AKA the coronavirus, a global pandemic that has caused unemployment and severe catastrophe to the private sector.

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Should We Require Our Employees To Be Vaccinated For Covid 19

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Should my company mandate vaccinations?  Like everything Covid related, the answer is complicated. According to employment law attorney  Rich Landau of Jackson Lewis, their tentative position is that requiring employees to be vaccinated for…
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COVID-19 on NYS Workers Compensation

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The COVID-19 outbreak has spread all throughout America, but most notably in New York. Considering America’s largest metropolitan hub is New York City, when the disease hit it was bound to be catastrophic. Due to the heavy outbreak in New…

Hand Sanitizers Risks in the Workplace

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Hand Sanitizer Problems According to a recent event that occurred on a construction site, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America has announced to be extra cautious with brand-name liquid hand-sanitizers at the workplace. Many of…
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Wearing Face Masks Have New DOL Guidelines

The DOL published a new guideline, detailing that different workers need different types of face masks. They have split up the groups of workers in terms of risk of receiving/transmitting disease while on the job. There are 5 different groups:…
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Returning To The Office During COVID-19

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Returning to the office has proven to be challenging for employers. Organizations of all sizes are struggling to determine which employee health screenings they can execute without infringing on their employees’ rights. From scheduled questionnaires…
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Covering Your Out of State Exposure NYSIF Workers Compensation Policy

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If you have jobs, locations, work, or employees who are now working from home and you are covered by the NY State Insurance Fund you need to make adjustments to your workers' compensation insurance policy. Understanding the out of state exposure…
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Employee Wellness during COVID-19

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Let's take a quick poll. Put a hand up if you're feeling burnt out from remote work.  You're not alone. More employees are working remotely now than ever, and are suffering from burn out. Even though people are starting to adjust to the new…
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COVID-19 Resource Guide for Employers

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For our clients and the curious here is a great resource guide as you seek to build out your own programs and responses to the COVID 19 pandemic. We have been fielding a great many calls from companies looking to get ahead of this issue. We…
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Resuming Business Operations During Covid-19

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Foremost on most organization's agenda is how do we resume operations in a COVID-19 world? Candidly it's a bit complicated contingent on a great many factors. Here's a very short list of some contingencies. What does your operation look like;…