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Conn Maciel Carey’s Multi-Disciplinary COVID-19 Task Force Resources

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As employers around the country grapple with the employment law and workplace safety implications of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”), Conn Maciel Carey formed a national, multi-disciplinary legal and regulatory task force dedicated to helping our clients across all industries manage the multitude of pandemic-related issues employers are facing and preparing them for the tidal wave … Continue reading Conn Maciel Carey’s Multi-Disciplinary COVID-19 Task Force Resources

CDC Revises its COVID-19 Return-to-Work Criteria, Again

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force On July 20, 2020, the U.S. Centers Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) made major revisions to its COVID-19 “discontinue home isolation” guidance, upon which employers may rely to determine when it is safe for employees to return to work.  This comes only a couple months after CDC made major revisions … Continue reading CDC Revises its COVID-19 Return-to-Work Criteria, Again

Virginia Promulgates the Nation’s First Mandatory COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulation

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By:  Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northan announced the commonwealth’s adoption of an emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) on infectious disease prevention.  With that, Virginia became the first state in the nation to promulgate a mandatory safety regulation designed to prevent and/or reduce COVID-19 infections in the workplace.  The Virginia … Continue reading Virginia Promulgates the Nation’s First Mandatory COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulation

COVID-19 Pandemic FAQs – OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting

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By Eric J. Conn and Lindsay A. Disalvo There are myriad workplace safety and health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one OSHA regulatory obligation about which we have received countless questions in recent days is the requirement to record and/or report work-related cases COVID-19.  Below are two FAQs that describe the relevant analysis in more detail. Do I … Continue reading COVID-19 Pandemic FAQs – OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting

[Webinar] Returning to Work Strategies: Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19

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On Thursday, May 7, 2020 from 2 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern, join Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s COVID-19 Taskforce for a complimentary webinar: Returning to Work Strategies – Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19. As the federal government and states begin to relax shutdown and stay-at-home orders and non-essential businesses begin to resume or ramp-up … Continue reading [Webinar] Returning to Work Strategies: Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19

[Webinar] Returning to Work Strategies: Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19

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On Thursday, May 7, 2020 from 2 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern, join Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s COVID-19 Taskforce for a complimentary webinar: Returning to Work Strategies – Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19. As the federal government and states begin to relax shutdown and stay-at-home orders and non-essential businesses begin to resume or ramp-up … Continue reading [Webinar] Returning to Work Strategies: Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19

March Update on How Employers Can Respond to COVID-19 with FAQs

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By:  Kara M. Maciel and Beeta B. Lashkari       Since publishing our previous post last month, there have been a number of significant developments related to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus – now officially called “COVID-19.”  Notably, during the week of February 23, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) reported … Continue reading March Update on How Employers Can Respond to COVID-19 with FAQs

New COVID-19 Federal Paid Leave Requirements Signed into Law

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On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) to provide some relief to employees as a result of the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”).  This law will go into effect on April 1, 2020 and will expire on December 31, 2020. The Act includes many provisions which apply to … Continue reading New COVID-19 Federal Paid Leave Requirements Signed into Law

What You Should Know About COVID-19, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

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As the U.S. enters month seven of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers continue to grapple with how to keep employees safe without violating the rights of employees protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has issued guidance to slow … Continue reading What You Should Know About COVID-19, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

COVID-19 OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting: New OSHA Guidance Reverses Course on Work-Relatedness

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force There are myriad workplace safety and health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one OSHA regulatory obligation about which we have received countless questions the past three months is the requirement to record on an OSHA 300 Log and/or pick up the phone and report to OSHA work-related … Continue reading COVID-19 OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting: New OSHA Guidance Reverses Course on Work-Relatedness