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Coronavirus Updates
NEW – Click to download: CHECKLIST FOR RETURNING EMPLOYEES TO WORK
Below are links to recent coronavirus posts from The California Workplace Advisor, Hirschfeld Kraemer’s employer blog:
- Step 1: Requirements For Returning To The Workplace
- Step 2: Do I Have To Bring Back Furloughed or Laid Off Employees?
- Step 3: Do Employers Need To Bring Back Under-Performers?
- Step 4: Ready To Go Back To Work? Not So Fast …
- Step 5: Passing The Test: COVID-19 Screening In The Workplace
- Step 6: Deciding Which Employees Can Return To The Workplace
- Step 7: Workplace Safety: Posters Are Not Enough
- Step 8: Safety Tips For Allowing Vendors and Visitors Into Your Workplace
- Step 9: Meal and Break Room Safety
- Step 10: Hygiene Tips For A Safe, Clean Workplace
- Step 11: A Workable Social Distancing Plan
- Step 12: Dealing With Requests To Work Remotely: Separating Facts From Fear
- Step 13: Is Work Travel A Thing Of The Past?
- Step 14: New Hires And Offer Letters During COVID-19
- Step 15: Addressing Employee Return-To-Work Anxieties
- Step 16: Managing Employee Performance During COVID-19: Not “Business As Usual”
- Step 17: Severance Pay Considerations
- Step 18: Getting Ready For The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Fall Outbreak
- Step 19: Are Future Layoffs “Unforeseeable” Under Cal-WARN?
- Step 20: When You Least Expect It, Expect It
OTHER COVID-19 BLOG POSTS:
- California Food Sector Workers Are Eligible For Paid Sick Leave
- Update on California Sick Leave Ordinances – SF, LA, Oakland
- California Employer’s Guide To The Basics Of Unemployment Law
- San Francisco & San Jose Emergency Sick Pay Ordinances Cover FFCRA Gaps
- Los Angeles Alters COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
- HR Pros: Workload Slowing Down? Five Things You Can Do To Get Ahead Now!
- Los Angeles Employers of 500+ Ordered To Provide Paid Sick Leave
- Corporate Governance in California During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- DOL Issues FFCRA Poster & FAQs
- DFEH Issues Guidance on COVID-19 In The Workplace
- What Employers Need To Know About The Newly Enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Reducing Employee Hours – What You Need To Know
- Calif. Governor Eases 60-Day Cal-WARN Notice Requirement for Plant Closings and Layoffs
- What Employers Need to Know About Emergency Coronavirus Legislation
- Managing Remote-Working Employees During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Guidance for Employers to Protect Against Coronavirus
Webinars
UPCOMING WEBINAR (Presented by Hirschfeld Kraemer):
UPCOMING COVID 19@WORK WEBINARS (Presented by the Employment Law Alliance):
- May 28, 2020: Bankruptcy in the U.S.
PREVIOUS WEBINARS (click & fill out short form for recordings):
- May 21, 2020: Employee Benefits
- May 19, 2020: Landlord Tenant Agreements
- May 12, 2020: Business Interruption Insurance Coverage
- May 7, 2020: Economic Recovery Efforts Across Europe
- May 6, 2020: Workplace Safety & OSHA Regulations
- April 28, 2020: Mental Health & Wellness in the Virtual Workplace
- April 1, 2020: Navigating COVID-19: Real-Time Advice from Insurance Brokers, Employment Law Attorneys, and Tax Professionals
- April 2, 2020: Managing a Global Workforce During the Pandemic: A U.S. Immigration Law Perspective
Resources
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC):
- CDC – General Guidance For Businesses & Employers To Respond To Coronavirus
- CDC – What To Do For Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 in the Workplace
- CDC – Symptom Checker for COVID-19
- CDC – Guidance for Cleaning & Disinfecting
- CDC – Handwashing Guidelines
U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR:
- DOL FFCRA Rights – FAQs
- DOL FFRCA Poster Requirements – FAQs
- DOL FFCRA Fact Sheet: Employee Paid Leave Rights
- DOL FFCRA Fact Sheet: Employer Paid Leave Requirements
- CLICK HERE for link to master list of all DOL FFCRA information for employers
- DOL – OSHA: COVID-19 Main Page
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC)
U.S. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
CALIFORNIA STATE RESOURCES:
COUNTY RESOURCES:
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