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The 10 Most Common Employer Questions After the CDC Loosens its COVID-19 Guidance

The nation’s federal health authorities marked the next chapter of the pandemic yesterday by significantly loosening many COVID-19 recommendations – including dropping the “six-foot” social distancing rule – thereby...more

Transportation Mask Mandate Struck Down: What it Means for Employers

After the news yesterday that a federal court judge struck down the CDC’s mask mandate for airplanes, mass transportation, and transit hubs, many employers immediately wondered what it might mean for their business. Though...more

SCOTUS Keeps Employers in Vaccine Limbo – How Should You Proceed While We Await Decisions

In a surprise move, the Supreme Court failed to resolve either of the two pending workplace vaccine cases yesterday morning despite having announced a special decision day that led most Court observers to think that yesterday...more

Vaccine Showdown at the Supreme Court: Lawyers Preview and Predict Outcome of Pivotal Battle

Perhaps no workplace law issue has generated more controversy in recent memory than the battle over the Biden administration’s vaccine rules currently being waged at the Supreme Court. The good news? By accelerating the...more

OSHA’s Vaccine ETS Encounters More Turbulence as Appeals Court Extends Halt – How Can Employers Make a Smooth Landing?

In a terse 22-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reaffirmed its preliminary stay that blocked the mandate-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) late Friday, further complicating the status of...more

Comprehensive FAQs for Employers on the OSHA Vaccine Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)

Federal workplace safety officials just released the mandate-or-test workplace vaccine emergency rule, and employers are sure to have questions. The Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) developed by the Occupational Safety and...more

An Employer’s Guide to Navigating Third-Party Vaccine Mandates on Visitors, Vendors, and More

As employers implement their own internal COVID-19 protocols and procedures, many have the additional burden of complying with third-party vaccine policies or enforcing their own vaccine policies upon non-employees such as...more

An Employer’s 7-Step Guide to Implementing a COVID-19 Testing Program

While employers anxiously await the impending OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard that will require those with 100 or more employees to ensure their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing, many...more

The Heat Is On: White House Initiative Aims to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, in conjunction with the Biden administration’s initiative to combat climate change, announced Monday that it will be taking enhanced and expanded efforts to address...more

5-Step Plan for Employers After President Biden Announces Workplace Vaccine Mandates

In arguably the most far-reaching move of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration announced Thursday that federal workplace safety officials will soon issue a rule that will require all employers with 100 or more...more

2 New Missouri Laws Require Employer Action on Pandemic Liability and Employee Leave

Missouri employers should take note that two bills recently signed into law by Governor Mike Parson that impose new employee leave obligations but also provide a liability shield for employers when it comes to pandemic...more

An Employer’s 3-Step Guide to Responding to COVID-19 Vaccine Religious Objections

As the Delta variant surges throughout the country, more and more employers are implementing mandatory vaccine policies, especially now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full FDA approval. Most employers know they may need...more

What Employers Need to Know as FDA Fully Approves Pfizer Vaccine: 6-Step Plan to Impose a Vaccine Mandate

The news this morning that the federal government fully approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could be a pivotal milestone in the fight against the coronavirus – especially when it comes to employers’ role in the battle. After...more

Same Old Situation for Employers? Top 10 Takeaways as OSHA Updates COVID-19 Workplace Guidance

In response to the surge of delta variant cases across the country, federal workplace safety officials just issued updated guidance to help employers and workers identify current COVID-19 risks for unvaccinated or otherwise...more

What Employers Need to Know About the Emergency Use Status of the COVID-19 Vaccines

Although the COVID-19 vaccines are expected to receive full FDA approval – perhaps as soon as later this month – an increasing number of businesses are not waiting for full authorization and are pressing forward to require...more

California Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Healthcare Workers

After announcing last week that healthcare workers (and state employees) will soon be required to either provide proof of vaccination or submit to weekly or bi-weekly COVID-19 testing, California issued an additional order...more

5 Options for Employers Wanting to Improve Vaccination Rates

With the Delta-variant-fueled surge of COVID-19 cases leading to new CDC masking guidance, statewide mandates, and the specter of further restrictions, employers have a renewed interest in seeing the vaccination rate of their...more

California Echoes CDC’s Masking Guidance for Vaccinated

Less than a day after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new masking guidance for fully vaccinated individuals in substantial or high transmission areas, the California Department of Public Health...more

CDC Reverses Course and Recommends Fully Vaccinated Individuals in “Substantial” and “High” Transmission Areas Continue to Wear...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday that the agency now recommends that people in areas with “substantial” and “high” COVID-19 transmission should wear masks indoors, regardless of...more

California to Require Healthcare Providers and State Employers to Ascertain Employee Vaccination Status

Not vaccinated yet? Do you work for a healthcare provider in California or the State of California? Then be prepared to get tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis for the foreseeable future. In an effort to increase the number...more

Labor Department Offers Guidance On Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Effective As Of April 1

The U.S. Department of Labor released a preliminary “Questions and Answers” page today, attempting to answer some preliminary compliance questions related to the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which will bring...more

Congress Finalizes COVID-19 Coronavirus Response Act: Prepare To Provide Paid Sick Leave And FMLA

The Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act today, an economic stimulus plan aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Americans and introducing paid sick leave and an expanded family and...more

House Passes COVID-19 Coronavirus Law: Prepare For Paid Sick Leave

In an effort to boost the government’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Saturday, March 14th, an economic stimulus plan aimed...more

Can You Take Me High Enough? OSHA Increases Maximum Penalties

The Department of Labor just published its increases to the maximum civil penalties that can be assessed against employers by federal agencies, and it includes some moderate increases in the area of workplace safety....more

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