Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two opinions concerning the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) vax-or-test mandate for private employers with 100 or more employees and the CMS vaccine mandate for the...more
1/14/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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OSHA ,
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Workplace Safety
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced an action plan designed to curb the ongoing spread of COVID-19. With cases still surging, the president directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an...more
Last Thursday, President Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion stimulus package called the American Rescue Plan. While the final version of the bill did not include the much-debated increase in the federal minimum wage, it...more
On Monday, August 3, 2020, a New York federal judge struck down four components of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulations that implemented the emergency paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus...more
8/5/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Intermittent Leave ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Required Documentation ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
On June 17, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued new guidance concerning the use of COVID-19 antibody testing. Relying on the CDC’s Interim Guidelines, the EEOC affirmatively stated that employers cannot...more
6/22/2020
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Interim Guidance ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On June 10, 2020, OSHA issued a series of questions and answers regarding the use of face coverings in the workplace...
Cloth face coverings -
OSHA stated that cloth face coverings are those face coverings that are...more
On May 26, 2020, OSHA issued revised guidance regarding the reporting of COVID-19 cases...
OSHA recordkeeping requirements mandate covered employers record certain work-related injuries and illnesses on their OSHA 300 log....more
On May 7, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it will delay the collection of EEO data in 2020 because of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Generally, companies with 100 or more...more
On Tuesday afternoon, March 24, the U.S. Department of Labor issued Questions & Answers regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Notably, the DOL clarified that the leave requirements under the Act become...more
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to increase in the United States. On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, to reduce the impact of this illness on individuals and businesses alike, President Trump signed the Families...more
3/19/2020
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to increase in the United States. On Saturday, March 14, 2020, to reduce the impact of this illness on individuals and businesses alike, the U.S. House of Representatives...more