The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 177 countries and territories have seen confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1. Organizations such as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), UNICEF and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) are partnering with WHO to support governments and communities to reduce the pandemic's impact.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is continuing to monitor influenza disease activity in the United States and to take aggressive action to respond to the outbreak. CDC’s response goals are to reduce the spread and severity of illness, and to provide information to help health care providers, public health officials and the public address the challenges posed by this public health threat.
Likewise, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has stated that public health authorities are continually assessing the public health response to the outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus.
U.S. Government Resources
H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu), CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/
Flu.gov, CDC
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
Business Planning, CDC
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/professional/business/index.html
Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist, CDC
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/professional/business/businesschecklist.html
Workplace Planning Frequently Asked Questions, CDC
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/faq/workplace_questions/index.html
Preparing for the Flu (Including 2009 H1N1 Flu): A Communication Toolkit for Businesses and Employers, CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1flu/business/toolkit/pdf/Business_Toolkit.pdf
Planning for 2009 H1N1 Influenza: A Preparedness Guide for Small Business, CDC, HHS, Department of Homeland Security and Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_homepage/sba_h1n1.pdf
Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to the 2009 – 2010 Influenza Season, CDC
http://pandemicflu.gov/professional/business/guidance.html
Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/pandemic_flu.html
Employment Discrimination and the 2009 H1N1 Flu Virus (Swine Flu), EEOC
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/h1n1.html
Pandemic Influenza, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
http://www.osha.gov/dsg/topics/pandemicflu/index.html
Workplace Safety and H1N1, OSHA
http://www.osha.gov/h1n1/index.html
Canada Government Resources
FlightFlu.ca, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
http://www.fightflu.ca/index-eng.html
H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu), Toronto Public Health
http://www.toronto.ca/health/cdc/h1n1/
Other Resources
H1N1 Flu Virus, World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
Frequently Asked Employment Law Questions This Flu Season, McDermott, Will & Emery
http://www.mwe.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/publications.nldetail/object_id/98fe1801-20c1-4a07-8cb1-a3dff9d10ffa.cfm
Swine Influenza: The Employer's Guide to the Legal and Workplace Implications of a Swine Influenza Outbreak, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
http://www.seyfarth.com/dir_docs/news_item/332a5f18-1cc7-48b7-bca6-51e77b142e52_documentupload.pdf
Pandemic Influenza: Issues and Employer Preparedness, Hewitt Associates
http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=3957&tid=45
Legal Alert: Employers Should be Prepared for an Outbreak of Swine Flu, Ford Harrison LLP
http://www.fordharrison.com/getpdf.aspx?Type=News&ID=4733
How Employers Should Respond to the Swine Flu Outbreak, Jackson Lewis LLP
http://www.jacksonlewis.com/legalupdates/article.cfm?aid=1700
Swine Flu: Preparing the Workplace for a Pandemic, Littler Mendelson
http://www.littler.com/PressPublications/Documents/2009_04_ASAP_SwineFlu_PreparingTheWorkplace_Pandemic.pdf
Pandemic Flu Business Assessment, Institute for Business & Home Safety
http://www.disastersafety.org/resource/resmgr/pdfs/pandemic_flu.pdf
Employer Pandemic Preparedness for the Swine Flu - No Hogwash, Pepper Hamilton, LLP
http://www.pepperlaw.com/publications_update.aspx?ArticleKey=1473
H1N1 Flu Response Resource Site, Aon Consulting
http://insight.aon.com/?elqPURLPage=4100
Influenza A (H1N1) Update, Mercer
http://www.mercer.com/swineflu
Swine Flu: Is Your Workplace Prepared?, Proskauer Rose
http://www.proskauer.com/news_publications/client_alerts/content/2009_05_01/_res/id%3Dsa_PDF/17849-Swine%2520Flu.pdf