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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

When Bad Things Happen to Good Employers: 10 Crisis Management Tips

Crisis planning is not everyone’s idea of a good time, but an ounce of prevention is worth it when you are faced with a crisis. Here are 10 things to think about as you prepare for a possible crisis: Where is your...more

Fisher Phillips

A 10-Step Crisis Communications Playbook for Employers

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When a crisis erupts at your organization, you won’t have time to develop a response from scratch. Instead, you’ll need to have a robust crisis communications plan already in place so you can effectively communicate with your...more

Troutman Pepper

Navigating the Storm: Crisis Management in the Workplace — Hiring to Firing Podcast

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In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs sit down with Carol Cookerly, founder of Cookerly PR, a national marketing, PR, and crisis management firm. Drawing parallels from the TV...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Are We Really Prepared for the Next Pandemic?‎

Schwabe’s recently published report, “State of Healthcare in the Pacific Northwest,” offers reason for optimism. It notes that over 40% of the healthcare workers in Oregon and Washington who responded to the firm’s survey...more

FordHarrison

Strategies for Preparing to Deal with Crisis in the Workplace

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Increasingly, employers find themselves facing a variety of crises in the workplace and are called upon to respond in real time. Crises in the workplace can take many forms, but commonly include the following...more

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Hurricane Ian and Preparing for Landfall: Employer Best Practices in the Face of a Natural Disaster

Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall somewhere between Tampa, Florida, and the Florida panhandle this week as a Category 4 hurricane according to the National Hurricane Center. Evacuation orders have been issued and,...more

Franczek P.C.

Remote Learning Redux

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Last week, ISBE published long-awaited guidance related to remote learning for the 2021-2022 school year. We have been anticipating this guidance since early in the summer when ISBE announced that school would, with limited...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Crisis and Risk Management Survey 2020 Summary of Findings

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To learn more about the current state of crisis and risk management, Bennett Jones commissioned an independent survey by Environics to understand what corporate concerns are most pressing for Canadian general counsel and...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Oregon OSHA Releases Proposed Temporary Workplace Safety Rules For COVID-19

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On August 17, 2020, Oregon OSHA released its draft temporary rules aimed at addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Oregon OSHA will accept public comment on the proposed rules through Monday, September 7, and will implement the...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

The Rule of Threes: Three Court Cases Challenging New York’s Response to COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York has placed restrictions on many facets of our daily lives. For example, as we have reported previously, under the applicable executive orders, gatherings are limited to 50...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Reopening Challenges: FAQs On Preparing For Additional Waves Of COVID-19

Many areas of the country are experiencing resurgences of COVID-19, and it is foreseeable that second and perhaps third waves of the virus will hit pockets of the country throughout the remainder of 2020. As healthcare...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The FAA Speaks . . . Pilot Certificates And COVID-19

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While many states are currently “open for business” to one degree or another, COVID-19 has stubbornly refused to release its hold in some areas. As a result, while progress is being made, we clearly are not “back to normal.”...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

OSHA Continues the Cascade of Sector and Industry Alerts and Guidance

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OSHA is under pressure from both House-passed legislation requiring OSHA to issue a Temporary Emergency Standard on COVID-19, and a new Union lawsuit against OSHA to force that issuance. Against that backdrop, OSHA continues...more

Mintz - ML Strategies

COVID-19 Insights Week in Review - May 2020 #2

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Your team at ML Strategies continues to monitor federal and state legislative and regulatory responses to the public health and economic crisis. Each week, ML Strategies will provide updates from Massachusetts and Washington,...more

Littler

This Won’t Hurt a Bit: Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders, as of April 24, 2020

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Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as stay at home and face covering mandates. ...more

Verrill

When A Crisis Strikes: Conducting (& Communicating) An Effective Internal Investigation

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With a health and economic crisis underway, the in house legal team is a crucial part of a company's response team. Whether facing the COVID-19 pandemic or an employment-related claim and subsequent investigation, your...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New Guidelines For Getting Back To Work

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The White House has issued new guidelines for employers preparing to reopen their workplaces. While there is no date certain for businesses to reopen, employers can use these guidelines to develop new processes and procedures...more

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New White House Guidelines Encourage Employers To Develop Policies For Reopening

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With the goal of “reopening the country,” the Trump Administration issued new guidelines for individuals and employers on the measures they should take to move toward normal operations, while further preventing the spread of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

COVID-19 – FAQs for Landlords and Tenants in the United Kingdom

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A number of important questions arise for landlords and tenants following the series of Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency measures the UK government introduced on 25 March 2020 under the Coronavirus Act 2020...more

Morgan Lewis

Face Coverings and Gloves On: New Jersey Orders New Worksite Social Distancing and Infection Control Measures

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As New Jersey continues to battle the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), Governor Phil Murphy ordered essential businesses in the state to adopt several measures including mandatory face coverings at worksites, occupancy...more

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New Executive Orders Expand Quarantine Requirements for Visitors & Affect Vacation Rentals

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On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis executed Executive Order 20-86 and Executive Order 20-87. Executive Order 20-86 expands upon Executive Order 20-82, which was enacted by Governor DeSantis on March 25, by adding Louisiana to...more

Stinson LLP

OSHA Considerations for Employers Deciding Whether to Require or Allow Use of Face Masks in the Workplace

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended the use of cloth face coverings in public as an “additional, voluntary public health measure” to slow the spread of COVID-19. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Germany, UK, USA: Are Patent Exceptions The Cure To COVID-19?

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread globally, the life sciences industry is at the forefront of addressing the urgent need for pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, ventilators, and personal protective equipment capable of...more

Morgan Lewis

COVID-19 Creates Havoc for Global Employers and Travelers

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As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to impact most countries around the world, governments have introduced travel restrictions, temporarily suspended flights...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Florida Man Fined For… Price Gouging?

In the past month, Florida’s Attorney General has received thousands of complaints about price gouging across the state. As a result, Florida is taking action...more

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