Our OSHA Vaccine Mandate Team deciphers the entirety of the new Emergency Temporary Standard and provides real-time guidance on how to comply....more
On Nov. 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finally released its much-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to increase the number of workers who have received a COVID-19 vaccine. OSHA...more
Join us as we discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)'s newly released Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated or...more
11/5/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Exemptions ,
OSHA ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
April 16, 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 93 (SB 93), which requires certain employers to rehire eligible employees who were previously laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
On March 19, 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 95, which provides covered employees with up to 80 hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. The new legislation is different from the Families First...more
3/25/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Quarantine ,
Sick Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour
This week, California enacted a law, Assembly Bill (AB) 1867, providing supplemental COVID-19-related sick leave to food-sector workers and any worker employed by a company with 500 or more employees nationwide. The law...more
BakerHostetler’s COVID-19 Labor and Employment Issues Task Force issued a set of FAQs on March 18, 2020, March 30, 2020 and April 6, 2020 regarding general legal issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are new FAQs...more
The NLRB’s General Counsel Provides Guidance on the Duty to Bargain in Emergency Situations - Regardless of the industry, the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on businesses across the country and requiring many employers...more
BakerHostetler’s COVID-19 Labor and Employment Issues Task Force issued a set of FAQs on March 18, 2020 and another on March 30, 2020 regarding general legal issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic....more
4/7/2020
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Unions
BakerHostetler’s COVID-19 Labor and Employment Issues Task Force issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on March 18, 2020, regarding general legal issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are new FAQs that...more
3/31/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Unions
Following sweeping bipartisan support from Congress, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)....more
BakerHostetler’s COVID-19 Employment Issues Task Force will continue to provide updates on the legal issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, as they become available....more
In an unprecedented move with far-reaching implications for employers, the House passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which expands Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) coverage and provides paid sick leave to...more
The 2019 novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has become a major public health issue around the globe. The fear of this newly discovered virus is more contagious than its actual impact on the health of individuals....more
In California, there has been an increase in class action litigation against employers for the alleged failure to reimburse employees for business expenses, particularly mileage reimbursement....more