Employers are facing difficulties complying with OSHA training and testing standards due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The national and local response to the COVID-19 crisis has made it difficult for employers to provide training and ...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has twice updated (April 9 and April 17) their guidance for employers on COVID-19. The latest updates focus a great deal of attention on accommodating employees, either now of ...
Many business are suffering substantial losses due to the coronavirus. Will there be insurance coverage for these losses? Suits seeking coverage have already been filed, and there is significant uncertainty as to how the courts ...
COVID-19 can be a recordable illness under the Occupational Safety and Health Act if a worker is infected as a result of performing work related duties. This can be difficult to discern in areas with ...
The Labor & Employment Group at Felhaber Larson has developed a unique Paid Leave Flow Chart to help employers navigate through the Emergency FMLA and Emergency Paid Sick Leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus ...
A video recording of Felhaber Larson’s April 7th webinar entitled “The Employer’s Guide to COVID-19” is now available mostly in its entirety. It starts just a few seconds late, and Tom Trachsel’s presentation on “Administering ...
The Small Business Association (SBA) released a new FAQ on April 7, 2020 that clarifies certain questions that borrowers have been debating regarding the new Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP). Businesses thinking of utilizing this program ...
The Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Statute has been amended to include a presumption of liability for certain workers with positive COVID-19 laboratory tests or clinical diagnosis of COVID-19 when a test is unavailable. On April 7, ...
