There are myriad workplace safety and health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one OSHA regulatory obligation about which we have received countless questions the past three months is the requirement to record on an OSHA 300 Log and/or pick up the phone and report to OSHA work-related cases of COVID-19. This article explains the circumstances […]
As states across the country begin to loosen or lift stay-at-home and shutdown orders, many workplaces that had been idled, have just begun to or will soon resume operations. Many states and localities are setting as a precondition for reopening, a requirement that they develop and implement a written, site-specific COVID-19 Exposure Control and Response […]
On 13th May 2020, the Government published guidance on holiday entitlement and pay during the Covid-19 pandemic. The new guidance provides employers with information on how holiday entitlement and pay operates during this time, particularly in respect of employees placed on furlough leave. Although useful, it is important to remember that the guidance reflects the Government’s […]
The Hon’ble Supreme Court on 6th May, 2020 passed the following orders in Suo Moto Writ (Civil) No. 3 of 2020: • All periods of limitation prescribed under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”) and under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 (“Negotiable Instruments Act”) shall be extended with effect from […]
On May 7, 2020, Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s COVID-19 Taskforce presented a complimentary webinar: Returning to Work Strategies – Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19. As the federal government and states begin to relax shutdown and stay-at-home orders and non-essential businesses begin to resume or ramp-up operations, employers need to plan for the safe and […]
BroBizz A/S (Danish business developing and managing the BroBizz® concept, which ensures automatic payment on bridges, ferries and toll roads, and in car parks etc) has become subject to serious criticism from the Danish DPA in three cases where Brobizz A/S in connection with replying to customer inquiries disclosed personal data, including information about location […]
Your fellow members; Cerejeira Namora, Marinho Falcão the exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions and Employment Law (Corporate) member in Portugal, are pleased to announce an addition of a new practice area Data Privacy & Security to their IR Global membership. This new position adds further strength to their membership and offers further support for fellow members in the […]
In view of the pandemic COVID-19, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”), had issued circular no. 14/2020 dated 8th April 2020 (“EGM Circular-I”) and circular no. 17/2020 dated 13th April 2020 (“EGM Circular-II”), which dealt with conducting of extraordinary general meeting (“EGM”) through video conferencing (“VC”) or any other audio visual means (“OAVM”) under the […]
As the global pandemic known as COVID-19 continues to restrict travel for the global community, when and how you can travel outside the borders of your country remains of paramount interest. In this regard, the Law Offices of Nicolas Flachet von Campe from Paris and Wong Fleming from the United States have highlighted the following […]
The Danish Data Protection Agency (DPA) has expressed serious criticism in a case where the Danish Municipality of Kolding, since 2012, has been processing documents containing personal data in about 400,000 cases without taking appropriate technical and organisational measures. The municipality has been using an electronic system for document handling (ESDH) for a number of years. […]
Conn Maciel Carey is pleased to announce the addition to its national Workplace Safety Practice of renowned Cal/OSHA attorney Fred Walter. Mr. Walter has spent more than 35 years working with employers to defend OSHA and Cal/OSHA citations, as well as developing and auditing safety programs to answer regulatory mandates. He also represents employers in defense of “serious and willful […]
If the Labor code does not impose on an employer to conduct an internal investigation when an employee reports to them the existence of a risk situation (discrimination, psychological or sexual harassment, gender-based wrongdoings, etc.) the circumstances often compel them to do so, all the more since a decision recently rendered by the French Supreme […]
