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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

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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

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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

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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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Oregon OSHA Issues Sample Materials for Required Employee Training and Releases Delayed Enforcement Memorandum

Oregon OSHA has just released a series of materials, including sample training materials, to help employers comply with OR-OSHA’s temporary workplace safety rules related to COVID-19. The new materials are summarized below....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

Butler Snow LLP

The Potential Costs of an Unsafe Workplace in the Era of COVID-19

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As the CDC and OSHA continue to update and modify their recommendations for best practices and their mandates for safe workplaces related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may feel like a daunting task to not only keep up with the...more

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Employee Benefits Issues When Implementing Employee Salary Reductions Due to Coronavirus

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As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to impact businesses across the country and the world, many employers have implemented, or are considering, employee salary or wage reductions as one way to reduce overall business...more

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Employers May Be Able to Avoid WARN Notices for Furloughs Under Six Months

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With numerous furloughs and layoffs occurring around the country because of COVID-19 fallout, employers may have the ability to avoid cumbersome WARN Act notice requirements. Specifically, if employers furlough employees...more

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

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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

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CDC Issues Interim Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers

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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

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

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Strategies in Responding to COVID-19: Expanding Scope of Practice to Increase Patient Access to Healthcare

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and our health system is pushed to and beyond capacity, lawmakers and stakeholders are assessing different ways to handle the incredible volume of patients suddenly needing care. One...more

McGuireWoods LLP

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

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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

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UK employees and COVID-19: Frequently asked questions

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This note addresses some of the key questions employers are asking about their obligations to employees when dealing with the current COVID-19 outbreak. It will be updated as the situation develops....more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

OSHA Issues Coronavirus Guidance for Employers

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has dramatically changed our daily lives, at least for now and the foreseeable future. What tomorrow (or the next hour) will bring is a bit uncertain.  In an effort to assist employers faced with unique...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Employment Implications of COVID-19

As COVID-19 spreads across the United States, it is having a profound impact on employment relationships. With the situation changing daily, employers are making decisions that may impact the health of their employees, their...more

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Companies: What is the legal antidote to COVID-19?

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Everyone is involved in limiting the spread of this new coronavirus, and the efforts of employers must be combined with those of employees. HR, HSE, Compliance, etc., your role is crucial in this crisis management. You will...more

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COVID-19: Employment FAQs

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As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to present challenges to employers worldwide, we have created this frequently asked questions document to answer some of the most common questions we have been hearing from clients,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Essential COVID-19 Immigration Planning for US Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: COVID-19 has upended the world. Governments and businesses are racing to respond. The US legal immigration system for sponsoring and employing noncitizens is no exception. American employers must plan...more

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“Families First Coronavirus Response Act” Could Mean Massive Changes for Employers Nationwide

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The “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (the “Bill”), a broad response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, has passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 363-40 and is expected to pass in the Senate and be...more

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Colorado Mandates 4 Days of Paid Leave for COVID-19 Testing

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On March 10, 2020, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order directing he Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“DLE”) to create emergency rules to “ensure workers in food handling, hospitality, child...more

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JAPAN: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – Employer FAQs

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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Japanese government is considering a new law to enable the government to declare a state of emergency, cancel public events, and instruct people to stay indoors. The government is...more

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Medical Inquiries and Examinations Related to Coronavirus

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Many employers are wondering about what they can do to protect their workforce in the face of an unprecedented public health crisis associated with the coronavirus a/k/a COVID-19....more

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Washington State and Connecticut Take No-Action Positions Regarding Licensees Working From Home Due to Coronavirus

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State regulators in Washington and Connecticut the financial services industries are beginning to issue guidance to address questions about licensees working at home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak....more

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