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McCarter & English, LLP

OSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Vaccination Rule Is Here

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its highly anticipated draft COVID-19 vaccination emergency temporary standard (Vaccine ETS) yesterday. As anticipated, the rule requires most employers with...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

They did it! OSHA’s standard on COVID vaccinations is out

This morning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration formally issued its Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID vaccinations. Most employers with 100 or more employees will have to require their employees to get...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Employer, Audit Thyself!

Before the coming crackdown. We expect federal agencies under the Biden Administration to move in a not-so-employer-friendly direction as soon as they have a chance to get settled in. While they're still settling in, this...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

COVID-19 in the Workspace: Is Enough Enough?

You’ve attended the webinars on navigating COVID-19. You’ve read the trade publication tips. You have implemented measures to protect your workers. So, you’re ahead of the game, right? Well, you’re certainly ahead of the...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

EEOC Issues Guidance on Employer-Mandated COVID-19 Vaccinations

On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its anticipated guidance on employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations. An employer may implement a mandatory vaccination policy so long as the employer...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

The Vaccines are Coming: Should Employers Mandate?

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As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available, employers wishing to implement a COVID-19 vaccination policy must consider, among other things, two important questions. This alert addresses these two fundamental...more

McDermott Will & Emery

COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs for Employers

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Yes, an employer can implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, subject to some conditions and exceptions. A mandatory vaccine policy must be job-related, consistent with business necessity or justified by a direct...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EEOC Takes a Shot at COVID-19: Unvaccinated Employees Can be Excluded From the Workplace

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine guidance for employers on December 16, 2020, providing answers related to workplace requirements about COVID-19 vaccines. With...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Vault Your Business Out of the Pandemic: Three Employment Topics to Keep an Eye On

Your business and employees have just experienced an extraordinary year. We have learned new ways of working, embraced new technology, and incorporated many new legal requirements, but most importantly, we have persevered....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

EEOC Issues Updated Employer Guidance Concerning Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released updated guidance regarding employers’ and employees’ rights and obligations related to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination. Mandatory Vaccinations are Permitted - ...more

Brooks Pierce

EEOC Releases Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine in the Workplace

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On Dec. 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its much-awaited guidance on the COVID-19 vaccine in the workplace. (See section “K. Vaccinations” at this link(link is external) for the full...more

Perkins Coie

A COVID-19 Vaccine Is on the Way—Considerations for Employers and Their Workforces

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A COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use has arrived in the United States and is being widely distributed to select groups as we issue this update. It is more than likely...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

May Employers Require Employees To Be Vaccinated For COVID-19: The EEOC Weighs In

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As an unprecedented operation begins to deploy millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, employers question whether they may lawfully require that employees be vaccinated. Today, the U.S. Equal Opportunity...more

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Employer’s Safety Requirements Trump ADA Accommodation Request

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As the U.S. rolls out the COVID-19 vaccine, the interplay between safety and ADA employee accommodations is on employers’ minds. How will employers deal with accommodations? ADA claims involving safety precautions may offer a...more

Baker Donelson

COVID-19 Vaccinations: Should You Require Employees to Take Them?

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Over 13 million total cases and more than 266,000 deaths from COVID-19 infections have been reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since January 21, 2020. For more than a month, the United States has...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: Readying Vaccine Policies, ACA’s Fate @SCOTUS, Jury Trials Shut Down - Employment Law This Week®

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It’s #WorkforceWednesday! This week, the next big challenge for employers—vaccine policy readiness. We also look at how the U.S. Supreme Court might rule on two employee benefits-related issues. It’s Time to Ready Your...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Winter is Coming – Workplace Vaccine Mandates

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Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), employers have a general duty to provide a workplace free of recognized hazards. As cold weather returns, workplaces across the nation will face increased health risks this...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

DOL Releases Additional COVID-19 Guidance Related to FFCRA, FMLA and FLSA

As we have previously reported, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) continues to update its COVID-19 guidance. Most recently, on July 20, 2020, the DOL issued additional Q and A guidance related to COVID-19 and the...more

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