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Workplace Violence: An Unfortunate Reality – Are You Prepared?

Mass shootings have been increasingly in the headlines in recent years, and many of these incidents have occurred in the workplace. Regardless of anyone’s politics, employers are having to face either the fear of, or the...more

More COVID-19 Test Mess? EEOC Says It Has to Meet the Business Necessity Test

Now almost two and a half years into the pandemic, employers may think they have hit their stride on what to do to make sure their employees are COVID-19-free and safe. As with everything in life, you need to be up to date on...more

Mandate, We Hardly Knew You: OSHA Withdraws Large Employer Vaccine Standard

As we all know, the Supreme Court stayed the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. As of today, OSHA has withdrawn that emergency temporary standard. The announcement notes that:...more

Decoding the CDC’s New Quarantine and Isolation Guidance for COVID-19

Despite all of our hopes and prayers for an end to the pandemic, we still have employees who are exposed to or testing positive for COVID-19, and we still need to figure out how to deal with those issues. The CDC issued new...more

It’s Back (for Now Anyway): Sixth Circuit Dissolves Stay of OSHA ETS on Vaccines

In the ever-changing vaccine mandate legal tennis match, the Sixth Circuit on Friday entered an opinion lifting the Fifth Circuit’s stay of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 vaccines and testing. Companies with...more

It’s Finally Here: OSHA Reveals COVID-19 Vaccine Rule for Private Sector

The OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard is hot off the presses — now what? Undoubtedly, there will be lots and lots of discussion and legal challenges over the next several days. Although this is not an in-depth analysis, here...more

President Biden Calls His Shot: The New Federal Vaccine Mandate — What Does It Mean?

Yesterday, President Biden announced that he is entering two Executive Orders requiring COVID-19 vaccines for federal workers and contractors and that administrative agencies (the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...more

I’m So Confused! Just How Long Does Your COVID-19-Exposed Employee Have to Quarantine?

Just when you thought you had the rules down for when and how long an employee has to quarantine, the CDC changes the rules. Or has it? In its guidance, When You Can Be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID-19...more

Get Right with OSHA on COVID-19 or Get Fined

Most employers are familiar with the role of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in enforcing standards to ensure that the working men and women in the United States have a safe and healthy workplace....more

OSHA Is Issuing Citations for COVID-19 Infections from the Spring

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, we have been talking about things to do to keep your employees safe and what laws apply in that arena. Recently, OSHA started handing out fines to companies for employee outbreaks...more

Nobody Gets Antibody (Testing): EEOC Forbids Employers from Using Antibody Testing for Re-Entering Workplace

The EEOC just amended its Q&A document on COVID-19 testing to address what COVID-19 testing employers can require. At this time (and it could change), the EEOC says that the ADA does not allow employers to require antibody...more

Do You Have a Plan for a Pandemic? Dealing with Sick, Not So Sick, and Not Even Sick Employees

The coronavirus has already had a large (some would say devastating) effect on the global economy. How will it affect the day-to-day operations of an employer? Obviously, businesses want their employees to be safe and...more

DC Circuit Puts On its Thinking Cap when Addressing NLRB Ruling on Hat Restrictions

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently struck a blow for employer’s rights to regulate headgear, specifically baseball caps....more

1/26/2015  /  Appeals , Dress Codes , NLRB , Workplace Safety
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