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Coronavirus FAQS For Employers: Workshare
Employers may be able to avoid layoffs caused by the COVID-19 outbreak by choosing the WorkShare alternative offered by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and […]
Read moreCoronavirus FAQS For Employers: Force Majeure Contract Provisions
COVID-19, and the measures taken to contain it, continue to have a seismic effect on our economy and, in particular, on businesses that have had to […]
Read moreCoronavirus FAQS For Employers: Employee Rights Under the ADA
Does contraction of COVID-19 implicate employee rights under the ADA? Generally, no. Temporary, non-chronic impairments with little or no long-term impact (e.g., broken limbs, sprained joints, […]
Read moreCoronavirus FAQS For Employers: Employee Benefits for Furloughs/Layoffs/Reductions-in-Force
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FOR FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES Our employees have been furloughed and are not actively working right now. Are they still eligible for coverage under our group […]
Read moreCoronavirus FAQS For Employers: Workplace Health and Safety
Can we ask an employee to stay home or leave work if they exhibit symptoms of COVID-19? Yes. Employers are permitted to ask employees exhibiting the […]
Read moreCoronavirus FAQS For Employers: Workers’ Compensation
My employee alleges that they contracted the coronavirus while at work. Will this result in a workers’ compensation claim? It depends. The test for determining whether […]
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