Grocery store employees are likely to be at heightened risk of COVID-19 infection, with those in customer-facing roles 5 times as likely to test positive as their colleagues in other positions, suggests the first study of its kind, published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020
The COVID-19 Advisory Board and the Future of Workers’ Compensation
Today, the Biden-Harris Transition announced the formation of the Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, a team of leading public health experts who will advise President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris, and the Transition’s COVID-19 staff. The Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board will be led by co-chairs Dr. David Kessler, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith. Dr. Beth Cameron and Dr. Rebecca Katz are serving as advisors to the Transition on COVID-19 and will work closely with the Advisory Board.
Sunday, November 8, 2020
When is an off-regular-hours activity not in the course of the employment?
Halting Workplace COVID-19 Transmission: An Urgent Proposal to Protect American Workers
Friday, November 6, 2020
NJ Announces COVID-19 Worker Protection Complaint Form
NJ Executive Order 192 imposes requirements on every employer-business, non-profit, governmental and educational entities to take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to employees, customers and others who come into physical contact with its operations.