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New York City Employers Must Deal with Differing State and Local Rules for Vaccines and Masks

While employers throughout the country are waiting on the Sixth Circuit to consider OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard requiring private employers with more than 100 employees to implement mandatory vaccination or testing...more

Should Employers Consider Sewage Data When Making Return-To-The-Workplace Plans?

While many service, retail and factory workers returned to work several months ago, many employers with white-collar workers have been less inclined to mandate that employees return to the office. A good number of these...more

Can Texas Employers Still Require Employees And Customers To Wear Masks?

On March 2, as I was waiting in line in the parking lot of NRG Stadium in Houston to get my first COVID jab, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that, effective March 10, there would no longer be any COVID-19 operating...more

[Webinar] Navigating the Election Impact: What Employers Should Expect and How to Plan for the New Administration - December 17th,...

In this program, a panel of Vinson & Elkins’ Labor & Employment attorneys discuss potential changes to workplace laws that employers may expect to see under the Biden administration, including requirements related to labor,...more

COVID-19 Workplace Exposure Claims Dismissed

One question that employers have been asking since the onset of the pandemic is whether they could be sued by employees who get sick as a result of being exposed to an infected coworker. Plaintiffs’ and defendants’ lawyers...more

OSHA [Sort Of] Clarifies Employers’ Obligations Regarding Cloth Face Coverings

Some states have issued orders requiring employers to provide cloth face coverings to employees as a condition for reopening. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has stated that it will not mandate that...more

To Record Or Not To Record: OSHA Changes Its Mind (Again) About COVID-19

Just when employers began calling more employees back to work, OSHA revised its guidance on when a COVID-19 infection is recordable. On the surface, the new requirements remain the same as those issued in early April...more

What To Expect From OSHA’s COVID-19 Enforcement Efforts

On April 13, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its latest COVID-19-related interim guidance, describing how it intends to approach COVID-19-related inspections. While the interim...more

Is COVID-19 OSHA-Recordable Or Reportable?

While OSHA’s website contains a wealth of information for employers on how to deal with COVID-19, including a very helpful 32-page Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19, OSHA was strangely silent on whether COVID-19...more

A Periodic Reminder About OSHA Recordkeeping

Recordkeeping is not a sexy issue to write about, but I would be remiss if I did not periodically remind our readers about their recordkeeping obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). First and...more

Dealing With The Coronavirus In The Workplace

The general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act requires employers to provide a workplace which is “free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his...more

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