The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a preliminary injunction on December 7, 2021, stopping the federal government from enforcing the federal contractor vaccine mandate, Executive Order...more
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced an ambitious plan to increase COVID-19 vaccinations. On that same date, he signed an Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO”)....more
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced an ambitious plan to increase COVID-19 vaccinations. Here are the highlights of this plan with the greatest impact on private-sector employers ... ...more
This webinar discusses Virginia’s COVID Standard, OSHA COVID guidance, and other workplace COVID issues....more
3/16/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Health and Safety ,
High Risk Covid Employees ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
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Workplace Safety
On top of all the other challenges posed by the COVID crisis, employers have had to grapple with ever-changing and contradictory guidance from the Center for Disease Control, Virginia, and various government agencies. Most...more
12/17/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Northam ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Quarantine ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Temporary Regulations ,
Workplace Safety
On September 22, 2020, President Trump signed the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (“EO”). Under the EO, executive departments and agencies, the military, federal contractors, and federal grant...more
10/1/2020
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Federal Contractors ,
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Race Relations ,
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Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
Someday this, too, will pass. In a rush to revive their economies, several states have begun easing their COVID-19 restrictions. It is still unclear when restrictions will be lifted in Virginia. Currently, Executive Orders 53...more