Infectious Disease

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  How To

  How to Prepare Payroll for a Disaster

  This How To will help an employer to establish, maintain and implement a plan to keep payroll operational during a disaster.

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  Handbook Templates

  Personal Data Changes Handbook Statement

  This policy template was reviewed with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling and no updates were required.  

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  FAQs

  What is the Zika virus?

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  FAQs

  What steps can an employer take to reduce the risk of exposure of the Zika virus in the workplace?

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  FAQs

  May an employer require an employee to travel for business to an area affected by an infectious disease outbreak?

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  FAQs

  May an employer require an employee who has traveled to an area affected by an infectious disease outbreak or is suspected of having an infectious disease to undergo a medical examination before returning to work?

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  FAQs

  May an employer prohibit an employee from traveling based on concerns related to an infectious disease outbreak?

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  How To

  How to Address Infectious Diseases in the Workplace

  This How To details the steps an employer should take to protect its employees and educate them on ways to prevent the transmission of an infectious disease.

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  Quick Reference

  Paying Employees During Workplace Closures

  This Quick Reference chart addresses some of the most common scenarios for determining whether employees need to be paid under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when employers close down their workplaces or when employees are unable or unwilling to work because of a snowstorm, hurricane or other natural disaster.

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  FAQs

  May an employer require employees to be vaccinated?