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With Flu Season Upon Us, OSHA Signals That Employers Should Continue To Encourage Vaccination For Their Workforces

Seyfarth Synopsis: With concerns of infectious disease at the forefront of workplace health and safety in the past several years, and with the traditional flu and cold season upon us, OSHA has reminded the regulated...more

CDC Interpretive Summary on COVID-19 for August 26, 2022

Seyfarth Synopsis: The CDC has found that COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are leveling off from their rise over the summer. The CDC advises that Americans can help prevent these numbers from increasing again by...more

Still Coughing: Now-Dominant COVID-19 Variant Can Elude Current Vaccines, Prompts FDA Action

Seyfarth Synopsis: Omicron BA5 strain has become dominant and has evolved to render vaccinations and boosters less effective, resulting in many employers revisiting their COVID-19 policies....more

Rulemaking Continues on New OSHA COVID-19 Permanent Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers

Seyfarth Synopsis: The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reopened its rulemaking record and scheduled an informal public hearing to seek comments on specific topics that relate to the...more

OSHA Acknowledges Reality; Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has withdrawn its private employer COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS, effective Tuesday, January 25, 2022....more

Judge Blocks Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Nationwide

Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 7, 2021, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia R. Stan Baker enjoined the government “during the pendency of this action or until further order of this Court, from...more

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Selected to Rule on OSHA COVID ETS Per Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) lottery selected the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit to hear the consolidated legal challenges to OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing...more

A Swing and a Miss: Right to Conscience Objections to COVID-19 Vaccinations to Endure Until June 2022

Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 28, 2021, an amendment to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act passed the Illinois General Assembly and made its way to Governor Pritzker’s desk. The amendment creates a COVID-19...more

OSHA Sends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Emergency Temporary Standard to White House for Final Review

Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 12, 2021, OSHA submitted to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (“OIRA”) an emergency temporary standard requiring private employers with more than 100 employees to...more

King County WA, Including Seattle, Adopts Vaccine Verification Requirements and Encourages Employers To Do The Same

Seyfarth Synopsis: Starting Oct. 25, patrons will be required to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative test for COVID-19 to enter any restaurant, bar, gym, theater, or entertainment venue in King County. Employers...more

OSHA to Issue New COVID Emergency Temporary Standard Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing, Paid Time Off

Seyfarth Synopsis: President Biden announced a six-pronged, “comprehensive national strategy” to combat COVID-19, which will include a second OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard requiring vaccines or testing....more

Illinois Governor Announces Mask Mandate for All Indoor Settings, Regardless of Vaccination

Seyfarth Synopsis: Labelling the Delta-variant surge as the “Pandemic of the Unvaccinated,” on August 26, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Prtizker announced that Illinois residents must wear masks indoors, and that school and...more

FDA Grants Full Approval to the Pfizer Vaccine

Seyfarth Synopsis: Today the FDA approved Comirnaty (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA), previously known as Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, to prevent COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 and older. This could be big news for those on...more

OSHA Issues Updated Protecting Workers Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace

Seyfarth Synopsis: Today OSHA updated its Protecting Workers Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace to adopt recommendations “analogous” to the July 27, 2021 Centers for Disease Control...more

President Biden to Require Federal Workers, Contractors to Provide Vaccine Attestation or Mask, Distance, and Test Multiple Times...

Seyfarth Synopsis: President Biden recently laid out his administration’s next steps in efforts to get more Americans vaccinated. On July 29, 2021, the White House released “Remarks by President Biden Laying Out the Next...more

Time to Mask Up Again? CDC Revises Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Individuals

Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 27, 2021, the CDC revised its mask guidance in response to the burgeoning threat of the COVID-19 Delta variant, recommending that all individuals — including those who are vaccinated — wear masks...more

Employers Do Not Need To Record Adverse COVID-19 Vaccine Reactions on their OSHA Form 300 Log

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA recently issued additional guidance addressing whether employers need to record an employee’s adverse vaccine reaction on their 300 Log....more

OSHA Temporarily Adopts CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Employers

Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 18, 2021, OSHA adopted (by reference) CDC’s May 13, 2021 guidance for fully vaccinated individuals in many non-healthcare settings. Specifically, OSHA announced that employers should “refer to the...more

Breathe Easy – CDC Advises that Fully Vaccinated People Need Not Mask or Social Distance in Most Settings

Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 13, 2021, the CDC announced further updated recommendations for fully vaccinated people in non-healthcare settings....more

Cal/OSHA Considering Changes to COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 20, 2021, the California Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (OSHSB) will consider changes to the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) Rules, and it just posted the changes it will...more

Oregon Finalizes COVID-19 Worker Safety Rules

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week, the State of Oregon issued a final COVID-19 worker protection standard, replacing its temporary rule adopted six months ago. The final rule, effective on May 4th with certain provisions phasing...more

CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People

Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 27, 2021, CDC announced updated recommendations for fully vaccinated people in non-healthcare settings (note that on the same day the CDC also posted Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and...more

CDC Publishes Guidance on Domestic Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Seyfarth Synopsis: The CDC recently updated its Guidance on Domestic Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The guidance also provides domestic travel recommendations for unvaccinated people....more

So Your Employee Got Their COVID-19 Vaccination – What does that Mean for Inter-Personal Relations With Other Employees, Clients,...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Now, after more than 80 million vaccine doses have been given out in the US, and having weathered a year of Zoom-only visits with fellow employees, clients, and customers, those who have been vaccinated are...more

CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People May Skip Covid Quarantines

Seyfarth Synopsis: CDC yesterday released an update to its recommended guidance on Vaccines & Immunizations. The guidance provides updated quarantine recommendations for fully vaccinated persons who “meet criteria will no...more

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