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Alberta Labour Relations Board Ices Union Complaint Against Vaccination Policy

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Alberta Labour Relations Board dismisses unfair labour practice complaint against vaccination policy implemented during statutory freeze period. In Amalgamated Transit Union, Local No. 583 v Calgary (City), the Alberta...more

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Unionized Private and Public Employers May Have Bargaining Obligations to Meet Before Implementing the ETS and Other Vaccine...

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This past Friday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the stay on implementing the Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus (ETS) issued by the federal...more

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NLRB General Counsel Explains Bargaining Obligations for Unionized Employers regarding the New Emergency Temporary Standard to...

On November 10, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel’s’ Office issued Memorandum OM-22-03 outlining an employer’s bargaining obligations with their unions relating to the recent Emergency Temporary...more

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How Should Employers Bargain With Unions Over OSHA's Vaccinate-or-Test Mandate?

Assuming it takes effect at some point, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) includes new legal mandates, as well as several options for affected employers. Chief...more

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NLRB general counsel issues guidance on bargaining obligations in relation to OSHA ETS

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On November 10, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel (GC), issued a memorandum with its position on unionized employers’ bargaining obligations when implementing the Occupational Safety and...more

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OSHA’s ETS and the NLRB’s Recent Guidance

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Based on recent guidance from the Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations, covered employers with unionized workers must engage their employees’ unions when developing their vaccination and/or testing...more

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NLRB Memo Addresses Bargaining Obligations Over OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

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On November 10, 2021, Joan A. Sullivan, acting associate general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, released Operations Management Memorandum 22-03 (OM 22-03) concerning bargaining obligations under the Department...more

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Unionized Employers Must Bargain About Vaccine Policies

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On November 10, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel published OM 22-03 regarding the duty to bargain over issues related to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Emergency...more

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Employment Law Now V-106 - BREAKING OSHA ETS NEWS: Extending the Stay and Choosing a Lottery Winner

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Today's new episode summarizes the late-breaking developments with the 5th Circuit's extension of its stay of enforcement of the OSHA ETS, and the impact that today's Circuit Court lottery may have on the ultimate viability...more

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NLRB General Counsel Memo Highlights Collective Bargaining Obligations in OSHA’s Vaccinate-or-Test Mandate for Unionized...

Key Points: On November 11, 2021, the General Counsel to the NLRB issued a Memorandum concerning implementation of the OSHA ETS in unionized workplaces. The Memorandum is important to unionized employers because it...more

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NLRB’s General Counsel Tells Unionized Employers They Must Bargain Over Mandate-or-Test Vaccine ETS Rule

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The National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel just issued a Memorandum staking out her position that unionized employers must bargain with their unions over the implementation of OSHA’s recently announced...more

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Department of Labor’s ETS Will Trigger Employers’ Bargaining Obligations, Per NLRB General Counsel

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National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo issued a memorandum explaining her view of employers’ bargaining obligations in response to the US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health...more

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Vaccine Mandates May Require Collective Bargaining

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On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), issued an Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus (ETS). The ETS covers employers...more

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NLRB GC Addresses Vaccine Mandate Bargaining Obligations

On November 10, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel’s office released Memorandum OM 22-03 regarding bargaining obligations arising from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA)...more

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Employers Must Bargain with Unions Over OSHA’s Vaccination-or-Testing Rule

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On November 10, 2021, following the announcement of OSHA’s new vaccination-or-testing rule, the Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board released a memorandum addressing employers’ obligation to...more

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BREAKING: NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo on Bargaining Obligations Under OSHA’s Vaccination Requirements

On November 10, 2021, General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum outlining bargaining obligations under OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus (“ETS”).  Responding to Inquiries...more

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OSHA Issues COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard

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The following is an important update to our September 13, October 5, and October 15, 2021 alerts that discussed federal vaccine mandates. On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”)...more

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OSHA Publishes General Industry Emergency Temporary Standard

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OSHA’s long-awaited general industry COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) was officially published today and became effective immediately for employers in those states without “state OSHA” plans. However, employers...more

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OSHA releases final rule regarding workplace vaccination mandates

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This morning the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its interim final rule regarding the Biden administration’s vaccination mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. The rule will be...more

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FAQ: Texas Executive Order Restricting Mandatory Vaccination Policies

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On October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. GA-40 placing restrictions on any entity (including private employers) from issuing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, subject to legislative action. It is...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from September 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Unionized Employers Confront Unique Challenges in Face of Federal Vaccine Mandate

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When COVID-19 vaccines were made available to the public in January 2021, we published an Insight advising unionized employers of the unique challenges involving vaccine mandates from a bargaining perspective. Ten months...more

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[Webinar] Employment Law Compliance Strategies for Healthcare Industry: COVID, Internal Investigations, Wage & Hour & More -...

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CDF Labor Law has designed a series of complimentary webinars on employment-related topics specifically designed for our friends and colleagues in the healthcare industry. CDF’s Healthcare Education Week will run October 4-8,...more

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Considerations for Employers Thinking about COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers have dealt with many challenges related to ensuring a safe and healthy workplace for their employees. With the persistence of the highly transmissible Delta and Delta...more

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The CDC and the Biden Administration Issue New Mask and Vaccine Guidance and Mandates, and Employers May Soon Follow Suit

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With COVID-19 cases once again rising due to the spread of the more contagious Delta variant, the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) and the Biden Administration have issued new guidance and requirements on masking and...more

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