What's the Tea in L&E? Injury or Disability: What's the Difference?
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The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Workers’ Comp Alert
Brian Goodrich and Katherine Skeele Share the Strength That Came from Being Out in Their Professional Lives
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - SECURE 2.0 Act – Highlights and To Do’s for 2023
#WorkforceWednesday: States Adjust COVID-19 Regulations and OSHA ETS Released - Employment Law This Week®
Return to the Office – Employer Considerations (Part 1)
AGG Talks: Solving Employers’ Problems - How to Address Employees Who Do Not Want to Return to the Workplace
#WorkforceWednesday: CDC Permits Shortened Quarantine Periods, CAL/OSHA COVID-19 Regulations, NY Amends WARN Act - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: NY Travel Advisory Changes, CA’s COVID-19 Exposure Notice, Executive Order Reversals - Employment Law This Week®
Election 2020: Providing for Employees in the Post COVID-19 Workplace
Politics at Work
Law Brief: Returning to the Office – Considerations for Employers Bringing Back Employees
#WorkforceWednesday: CA Employer Playbook, Federal COVID-19 Updates, DOL’s FFCRA Rule Vacated in Part - Employment Law This Week®
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Return to Work Compliance: What You Need to Know About Virginia’s New Emergency Temporary Standard
#WorkforceWednesday: First Workplace Safety Mandates, COVID-19 Employee Training, Masks Required at Major Retailers - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA Urges Face Masks, ADA Turns 30, Employee Vacations - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA’s Three-Phase Plan, COVID-19 Workplace Training, Virginia’s Seismic Shift - Employment Law This Week®
Health Care Employers Face Reopening Challenges - Employment Law This Week®
JONES DAY TALKS®: Women in IP: Protecting Trade Secrets in Remote-Work Situations
The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) has published a revised workers’ compensation Notice to Employees, which Massachusetts employers should use starting September 16, 2024....more
What’s the Tea in L&E is a video series focused on the latest trends and updates in labor and employment law. Warmer weather and frequent outdoor activities often result in increased injuries. In this short video, Woods...more
On October 11, 2023, Cranfill Sumner LLP held our annual Legal Summit, a virtual event featuring insightful presentations by our attorneys that focused on the latest legal developments in North Carolina. Presentations covered...more
On August 8, 2023, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law Act No. 85-2023, effective immediately. The statute amends Puerto Rico’s Workers’ Compensation Act by further incentivizing safe workplaces....more
In Episode 18 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson discuss recent New Jersey workers' compensation happenings. Topics of discussion include physician fee increases, discontinuances, statutes of...more
Canadian workers' compensation regimes are defined by the "historic tradeoff"—workers gain immediate and consistent benefits coverage under mandatory, no-fault statutory insurance schemes funded by employers and, in exchange,...more
Key Takeaways - As of September 2020, New Jersey law created a “rebuttable presumption” that COVID-19 is work-related and fully compensable for the purposes of workers’ compensation—assuming the petitioner is an essential...more
If an employee can establish a direct causal connection to its exposure to COVID-19 via its workplace, the employee may now have a valid claim for workers’ compensation coverage. On April 13, 2020, the Illinois Workers’...more
Florida employers may be at risk of civil litigation if employees successfully circumvent the workers’ compensation scheme for COVID-19 related injury or death during the course and scope of their employment. In fact,...more
On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom approved Senate Bill No. 1159, which creates a framework for COVID-19 related workers’ compensation claims. The new law adds Section 3212.88 to the California Labor Code and applies to...more
By now, the majority of companies and their employees have found logistical solutions to make working from home possible during the COVID pandemic: Assets like computers or credit cards can be delivered by courier, for...more
On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed SB 1159 into law, expanding access to workers’ compensation and making it easier for first responders, health care workers, and other workers who test positive for COVID-19 due to...more
On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1159, (SB 1159) which modifies and extends the Governor’s Executive Order N-62-20 creating a disputable workers’ compensation presumption...more
In a series of Executive Orders, the most recent of which is Executive Order 163 dated September 1, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper implemented a "Safer at Home Phase 2.5" COVID-19 response plan. While certain businesses, such...more
On May 6, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom of California issued Executive Order (EO) N-62-20, creating a temporary rebuttable presumption that employees working outside of their homes who test positive for COVID-19, the disease...more
On June 16, 2020, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 81, which will bring several important changes to the Ohio Workers’ Compensation System. House Bill 81 creates several important changes to Ohio Workers’ Compensation...more
As state and local stay-at-home orders are lifted, businesses across the U.S. are in the process of reopening or planning to reopen. Despite downward trends of new COVID-19 cases in some states, the COVID-19 pandemic...more
Non-Essential Businesses Continue to Reopen Under State and Local Safety Orders, but Employers Should Still Use Caution - California continues to advance through the later portion of Stage 2 of its phased reopening plan....more
On May 22, 2020, the Illinois legislature overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill that creates COVID-19 workers' compensation protection for certain workers considered "essential" under the Governor's stay-at-home order. The...more
As employers shift gears from COVID-19-related closures and workforce reductions to reopening and returning employees to work, the focus of attention increasingly is centered on worker health and safety issues. Two recently...more
When things are going well, insurance coverage, workers’ compensation and OSHA compliance may not be front-burner issues for companies. But in the COVID-19 environment, such “rainy day” topics are top of mind concerns of...more
Under the California Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”), employers must carry workers’ compensation insurance for employee injuries or illnesses which “arise out of and in the course of” employment. The Act, first passed...more
On May 6, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-62-20, which provides that an employee's COVID-19 related illness "shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employment for purposes of awarding...more
Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on May 6, 2020 that creates a rebuttable presumption that employees working outside the home who contract COVID-19 became infected at work. They would therefore be entitled to...more
Yesterday California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-62-20, creating a rebuttable presumption that employees who test positive for COVID-19 within 14 days of working contracted the virus at work. Employers will...more