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Employee Who Objected to COVID Mask Policy Not Regarded as Disabled Under ADA

Disputes between employees and employers over COVID-19-era vaccination and masking policies continue to work their way through the legal system. Earlier this month, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Current Considerations About COVID-19 in the Workplace

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency officially ended on May 11, 2023, when the Department of Health and Human Services allowed the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 to expire, but people are still getting...more

DirectEmployers Association

EEOC Updated 15 Items In Its Covid-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Adding A New Standard For Employers Which Test Employees For...

On Tuesday, the EEOC once again updated its COVID-19 technical assistance Guidance, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” adding updates for 15 items. While the...more

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Are Mask Mandates a Reasonable Accommodation?

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In Illinois, as universal masking is fading, the next question looms: what will the end of universal masking mean for staff and students with disabilities who are at high risk? Across the county, issues regarding universal...more

International Lawyers Network

Vaccine Requirements – United States: Massachusetts

Over the past year, it has become increasingly common for employers in Massachusetts to establish and enforce mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies. Such policies are legal and appropriate in Massachusetts. Unless required...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Mask on, mask off: Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals determines mask requirement can be a reasonable accommodation for students

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A dizzying number of laws, executive orders and regulations regarding masks in schools have found their way to our nation’s courts. Some states are requiring students to mask up in schools (e.g., California and New York),...more

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Two Allegheny County School Districts Must Universally Mask Despite Mixed Messages From the Federal District Courts

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Last week, two federal judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania came to seemingly opposite conclusions regarding universal masking requirements in Allegheny County schools. In...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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[Webinar] California Employment Law Update: What Employers Need to Know in 2022 - February 3rd, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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Please join our Employment Group on February 3, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PT for a webinar covering significant new employment legislation in California, as well as case law developments and evolving COVID-19...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Survival Guide

What Happened? I Thought This Was Gone! On Friday, December 17, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the nationwide Stay that had been previously put in place by the United States Court of...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2022 - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we’re recapping some of the biggest changes that impacted employers in 2021. We also look ahead to what’s in store in the new year. A Shift in Labor Policy and Enforcement The Biden administration is ushering in...more

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The Top 10 Things NYC Employers Need to Know about the Vaccine Mandate After City Releases Workplace Guidance

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New York City released details yesterday of its previously announced vaccine mandate requiring that all private sector employees must have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in order to be present at an in-person...more

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Most Federal Government Contractors Still Must Comply with President Biden’s Federal Vaccine Mandate

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Despite a recent court ruling covering three states, most federal government contractors still must comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate ("Contractor Vaccine Mandate") included in President Biden’s Executive Order 14042,...more

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To Be Exempt From the Mask Order on Religious Grounds, Applicants Must Demonstrate that Wearing Masks Offends Sincerely Held...

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Geerlings v. Tredyffrin/Easttown Sch. Dist., 21-CV-4024, 2021 WL 4399672, at *1 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 27, 2021). United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania declines to enjoin school district masking...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

10 Employer Obligations Required by OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

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Employers with 100 or more employees may wish to begin preparing for the emergency temporary standard’s imminent deadlines, despite pending legal challenges. ...more

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

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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Get to the Point: OSHA’s New Rule on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination

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On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its anticipated emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing (the “ETS”). Citing the “grave danger” posed by the virus...more

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Tennessee Enacts Law Restricting Enforcement of Vaccine Mandates

On November 10, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that he would sign legislation that addresses various COVID-19–related issues, including vaccine mandates and mask mandates. The law is effective immediately....more

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OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard: A Practical Guide For Employers

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As summarized in Goodwin’s previous client alert, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published an “emergency temporary standard” that, among other things, mandates that employers with 100 or more U.S....more

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OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines or Testing/Masks Catches Federal Contractors in a Bind by Exempting...

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published both its highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”: 86 FR 61402) as an “Interim Final Rule” implementing...more

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OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination or Weekly Testing Mandate: Legal Status and Employer Next Steps

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Employers with 100 or more employees should continue to develop policies requiring workers either to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or to submit to weekly testing and other safety requirements, in the expectation that...more

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Frequently Asked Questions on OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its long-awaited emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring all employers with a total of 100 or more employees to mandate...more

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OSHA Issues its Vaccine Mandate

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") published a new Emergency Temporary Standard ("ETS") in the Federal Register today. This is the workplace vaccine mandate promised by President Biden on September...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Long-awaited Federal Vaccine Mandates Are Here!

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On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a series of directives that would increase the number of vaccinated workers, in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. Guidance applicable to federal...more

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Key Provisions of the OSHA Standard for Vaccination, Testing and Face Coverings Related to COVID-19

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On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) will publish an “emergency temporary standard” requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate employees be fully vaccinated or undergo...more

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