The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, has blocked the Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring private employers with 100 employees or more to...more
1/17/2022
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Today, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Covid-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its...more
11/8/2021
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Yesterday, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Covid-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued...more
11/5/2021
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On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued two executive orders in conjunction with the Path out of the Pandemic, President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan (collectively, the “President’s Action Plan”), providing new COVID-19...more
9/13/2021
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On May 4, 2020, Governor Herbert signed into law S.B. 3007, enacting new legislation that grants civil immunity to persons (including private employers, businesses, and government) related to exposure to COVID-19.
Under...more
As government officials are loosening the shelter in place orders and allowing businesses to re-open while COVID-19 is still present, employers are faced with critical decisions as to how to re-open for business and do so...more
On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated FAQs to guide ongoing testing and workplace safety. The EEOC clarified that employment discrimination laws are not intended to...more
5/1/2020
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You may ask employees if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. These include (but are not definitive and some employees will be asymptomatic) fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, or sore throat. All information...more