Posted on June 26, 2020 by Matthew D. Rowe
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The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) $600 billion Main Street Lending Program recently launched the latest of several market interventions aimed at cushioning some of the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus. The program aims to provide loans to businesses that were doing well prior to the pandemic but are now struggling to fund operations and retain […]
Posted on April 13, 2020 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Until further notice, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will not be enforcing its illness reporting requirements with regard to COVID-19 cases for most employers. Under OSHA regulations, COVID-19 is a recordable illness if certain criteria are met. See our recent e-alert on this. . However, on April 10, OSHA issued an “enforcement guidance” announcing […]
Posted on March 27, 2020 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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As the number of COVID-19 cases keeps increasing, it is time to revisit the question of whether employers are supposed to record COVID-19 cases as work-related illnesses under OSHA regulations. OSHA requires that covered employers record COVID-19 cases on their logs if the following criteria are met: The illness has been confirmed by a laboratory […]
Posted on March 20, 2020 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Two federal agencies have issued guidance and informational documents on dealing with the COVID-19 virus in the workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a guide for employers on how to prepare workplaces for dealing with the COVID-19 virus. OSHA discloses at the beginning of the guide that it is (1) advisory […]
Posted on March 14, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann
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On March 12, 2019, our Department of Health Services issued a “Recommendations on Domestic and International Travel” memo. In that memo the DHS specifically recommends that individuals who return to WI from states with “sustained community transmission” should be under self-quarantine for 14- days. Attached is a copy of this memo. Currently those states are […]
Posted on March 12, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann
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In a followup to yesterday’s e-alert about the COVID-19 virus, please note the CDC has updated its travel advisory as follows: All travelers should avoid nonessential travel to China, Iran, Western, Northern and Central Europe (see CDC website for map), and South Korea (Level 3 Travel Health Notice); Older travelers and those who have chronic […]
Posted on March 11, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann
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Should you ban nonessential business travel? Can you prevent an employee from taking that cruise? What if an employee refuses to go home when she is sick? Here are some answers to those questions and more! What should employers do right now? On March 10, Jay Butler, Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control […]