HR Counsel Blog » H1N1 Influenza Virus Pandemic http://hrcounselblog.com Insight on employment law issues Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:44:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 USDOL issues H1N1 Flu Virus Pandemic Guidance http://hrcounselblog.com/2009/12/08/usdol-issues-h1n1-flu-virus-pandemic-guidance/ http://hrcounselblog.com/2009/12/08/usdol-issues-h1n1-flu-virus-pandemic-guidance/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:59:19 +0000 Paul Cherner http://hrcounselblog.com/?p=285 The U.S. Department of Labor has just issued a series of questions and answers pertaining  to the employment law implications with respect to individuals who are off from work due to the H1N1 flu virus pandemic.  The first Q & A pertains to the FLSA and the second Q & A pertains to the FMLA.

]]> http://hrcounselblog.com/2009/12/08/usdol-issues-h1n1-flu-virus-pandemic-guidance/feed/ 0 H1N1 Influenza Virus Pandemic http://hrcounselblog.com/2009/11/13/h1n1-influenza-virus-pandemic/ http://hrcounselblog.com/2009/11/13/h1n1-influenza-virus-pandemic/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:43:44 +0000 Paul Cherner http://hrcounselblog.com/?p=268                  The Centers for Disease Control and prevention (“CDC”) has just issued a report indicating that in the past six months 22 million Americans have become sick with the H1N1 influenza virus (a/k/a the “swine flu”), of which 4,000 have died.  As this pandemic shows no signs of abating, employers are faced with many legal issues in addition to being concerned about the health and safety of their workers,  customers and clients, while at the same time attempting to determine how best to carry on their businesses under these circumstances.

                 An excellent reference source for most questions pertaining to this pandemic  is the federal government’s website http://www.flu.gov., which contains very useful and specific information, as well as links to issues of specific concern to various businesses.

                The U.S. Department of Labor has just issued two sets of questions and answers concerning the impact of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) on issues pertaining to employees absences from work and payment to employees who are directly or indirectly affected by the H1N1 flu virus.  Additional guidance is provided by the EEOC with respect to the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) on this pandemic situation. 

                As this situation has evolved, the federal government has continued to issue additional information and guidelines, some of which modified prior guidance.   Accordindly, continued monitoring of the main website -  www.flu.gov is advised.

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