Article courtesy of the National Association of Manufacturers Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion and Paid Sick Leave: • Creates a new “Public Health Emergency Leave” program under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Private employers, including manufacturers, under 500 employees are required to cover workers for a wide range of circumstances related to COVID-19 […]
Limit travel to only essential travel and have a clear definition of what constitutes “essential travel.” Monitor and share travel advisories and warning with employees. Click here for international travel news. Click here for CDC’s live Travel Health Alert Notice. Suspend travel to affected areas Develop a policy to address employees who refuse to work with co-workers […]
Identify possible work-related exposure and health risks to your employees. Train and educate employees about COVID-19. Here are some tools: Utah State Task Force Slide Deck Governor’s Recommendations Poster of Coronavirus symptoms for the work place Poster on “What you need to know and how to protect yourself from the Coronavirus” for the workplace Educational videos from the […]
The advent and progression of the Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic requires a proper and measured response from every company and every employee. The impact of the spread of this virus is being reflected in the stock market, reductions in travel, supply chain management, sporting events, education and mass gatherings of every kind. While the effects […]
Today, President Trump sign a $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus funding measure, after it cleared both the House and Senate earlier in the week. View a summary of the legislation here. The bill would provide funding for diagnostics, treatments, and the purchase of medical supplies. […]
March 03, 2020 06:30 AM Eastern Standard Time SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of diagnostic tests and that recently reported it had received a CE marking for its COVID-19 coronavirus assay, announced today that it has been requested to speak at […]
Nine rising startup companies from Utah’s growing life sciences industry will present their innovations to investors during the 2020 Entrepreneur & Investor Life Science Summit on February 28, sponsored by Simpson Thacher Salt Lake City, Utah – February 24, 2020 – BioUtah, Utah’s only trade association dedicated solely to the life sciences, in partnership with […]
Founder and CEO of Tolero Pharmaceuticals, David Bearss, Ph.D, and Managing Director and Head of Global Investment Opportunities Group of J.P. Morgan, Monica DiCenso, to address healthcare innovation and industry outlook at February 28 noted Utah life sciences event SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioUtah, Utah’s only trade association dedicated solely to the life sciences, in partnership […]
ABC 4’s Good Morning Utah featured the 2020 Entrepreneur & Investor Summit this morning, sitting down with Keith Marmer, Executive Director of TVC at the University of Utah and the Salt Lake City Department of Economic Development’s Peter Makowski. The E&I Summit is Utah’s premier event for investment in the life sciences industry, bringing together up-and-coming companies, […]
Utah’s vibrant life sciences industry was on full display yesterday as part of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development’s “Industry Day on the Hill”. The event, held at the state capitol, provided legislators the opportunity to interact one-on-one with company exhibitors from the aerospace, life sciences and tech industries. Representing the life sciences sector were […]
In his State of the Union address February 5, President Trump highlighted a number of health policy goals, including lowering prescription drug prices. Drug pricing continues to be a priority for the Administration and a hot topic of debate for Republicans and Democrats alike. Trump specifically pledged to tackle high drug prices, increase transparency, work […]