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One Year Later: Lessons Learned by Employers from the H1N1 Flu Pandemic

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

The New York Times has an excellent column today by an infectious disease specialist who has attempted to draw some lessons of our experiences with the H1N1 pandemic flu. It was just one year ago today that the first person died from a known case of H1N1 flu.  We know a lot more than we… Continue Reading

Prediction Revisited: Paid Sick Leave Bill Appears at Congressional Level — as Response to H1N1 Flu

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

Way way back on April 28th of this year, I wrote a simple post entitled "Paid Sick Leave Bill Moves Forward; Will Swine Flu Be Tipping Point"? Back then, the Connecticut General Assembly was debating a Paid Sick Leave bill and one of the groups supporting the measure used the swine flu (H1N1) outbreak as… Continue Reading

The Swine (H1N1) Flu & The Workplace – An Update on What Employers Need to Know Now

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

With the swine (H1N1) flu vaccine production running slower than anticipated, the hope that workplaces would avoid the full effects of a pandemic is slowly diminishing.   Interesting, Connecticut is one of just 9 states that are not reporting a widespread swine flu outbreak (perhaps because the first wave hit the state fairly hard).  … Continue Reading

Update: H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) – What Employers Need to Know Now to Keep Their Workplace Sane and Safe

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Since my first post on H1N1 Influenza (a.k.a. Swine Flu, 2009 Flu, Mexican Flu — or whatever else the CDC or WHO is now calling it — [see UPDATE below on the preferred usage of the term H1N1]) on Sunday, nearly every media outlet has eitherhyped or overhyped the crisis. I’ve waited until week’s end to try… Continue Reading

Swine Flu (Pandemic?) – What Employers Can, and Should Do, Now

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

The news over the weekend suddenly took a serious and, for many, scary turn over the weekend with the prospect of a pandemic flu (known right now as Swine Flu) appearing more likely than it has been since the SARS outbreak several years back.   For employers, flu preparedness has been something that has been talked about… Continue Reading