Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles issued updated indoor masking rules effective February 25, 2022 (“LA Orders”). The LA Orders give businesses two potential “exemptions” from existing indoor masking...more
3/1/2022
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As COVID-19 variants work their way through the Greek alphabet, California employers have new CDC guidelines, new Cal-OSHA and CDPH requirements, new decisions to make with respect to vaccine and testing mandates, and when...more
1/11/2022
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As the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads rapidly, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) lowered the thresholds that define “Mega Events” effective January 15, 2022. “Outdoor Mega Events” will occur with 5,000 or...more
1/3/2022
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While the Supreme Court declined to stay the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Agency’s vaccine mandate for employers with 100+ employees or to change the status of the rule issued by the Centers for...more
12/27/2021
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On December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Biden administration’s Motion to Dissolve the stay on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (Fed/OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing...more
12/20/2021
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Yesterday, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a nationwide injunction against the enforcement of Executive Order (EO) 14042’s mandate that had ordered federal contractors and...more
12/8/2021
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On November 12, 2021, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed its stay on the Federal Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (VAX ETS) pending what it called “adequate judicial review of the...more
11/15/2021
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The 490-page Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (Fed/OSHA) Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (VAX ETS) was published on November 5, 2021 and while it was effective immediately giving...more
11/8/2021
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On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its guidance as it relates to federal equal employment opportunity laws and COVID-19 vaccinations. ...more
6/2/2021
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Yesterday's new CDC guidance that fully vaccinated persons may stop wearing masks and distancing in most settings is a welcome announcement after over a year of the COVID crisis. However, California employers should note...more
On April 27, 2021, the CDC issued new guidance for fully vaccinated persons. Fully vaccinated means someone who is two weeks past their last dose of either Pfizer, Moderna or J&J’s Janssen vaccine....more