WEBINAR: Minding Your Business in the Age of COVID-19

Duane Morris panelists will discuss topics including:

• The new health order (effective May 10) requirements concerning the adoption of a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol.  Masks now required of all employees in ANY open business as well as customers, visitors, guests.  All open businesses must temperature check all employees and refuse entry to anyone with a temperature of 100 F or higher.  Symptom screening only if thermometer is not available. 
• California Executive Order N-62-20 declaring that any COVID-19 illness of an employee shall be presumed to arise out of the employment for workers comp purposes if certain criteria are met.  How to dispute same.
• Telecommuting still strongly favored.  Consideration, including having a written telecommuting policy, ensuring that employer is notifying employees of right to reimbursement for all business related expenses they incur while working at home, notifying employees of right to reasonable reimbursement for business-related use of personal devices and services (e.g., mobile phone, internet)
• Proactive self audit to check whether the company is vulnerable to legal claims from employees or others and related to COVID-19.

Duane Morris Panelists:
Jennifer Kearns, Partner
Meredith Grant, Associate
Sarah Gilbert, Associate