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The Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Is “On Hold,” at Least in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee

On November 30, 2021, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in the lawsuit, Commonwealth of Kentucky et al. v. Joseph R. Biden et al., Civil Action No. 3:21-cv-00055-GFVT, granted a preliminary...more

The Sixth Circuit “Wins” the Lottery and Will Hear the Many Lawsuits Challenging the Now-Stayed OSHA ETS

On November 16, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Sixth Circuit”) was selected to hear the many legal disputes relating to OSHA’s recent Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) that proliferated in...more

Not So Fast, OSHA: The Fifth Circuit Issues a Stay of the Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring Mandatory Vaccines or Testing for...

On November 4, 2021, Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) issued its highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (the “ETS” or the “Mandate”) requiring U.S. employers with 100 or more employees to...more

A Shot in the Arm: New Biden Administration Rules Mandate Vaccinations or Frequent Testing In Numerous Employment Settings

On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a sweeping action plan to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, entitled The Path Out of the Pandemic. This plan is based on six pillars identified by the...more

The Biden Administration’s New Mandatory Vaccination/Weekly Testing Requirements for Private Employers, and the Expected OSHA ETS...

With the reopening of large segments of the workplace and the emergence of the Delta variant, employers have grappled with difficult and often polarizing issues regarding how to implement COVID-19 vaccination protocols in the...more

OSHA Issues Long-Awaited COVID-19 Guidance for Healthcare Industry

The healthcare industry has finally received long-awaited guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) regarding COVID-19 protection standards. On June 10, 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary...more

EEOC Releases Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccination and the Workplace

On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance Questions and Answers (“Q&A”) page to add significant additional information regarding the range of options...more

To Mask or Not To Mask? Interpreting the CDC’s New Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Individuals

On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance stating that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance, including if indoors. Fully vaccinated...more

Lights, Camera and Return to Action: Georgia TV and Film Production in the Wake of COVID-19

Georgia’s film and television industry is poised to return to work. On April 27, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp issued an Executive Order, which cleared the way for most Georgia businesses to re-open following a four-week...more

What To Do If Employees Are Unwilling to Return to the Workplace

As states across the country are easing stay-at-home restrictions imposed because of COVID-19 and the economy is beginning to reopen, many businesses are looking to bring their employees back to the workplace. While some...more

The Risks of Reopening Retail and Other Businesses

“Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble. If I stay it will be double.” The Clash, 1982. Business owners, especially retailers, are asking themselves this question seemingly only moments after they...more

The New EEOC Guidance on Testing and Other “Return to Work” Considerations

On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published new guidance permitting employers to test employees for COVID-19 before allowing them to enter the workplace. Under the Americans with...more

New CDC Guidance for Employees Potentially Exposed to COVID-19

Employers operating essential businesses are increasingly facing situations where their employees may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. Typically, employers have responded to incidents of exposure by sending employees...more

Coronavirus Emergency Spurs Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Legislation

Updated: March 18, 2020 Since we issued an Alert on Monday, much has already changed with respect to the U.S. House of Representatives’ new Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201 (the “Act”). As a recap, in the...more

Coronavirus and the Workplace: Client Alert

On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 (“coronavirus”) outbreak a “pandemic,” intensifying concerns among employers who have already been grappling with the difficult issues...more

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