News & Analysis as of

Workplace Safety Business Continuity Plans Risk Management

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Employee Support Through Disaster Response: 5 Routine-Building Strategies

Disasters disrupt more than just business operations. They interrupt lives, upend routines, and impact each employee in different ways. Whether facing a natural disaster, workplace violence, or other critical event, the...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Guidance Focused on Protecting Unvaccinated and At-Risk Employees

Poyner Spruill LLP on

On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) –  the federal agency tasked with ensuring that working conditions are safe and healthful by setting and enforcing standards and by providing...more

Epstein Becker & Green

California and Los Angeles County Issue Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Employees in the Workplace

Epstein Becker & Green on

Effective May 3, 2021, the California Department of Public Health issued COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People, applicable to non-health care settings, in response to the Interim Public Health...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Can Employers Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines? Likely Not (Yet), Given Current FDA Emergency Use Authorization Status

With distribution of COVID-19 vaccines moving ahead full-steam, an end to the pandemic may be in sight in the coming months. However, what is collectively known as the “new normal” still comes with a minefield of unanswered...more

Epstein Becker & Green

OSHA Waives Form 300A Posting Requirements for Establishments Closed Due to COVID-19

Epstein Becker & Green on

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently updated its recordkeeping guidance, mandating that covered employers closely monitor and report certain work-related injuries or illnesses. Included among...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Second Wave of COVID Relief Is Here: 3 Key Provisions Employers Need to Know

PilieroMazza PLLC on

After months of deliberation and endless negotiation, Congress sealed the deal late Sunday night on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals. While...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

California's New COVID-19 Exposure and Notification Law

Employers should be mindful of a new law, California A.B. 685, which goes into effect on January 1, 2021 and creates reporting obligations that require employers of all sizes to provide written notice of their industrial and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Issues New Regional Stay Home Order: What California Employers Need to Know

In a further attempt to "bend the curve" and to slow the spread of COVID-19 in California, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that he is "pulling the emergency brake" on the state's reopening plans, and California has issued...more

White & Case LLP

ESG Disclosure Trends in SEC Filings

White & Case LLP on

These are unprecedented times, and companies are facing important issues as they navigate the current economic, political, and social climate. The COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement have put the spotlight on...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

COVID-19 Impact for Manufacturing Companies: Strategies to Flatten the Curve with Customers and the Supply Chain

Covid-19 has and for the foreseeable future will have unprecedented adverse impact on the global economy and all companies’ business operations. Government and banking systems throughout the world have initiated massive aid...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

NIOSH-Approved Masks Defined as Covered Countermeasures for Liability Immunity Under Amended PREP Act Declaration

As concern about availability of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) continues to grow amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government continues to take action aimed at increasing the availability of PPE with important...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

COVID-19 in the Workplace - We May Not Be at Peak Yet, but the Lawsuits Are Already Coming

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant strains on virtually every aspect of life. While state and local governments have forced many businesses to suspend operations in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus,...more

Holland & Hart LLP

CDC Issues Interim Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers

Holland & Hart LLP on

In an attempt to keep critical infrastructure from being crippled by worker shortages as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the CDC issued new interim guidance on Wednesday, April 9, 2020, directed at workers in critical...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Public Administration's Actions During the Public Health State of Emergency

Foley Hoag LLP on

All deadlines imposed by the public administration are suspended between March 12th and June 25th. The remaining deadline shall start to run again from the latter date. • *Case 1 : Deadlines for performing controls, carrying...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Mexican Health Ministry Technical Guidelines for Essential Activities: Prompt Action Required

Foley & Lardner LLP on

On Monday, April 6, 2020, at 19:00 hours CST, the Mexican Minister of Health published a set of guidelines on how to interpret the agreement that provides the technical guidelines related to the activities described in...more

McDermott Will & Emery

HHS OCR Issues Guidance Reminding Healthcare Providers to Avoid Discrimination in Making Care Decisions

As healthcare providers face surging demand for services arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are simultaneously dealing with related equipment, space and workforce limitations. In this environment, the US Department of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Issues COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for Intermediate Care Facilities and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities

Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs) face unique concerns when it comes to providing care and services—and when...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Authority for Extraordinary Delivery of Care Decisions

Healthcare providers facing emergency requests from government agencies in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis — including critical issues such as transfers of COVID-19 patients, opening closed facilities and...more

McGuireWoods LLP

FDA Waives Premarket Notification Requirements for Ventilator Manufacturers, Solicits Manufacturers for Ventilator Support Devices...

McGuireWoods LLP on

On March 22, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published guidance that relieves manufacturers of FDA-cleared ventilator products of the requirement to submit a premarket notification (510(k)) prior to making...more

McGuireWoods LLP

10 Key Points From CMS’ Guidance to Dialysis Facilities Regarding COVID-19

McGuireWoods LLP on

On March 10, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Dialysis Facilities. This guidance addresses practices...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

COVID-19 (Coronavirus): UK Government Responds With Introduction Of Chapter 11 Lite And Suspension Of Wrongful Trading Laws

This client alert summarises the recent announcement by the UK government concerning reforms to UK insolvency law to help struggling businesses, being: •US-style restructuring tools to allow companies to continue trading as...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Workforce Reductions During The Pandemic And Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability

Fox Rothschild LLP on

When assessing whether workforce reductions are needed due to the COVID-19 pandemic – and, if so, to what extent and for how long – employers that contribute to multiemployer defined benefit pension funds on behalf of a...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Still Need A plan? Here’s How To Create Your Company’s COVID-19 Response Plan.

Husch Blackwell LLP on

No company and no industry is immune from COVID-19. The virus is everywhere. If you haven’t been shut down by government order, your challenge is to adopt a plan to keep the virus from spreading at your workplace and to...more

Vedder Price

Coronavirus Update: Strategies and Considerations for Financial Institutions

Vedder Price on

Over the past two weeks, we have received numerous inquiries from financial institutions on what actions should be taken or considered to address the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic. While every bank is different and the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: Implications for the Sports & Entertainment Industry

Foley & Lardner LLP on

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges. Successful navigation of these challenges...more

96 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 4

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide