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COVID Testing
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Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
FLSA Collective Action Seeks Payment For Time Spent Undergoing COVID Screen: I Don’t Think So!
The issue of payment (or not) for undergoing security checks has been a hot item of late, especially since the US Supreme Court issued its momentous decision in Integrity Staffing…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
Labor Commissioner Issues COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Guidance
By Evan D. Beecher, Cary G. Palmer
20 million Californians have already been vaccinated, with all individuals age 16 and up eligible for vaccination effective April 15th. The Department of Fair Employment and Housing recently released updated…
Sentencing Law and Policy
CCJ's National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice releases "Impact Report: COVID-19 Testing in State Prisons"
I noted here some months ago that the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) had launched an important, timely and impressive new commission titled the "National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice" and headed by…
Law Times News
As Ontario escalates COVID testing in workplaces, employers are asking about privacy issues: lawyer
The province plans on deploying more than a million rapid antigen tests per week
Labor & Employment Law Navigator
Wage Lawsuits Begin to Arise Over COVID-19 Screening Time
By Doug Schnee
At the beginning of the pandemic, many employers began to require employees to be screened for COVID-19 symptoms prior to starting work. Common screenings include daily temperature checks and symptom…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Coverage Requirements for Group Health Plans and Issuers: New DOL, HHS, and Treasury FAQs
By By: Grace H. Ristuccia, Christopher C. Guthrie
On February 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued guidance entitled “FAQs About…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Coronavirus Update 3-19-2021: CDC is now recommending COVID-19 screening tests of asymptomatic employees of certain employers
The CDC is now recommending that certain non-healthcare employers test asymptomatic employees for COVID-19. According to the CDC, this screening "may be useful to detect COVID-19 early and stop transmission…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Coronavirus Update 3-18-2021: Employers facing lawsuits for failing to pay for pre-shift Covid screenings
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, I asked this question: "Are employers legally responsible for paying workers for the time it takes to record their body temperatures before entering…
COVID 19: Answers to Business Challenges
FAQs Issued About COVID Diagnostic Testing and Vaccinations
Ed Wodarczyk The CMS, DOL and Treasury Departments recently and jointly issued FAQs about how group health plans are required to cover COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing without cost-sharing. The guidance makes…
Healthcare Law Insights
Multi-Agency FAQ Issued Regarding COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Coverage by Health Plans
On Friday February 26, 2021, several agencies including The Departments of Labor, health, and Humans Services (HHS) published FAQs regarding health insurance issuers’ obligations under the FFCRA and CARES Act…