Hey Compliance Warriors! We’re getting newer research data every day about what existing medical conditions are affected by COVID. Because of this, guidelines to protect our employees are often updated or changed. Stay abreast of the changes with this article! Read on… Article Via: esrcheck.com “On May 7, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]
Tag: health and safety
Hey Compliance Warriors! California is trying to handle all the “I got coronavirus at work” claims in a reasonable way. The Governer’s office issued an Executive Order to filter through these claims. Read on… Article Via: calemploymentlawupdate.proskauer.com “On May 6, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-62-20, which creates a time-limited rebuttable presumption that workers […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! OSHA has wisely given some guidance on food & drink establishments beginning to reopen through the following weeks and months. Read on… Article Via: environmentalsafetyupdate.com “The restaurant and food and beverage industries have, like many others, been significantly impacted by COVID-19 in several states, forcing many restaurant owners to scale back operations […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Michigan is boldly passing some legislation to encourage everyone to “stay home, stay safe” – as the governers executive order is referred. There will be changes though, so if you’re a resident of the great state of Michigan, then I encourage you to read on… Article Via: btlaw.com On April 24, Michigan […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! We’re getting to the point now where many businesses will begin to open their door back up, but we still need to be very cautious during this time. This article will provide some practical recommendations to think about while getting back to business, as well as government-issued rules. Read on… Article Via: […]
Employment Law Blogs, health and safety, Human Resources
Can You Sue For Contracting Covid-19 At Work?
Hey Compliance Warriors! With many states starting to re-open right now we’re faced with an encroaching second wave of Covid-19 infections if proper and measurable precautions aren’t put in place. For employers, this is hugely difficult but important. Currently, there are numerous cases of employees attempting litigation for allegedly contracting Covid-19 in the workplace. Read […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Changing day by day are the rules employers have to abide by with Covid-19. Testing being mandatory has been talked about quite a bit as well, and now Amazon is in the spotlight on the subject after their annual shareholder meeting. Read on… Article Via: techcrunch.com COVID-19 commanded an understandably outsized […]
Employment Law Blogs, health and safety, New York
New York Rules For Face Mask Requirements For Essential Business Employees
Hey Compliance Warriors! New York is another in a line of states requiring face coverings being worn by essential business employees. Below you’ll see the guidance issued and plenty of questions answered. Read on… Article Via: fisherphillips.com “Governor Cuomo recently issued an Executive Order directing essential businesses to provide face coverings to their employees when […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has gone from a handwashing and elbow-bumping conversation to the most significant workplace issue we have ever seen. Employers are confronting dilemmas that change every day. Questions regarding how to handle emergency leave, workplace safety and health, furloughs, layoffs, and mandated closing of businesses along-side all […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Yes, we had a Coronavirus post last week, but why not another? These are both from different sources but using CDC based materials. With so much threat from the virus surrounding us, we don’t want to create panic, we want to create a plan. If you didn’t see last week’s post, then […]