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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged... more +
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -
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OSH Law Primer, Part I: Understanding the OSH Act and OSHA

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This is the first in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and how both...more

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The City of New York Set to Become First in Nation to Impose COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate on Private Employers

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On December 6, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced a new COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all private-sector employers who employ one or more employees in New York City. The mandate will require that all covered...more

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What Employers Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine/Testing Rules in Light of Recent Court Rulings

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There are few topics as in flux and confusing for employers as the COVID-19 vaccine mandates. This article will summarize the current rights or obligations of private sector employers to require their employees to be fully...more

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[Webinar] What does the new COVID Mandate Mean for Federal Contractors? - December 15th, 11:00 am PST

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The federal government recently issued guidance to agencies on implementing Executive Order 14042, the White House COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal employees and federal contractors. However, many questions remain...more

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Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate: What Government Contractors Need to Know

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The implementation of President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order regarding COVID-19 vaccine and safe workplace requirements for federal contractors has caused confusion and prompted numerous questions from federal...more

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Court Extends Order Blocking Vaccine and Testing Requirement for Private Employers

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On Friday, November 12, a federal appeals court extended its November 6 order temporarily staying (or suspending) the enforcement of OSHA’s new rules that require that employers with 100 or more employees ensure that their...more

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Florida Special Session to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and State OSH Plan

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On November 15, 2021, the Florida Legislature will convene a five-day special session under the proclamation issued on October 29, 2021, by Governor Ron DeSantis for the “Keep Florida Free” joint legislative agenda. With...more

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OSHA Issues New Emergency Guidance Covering Private Sector Employers

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Yesterday OSHA issued its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standards. The ETS requires all employers across the country with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all employees, or weekly testing for those...more

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OSHA Issues Temporary Standard Governing Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

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In early September, as part of its six-pronged COVID-19 Action Plan, the White House directed the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) to develop and implement a rule requiring all businesses with 100 or...more

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OSHA Issues Vaccine and Testing Requirements For Large Employers

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On November 4, 2021, President Biden announced rules requiring COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly testing for companies with 100 or more employees.  These requirements will reach two-thirds of all private-sector workers in the...more

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OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine / Testing Mandate For Private Employers - How Do You Count to 100?

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Now that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) requiring employee vaccination / testing for private employers with 100 or more employees, the first...more

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COVID-19: US OSHA Issues Much-Anticipated COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Temporary Standard for Private Employers

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Nearly two months after President Biden announced that a federal emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) regarding a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers would be forthcoming, the Occupational Safety and Health...more

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The Top 15 Workplace Law Stories from October 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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Vaccine Mandates are Becoming the Rule and Not the Exception: What Employers Need to Know

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The COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into a state of uncertainty and life-threatening risk with ever changing health and safety recommendations and mandates. The alleged “two weeks” that it would take to combat the virus has...more

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OSHA Releases Initial Information on COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Many Private Employers

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A few days following President Joe Biden’s announcement of the COVID-19 vaccination or testing mandate for employers with 100 or more employees, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration held a webinar to...more

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[Webinar] A Roundtable Discussion on Vaccine/Testing Mandates From the Biden Administration - September 29th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

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On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced a new strategy to combat COVID-19, the “Path Out of the Pandemic: President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan.” This plan includes new COVID-19 safety mandates for private...more

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Federal Government Announces COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing Requirements for Many Private Employers

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On September 9, President Joe Biden announced plans to chart a “Path out of the Pandemic” given the recent rise of COVID-19 cases in the United States. In order to achieve the top priority of vaccinating as many Americans as...more

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The Biden Administration Puts the Burden on Employers

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On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced several updates to his plan for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. Although media reports have led some to believe that President Biden’s actions have imposed an immediately...more

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Federal and local COVID-19 updates

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Federal vaccine mandate for private employers - United States President Joe Biden announced a COVID-19 vaccine requirement applicable to private sector employers who employ 100 or more employees on September 9, 2021. The...more

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President Biden Issues Broad Vaccine Mandates: What’s Next for Employers?

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On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced that in the next several weeks, companies with 100 or more employees must mandate that all of their employees either (1) be vaccinated for COVID-19; or (2) undergo weekly...more

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What Employers with 100 or More Employees Need to Know About the New COVID-19 Vaccine/Testing Rule

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On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Biden announced an impending rule that will require all private sector businesses with 100 or more employees to: (1) ensure that their employees are either fully vaccinated or undergo...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Biden’s Employer Vaccine Mandate, NY HERO Act Safety Plans, Cannabis Cases - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we focus on Biden’s six-pronged action plan towards combating COVID-19, which requires mandatory vaccination programs for a majority of employers. Biden Announces Employer Vaccine Mandates (see video attached) On...more

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Biden Administration Announces Broad Employer-Based Vaccination Requirements

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On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced its new COVID-19 Action Plan (the “Action Plan”), which outlines a six-pronged approach to combat the pandemic. The wide-ranging Action Plan lays out plans to vaccinate...more

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Biden Announces Sweeping Vaccination Requirements With Wide-Ranging Implications For Employers

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On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a sweeping plan to combat COVID-19 by mandating vaccinations for millions of American workers - raising a number of questions for employers across a range of sectors, including...more

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Biden Issues Sweeping Measures, Including Vaccine or Test Mandate, as Part of New COVID-19 Action Plan, Part I: Private Employers

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On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a sweeping six-pronged plan aimed at addressing the nation’s most recent surge of coronavirus cases fueled by the formidable delta variant. As part of that plan, Biden declared...more

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