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California recently enacted the country's first state-mandated workplace violence prevention safety law for general industries. California's Workplace Violence Prevention law took effect on July 1, 2024, applies to virtually...more
On September 30, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 553 (the "Workplace Violence Prevention Act" or "WVP Act") which requires most California employers to develop and implement a comprehensive Workplace Violence...more
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), workplace violence is the second leading cause of fatal occupational injuries in the United States, impacting nearly 2 million American workers each year....more
The Anaheim Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance takes effect January 1, 2024, though it had a rocky path to passage. It started with a more expansive ordinance proposed in May, which was sent to the voters in October and...more
The salary disclosure law, which went into effect November 1, 2022, makes it an “unlawful discriminatory practice” under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL” or “Law”) for an employment agency, employer, employee or...more
Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (“EPEWA”) requires employers to include compensation and benefits information in all job postings and notifications of promotional opportunities....more
On November 22, 2022, the Los Angeles City Council passed the Fair Work Week ordinance (the “Ordinance”). The Ordinance passed with a 10-0 vote, and will go into effect on April 1, 2023....more
Los Angeles is set to strengthen protections for retail workers in a sweeping law known as the Fair Work Week Ordinance, which the city council approved on November 29. The ordinance — which is expected to impact about 70,000...more
When President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law this past November, he not only committed a historic amount of funding for the nation’s infrastructure, he kickstarted a process that will...more
What You Should Know- •OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations or regular testing for employees that do not choose to vaccinate. ...more
As you may have heard in the news, there have already been several challenges to the legality of the ETS. The 5th Circuit issued a temporary injunction against enforcement of the ETS, and in response, OSHA has announced a...more
On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its anticipated emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing (the “ETS”). Citing the “grave danger” posed by the virus...more
On November 5, 2021, the federal Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing, Emergency Temporary Standard" (ETS) for employers with 100 or more...more
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to all private employers in the United States with 100 or more employees. ...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
Employers with 100 or more employees should continue to develop policies requiring workers either to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or to submit to weekly testing and other safety requirements, in the expectation that...more
On November 4, 2021 OSHA issued the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS requires covered employers to develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, with an...more
In early September, as part of its six-pronged COVID-19 Action Plan, the White House directed the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) to develop and implement a rule requiring all businesses with 100 or...more
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revealed its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing, which has been published in the Federal Register and is...more
On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) published its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), 86 CFR 61402, which requires employers with a total of more than 100 employees, federal...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) regarding COVID-19 vaccine requirements for certain larger employers. The ETS took effect Friday,...more
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its highly anticipated emergency temporary standards for COVID-19 (the “ETS”) along with a landing page on its website with various...more
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
Nearly two months after President Biden announced that a federal emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) regarding a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers would be forthcoming, the Occupational Safety and Health...more
On June 21, 2021, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) long-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for COVID-19 requirements in the healthcare industry went into effect. Most of the...more