As HR Legalist previously reported, earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS), mandating that employers with at least 100 employees require all...more
12/21/2021
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As HR Legalist reported, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS) regarding vaccination requirements is in purgatory. While the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...more
11/17/2021
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Many employers are asking the same question:
Should we enact the written vaccine policies required in the emergency temporary standard (ETS) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? ...more
On November 4, 2021, as President Biden ordered, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its emergency temporary standard (ETS) concerning vaccination requirements. As predicted, the ETS requires...more
11/9/2021
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Shortly after the election, we published a blog entitled discussing then-President-Elect Joe Biden’s vow to make passage of the Equality Act (prohibiting most forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender...more
1/27/2021
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Third in a Series of Blogs Regarding the Presidential Transition -
In a recent interview with the Philadelphia Gay News, Joe Biden vowed to make enactment of the Equality Act a legislative priority within his first 100...more
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark civil rights decision, in three cases that had been consolidated together — Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda, and R.G &...more
6/17/2020
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While the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has made a number of important legal advancements over the last decade, it still amazes many people to learn that, under federal law, an employee can be fired because...more