By Sue Minichiello As more companies welcome back employees to their places of business, controlling COVID-19 transmission and maintaining a healthy work environment are critical. Many aspects of the responsibility for related policies, practices, and government-mandated directives belong to facility owners and managers, and their building service contractors (BSCs). As a leading cleaning and maintenance

By Matt Ellis Cleaning companies are among those businesses that have to operate with an abundance of caution during this pandemic as janitors and hazardous-waste cleaners are on the front lines making sure office buildings, medical centers, and schools are safe. The term, “an abundance of caution,” became a buzzword during the early days of

By Glenn A. Duhl, Esq. As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, employers have had to grapple with new questions about their obligations to employees and customers. Two of the most common questions are whether COVID-19 is compensable under workers’ compensation laws, and whether business owners are liable to individuals who are exposed to

By Marshall Hook Xavier Vera spends his days as an AffinEco area manager creating safe work environments throughout Connecticut and Westchester County, New York. He leads a team of cleaners through the increasingly more complex protocols necessary to combat the coronavirus. Vera calls himself a “really happy person,” who is always laughing and joking. But