Q. Has OSHA issued any new rules addressing employees’ rights to have representation during an OSHA inspection at a private employer’s worksite? ...more
In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs sit down with Carol Cookerly, founder of Cookerly PR, a national marketing, PR, and crisis management firm. Drawing parallels from the TV...more
The Max TV series “Industry” exaggerates —and occasionally glamorizes —illicit drug use in the workplace. However, in real life, employee substance use and addiction can raise significant issues. According to the Society for...more
Q: Did the U.S. Supreme Court issue a ruling in the challenge to OSHA’s vaccine and testing emergency temporary standard (ETS) and CMS interim final rule (IFR)?...more
1/14/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On November 4, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an emergency temporary standard (ETS), containing the anticipated COVID-19 vaccination rule covering private...more
Q. Have any court rulings upheld the denial of requests for exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine? ...more
Q: What do employers need to know about the Biden administration’s new vaccine mandate?
A: Following the Biden administration’s September 9 announcement, employers are brimming with questions about the forthcoming White...more
Q. Have there been any changes to the CDC Guidance on testing?
A. Until late July, the CDC offered a test-based or symptom-based strategy to govern the timing of “discontinuing isolation” for a person known or suspected to...more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published new guidance for employers, building owners and managers, and building operations specialists who are preparing office buildings to resume operations....more
Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton are producing a series of podcasts to discuss employee benefits, executive compensation, and labor and employment issues that employers are confronting in light of the COVID-19 pandemic,...more
On Wednesday, April 15, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, in conjunction with the state’s Department of Health, announced a new Order requiring businesses to implement new safety measures in response to the coronavirus...more
As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to present challenges to employers worldwide, we have created this frequently asked questions document to answer some of the most common questions we have been hearing from clients,...more
3/16/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Layoffs ,
Leave of Absence ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Sick Leave ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Workplace Safety
With more than 90,000 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) across 65 countries, it is only a matter of time before the disease has an impact on normal business operations. However, as the virus continues its march around the...more
3/11/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Business Operations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Leave of Absence ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sick Leave ,
Traveling Employee ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Q. What should my company be doing to prepare for the spread of the coronavirus?
A. With the number of coronavirus cases topping 90,000 worldwide, resulting in more than 3,000 deaths across 65 countries, it is only a...more
3/4/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Q. Are there any limitations on my company’s ability to require employees to submit to drug and alcohol testing after an accident?
A. In May 2016, OSHA published a final rule that, among other things, amended the...more
11/21/2018
/ Amended Rules ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Drug Testing ,
Final Rules ,
Incentives ,
Obama Administration ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
Post-Accident Investigations ,
Trump Administration ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Safety