Back in January 2020, I was one of the first legal bloggers to highlight the risks of a new coronavirus and asking the question: What if it spreads. Over the next several weeks, I started to raise the alarm — so much so that my friend Kate called me out for being a “doomsday lawyer”.
Three Things Employers Can Do This Week to Fight the Omicron Wave
The Omicron Wave is either nearly here or already here in Connecticut depending on what reports you listen to.
For employers, its difficult to know exactly what to expect particularly over the next few weeks; there is no statewide mask mandate, for example, and no closures anticipated from state or local governments. Yet, this strain…
New Rules Coming for Employers but Don’t Call Everything a Mandate
With the Delta variant continuing to surge throughout the country, employers have begun to seriously consider mandatory vaccination policies. As I mentioned before, on September 9th, we presented a webinar on the topic.
But shortly after our webinar, the Biden Administration released a COVID-19 Action Plan which combines executive orders with forthcoming…
For Workplaces, What Do We Do Now (Pandemic-Edition)?
As to the workplace and the pandemic, what now? It’s a question I’ve posed before, but each time, there’s something new on the horizon.
There a lot of uncertainty. Adding to the uncertainty, is the near certainty that the Delta variant will start making more of an impact in this area.
Already, we are seeing…
The Fast-Moving World of Pandemic Workplace Rules
You remember the first “real” week of the pandemic, right? The NBA shut down. Then the schools. And then we were all shopping for toilet paper. Things were moving at light speed.
Yesterday brought back a lot of those memories and stress.
First, the CDC said that fully vaccinated individuals could drop their masks.…
State Updates Mask and Face Covering Rule Narrowing Medical Exemption
Way back in April, the state first instituted a mandatory mask and face covering rule under Executive Order 7BB.
On Friday, the state updated it in Executive Order 7NNN by requiring medical documentation in order to be exempt. Here’s all that you need to know on the changes.
The new rule states: “Effective immediately, any…
State Updates Safe Workplace Rules Yet Again — Modifying New Mask Rule
Let’s face it: Trying to keep up with all the pandemic-related employment rules released by the state only to see them modified again and again, is challenging to say the least.
And yet, the Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers have been modified yet again Tuesday night by the Department of Economic and Community Development,…
State Makes Masks Mandatory in the Workplace, Including Retail Stores
Governor Lamont late Friday issued new Executive Order 7BB, making it mandatory that everyone wear a mask or cloth face-covering in any public place where he or she is unable to maintain a safe social distance of at least six feet.
The EO goes into effect on Monday, April 20th at 8 p.m. and…