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As concerns about the potential scope of the H1N1 flu continue to grow, one question we keep hearing from clients is whether employees who believe they have contracted H1N1 in the workplace may have compensable workers’ compensation claims. In the vast majority of cases, we believe the answer will be a resounding “No.”…
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The federal Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Small Business Administration (SBA), provides this advice to small businesses in its recently released, Planning for H1N1 Influenza: A Preparedness Guide for Small Business. The Guide suggests a seven step process for developing your written plan.
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Concerns about H1N1 Influenza are beginning to creep back into everyone’s consciousness as summer is drawing to a close. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued updated guidance for businesses and employers, which can be found at:

CDC Guidance for Businesses, Employers, and Workplaces to Plan and Respond to 2009 H1N1 Influenza…

We have been receiving more and more questions from human resources professionals asking how the ADA might impact their preparation for a potential pandemic flu. Now the EEOC has issued technical guidance on the topic, focused primarily on employers’ rights to make medical inquiries and require medical examinations of applicants and employees.  With respect to applicants, the…

Now that we have the first confirmed case of swine flu here in Ohio, it makes sense to dust off the guidance we received from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Center for Disease Control when the avian flu was prompting concerns about a pandemic flu in the United States. Thus far, the confirmed cases of swine flu in the United States appear to have been relatively mild, but employers nevertheless should prepare to do their part to reduce the threat of pandemic flu and to respond should their workplaces be hard hit.
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