home – Return to Work in the Time of COVID-19

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While we all intuitively know that we should stay home when we are feeling unwell, a fall 2019 survey suggests just the opposite—that approximately 90% of workers generally “push through” and come to work anyway. The reality...more

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Whitmer Narrows COVID-19 Leave Protections For Michigan Employees

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer just issued an executive order that limits the availability of job-protected leave moving forward only to those employees who pose a “particular risk of infecting others with COVID-19.” She did this...more

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[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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California Department of Public Health Issues COVID-19 Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening

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On July 24, 2020, the California Department of Public Health issued its most recent guidance for employers. According to the Department, the COVID-19 Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening provides businesses with “the tools...more

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Virginia COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules Now In Effect

As we previously reported, Virginia became the first state to issue mandatory COVID-19 workplace safety rules when the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board (“VSHCB”) approved an emergency temporary standard on July 15,...more

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