Get the latest in print & creative agency business updates, trends, and inspiration from VMA.
Virginia is on the cusp of creating the nation’s first pandemic workplace safety requirements for employers, a standard that many in the occupational safety and health community expect could be a model for other state-operated Occupational Safety and Health Administrations to follow. With no signs that Fed-OSHA is looking to develop similar regulations, some state
As more of America’s workers were asked to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber criminals jumped at the opportunity to take advantage, it seems. Remote work means work being handled on the cloud as employees share files and need a convenient way to access them. But cyber criminals are banking on workers
As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on and more employees go back to work, the risk of catching the disease for workers has spawned a growing wave of employment litigation. Lawsuits are flying as employers struggle to keep their workplaces safe and negotiate an often-confusing mishmash of new and existing laws and regulations. Regulators have been
The EEOC has added to its guidance and technical assistance related to COVID-19. The guidance can be found here, but the new additions are summarized below. Regarding reasonable accommodation: If an employee seeks accommodation because s/he is concerned about exposing a family member or member of the household, the employer is NOT required to accommodate.
On May 6, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-62-20. The Order covers all California employees who worked at the direction of an employer between March 19 and July 5, 2020, at the employer’s jobsite. During the above timeframe, if an employee contracts a COVID-19-related illness it will be presumed that the employee has done
Cal/OSHA recently issued guidance for employers for reporting COVID-19 cases. If a work-related COVID-19 case meets one of the criteria below, then the employer must record the case on their 300, 300A, and 301 or equivalent forms. Recordable cases must be work-related and result in one of the following: Days away from work. Restricted work
With temperatures rising, employers with outdoor workers need to take steps to protect them from heat illness. California employers need to be especially mindful as Cal/OSHA has workplace safety regulations governing the prevention of heat illness. The heat illness standard came into effect about seven years ago as the number of deaths due to heat
On June 5, President Trump signed HR 7010 (“Act”) that amends key parts of Payroll Protection Program (PPP) that related to the forgiveness of loans made to small businesses. PPP is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The PPP was developed by the US Senate Committee for Small Business and
COVID-19-related losses for property-casualty insurers are likely to top $100 billion, with workers’ compensation accounting for about a third of all payouts, according to a new report by Wells Fargo & Co. The report estimates that workers’ compensation could see total COVID-19 claims payouts of up to $34 billion, but that factors like the severity
COVID-19 and workplace safety has been a moving target for OSHA and it has released a number of advisories, including one in March that said new cases were recordable events and then another one in mid-April saying employers are not required to report new cases among employees. But in May OSHA issued new guidance, once
To complete your application please provide the referring teachers information in the form below. The referring teacher’s email must be associated with an accredited Northern California college.
Sign Up to Start Receiving Chronicles
