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Federal Court Blocks Key Provisions of Updated Davis-Bacon Regulations

On June 24, 2024, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction to block parts of the Department of Labor’s recent regulations updating Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements on federally funded construction...more

Trade Group Sues DOL to Invalidate New Davis-Bacon Regulations

We wrote in August about major updates to the Davis-Bacon regulations issued by the Department of Labor.  The Final Rule updating those regulations became effective on October 23, 2023....more

DOL Issues Major Updates to Davis-Bacon Regulations

The DOL recently issued a Final Rule that makes significant changes to contractor and subcontractor obligations on federal and federally-assisted construction projects.  Contractors who perform work under projects covered by...more

Appeals Court Finds Union Can Be Liable Under RICO Statute

In an important decision for employers and unions alike, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appeals court with jurisdiction over Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, held that a union...more

8/23/2022  /  Appeals , Corporate Counsel , RICO , Unions

OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing ETS

As explained in our previous post, on January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court blocked the OSHA vaccination or testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) pending full consideration of the matter by the Sixth...more

Sixth Circuit Dissolves Stay of OSHA ETS, Permitting OSHA to Resume Implementation of ETS

On December 17, 2021, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved the stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing...more

Sixth Circuit Selected to Hear Consolidated Challenge to OSHA ETS, after the Fifth Circuit Issues a Stay

On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its much-anticipated COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) requiring, among other things, that most...more

OSHA Issues Emergency Standards for COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination in the Workplace

On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) issued its much-anticipated COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) imposing requirements pertaining to...more

Vaccine Mandates Loom Large

“Vaccinating the Unvaccinated” is central to the Biden Administration’s “Path Out of the Pandemic.” Federal agency workers and military personnel are required to be vaccinated; health care facilities that participate in...more

Task Force Issues Details for Federal Contractors on Vaccine and Safety Requirements

On Friday, September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued new guidance on COVID-19 vaccination requirements and other workplace safety protocols for covered federal government contractors, as required under...more

OSHA Issues Revised COVID-19 Guidance on Protecting Workers

On June 10, 2021, OSHA released a revised version of its Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace (“Workplace Guidance”). This Guidance was issued simultaneously with...more

COVID-19 in the Healthcare Workplace: OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard

On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released its long-awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) (the final prepublication version that is set to become effective upon...more

DOL Issues Revised FFCRA Regulations

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued revisions to its Temporary Rule implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) on Friday, September 11, 2020 (the “Revised Temporary Rule”)....more

Federal Judge Vacates Portions of DOL’s FFCRA Regulations

On Monday, August 3, 2020, U.S District Judge J. Paul Oetken of the Southern District of New York issued a Decision and Order striking down portions of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) regulations implementing the Families...more

OSHA Rescinds and Revises Guidance for Enforcement and COVID-19 Recording

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) is taking steps to resume pre-COVID-19 inspection and response procedures.  On May 19, 2020, OSHA released two enforcement guidance documents that lay out OSHA’s...more

Pennsylvania Requires Additional Safety Measures for COVID-19 in the Workplace, Including Mandatory Masks for Employees

The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued an Order effective April 15 requiring social distancing, cleaning, use of masks for employees and visitors, and other mandatory mitigation protocols for businesses authorized to...more

COVID-19 in the Workplace:  OSHA Issues Enforcement Guidance

On April 10, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued new enforcement guidance (“Guidance”) addressing how employers should comply with OSHA’s illness and injury recordkeeping and reporting...more

Businesses Ordered to Implement New Safety and Sanitation Measures

On April 5, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released an Order requiring businesses with in-person operations during COVID-19 to adopt and implement certain safety measures. ...more

President Trump Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act to provide Paid FMLA Leave and Paid Sick Leave in Response to...

Yesterday, President Trump signed into law historic legislation that will have a significant impact on a many employers nation-wide.  The legislation, called the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, has many provisions....more

An Employer’s Guide to Managing the Coronavirus in the Workplace

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Coronavirus, or COVID-19 as it has been named, is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person.  COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was...more

Covered Employers Must Electronically Submit Injury and Illness Data to OSHA by December 15, 2017

Last year, OSHA issued a new electronic reporting rule that requires employers with more than 250 employees in industries covered by the OSHA recordkeeping regulations, as well as employers with 20-249 employees in designated...more

White House Office of Management and Budget Hits the Pause Button on EEO-1 Compensation Data Requirement

Employers with 100 or more employees (and federal contractors with 50 or more employees) must submit an EEO-1 Report annually, detailing the race, gender, and ethnicity of its workforce. In September of 2016, the Equal...more

Workplace Warning: Stiffer OSHA Rules, Penalties Ahead

While workplace safety is a priority for most businesses, defining safety standards means navigating a complex set of OSHA regulations. The task is becoming more daunting, and the stakes are about to increase for missteps. ...more

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