BCLP's Covid-19 in 19 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The notion that U.S. employers would engage in broad-scale temperature screening of employees and visitors would have once been unthinkable. But the realities of COVID-19 are changing the workplace, as least for the time-being. With the encouragement of the CDC and certain state and local governments, and a green light from the EEOC, many employers are implementing daily temperature screening as one means of keeping their employees healthy. As part of our continuing series of 19-minute teleconferences on the impacts of COVID-19, join us as we discuss best practices for temperature screening and highlight potential issues employers should keep in mind.

Increased discussion of reopening the U.S. economy has raised numerous questions as employers prepare to return their employees to the workplace. In just the last week, President Trump's White House issued its Opening Up America Again three-phased approach for re-opening the economy, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance about returning to work, and the states of Texas, Georgia, South Carolina and Vermont have issued plans to rescind their shelter in place orders in phases – all while other states have extended their shelter in place orders. While there is no single roadmap to reopening in these continuing uncertain times, employers should begin to consider what measures will help ensure a safe, orderly return to business.

As part of our continuing series of 19-minute teleconferences on the impacts of COVID-19, learn how you can help your employees during the coronavirus pandemic. New legislation makes important changes to group health and retirement plans. Some changes are mandatory, including changes designed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Other changes are optional and can provide a means by which to make financial and other relief available to employees impacted by COVID-19.

As part of our continuing series of 19-minute teleconferences on the impacts of COVID-19, our Employment and Labor team is hosting weekly teleconferences.
In this first session, we discussed how new legislation makes important changes to group health and retirement plans. Some changes are mandatory, including changes designed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Other changes are optional and can provide a means by which to make financial and other relief available to employees impacted by COVID-19.

Continuing in our series of concise COVID-19 teleconferences, BCLP's Susan Brice and Zeke Katz discuss the evolving impact of price gouging laws at the state and federal level in the United States, and what businesses can do in order to best protect themselves from price gouging claims, investigations and penalties.

As part of our continuing series of 19-minute teleconferences on the impacts of COVID-19, lawyers with BCLP will address the CARES Act's forgivable loan program for small businesses. Topics addressed will include terms of the program, eligibility requirements, and how small businesses can have their loan forgiven.