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The Trump DOJ rescinded five COVID-19 related documents and six older guidance documents designed to educate businesses on the requirements of the ADA, claiming that the recission will reduce the burden on businesses to...more
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance. On July 12, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its COVID-19 guidance as it relates to the testing of employees in the workplace. Since the start of the pandemic, the...more
Amidst increasing positive COVID-19 cases in Puerto Rico, Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi has issued an executive order requiring those working in healthcare and education settings to get vaccinated and boosted. Covered...more
On December 8, 2021, the Texas Workforce Commission (“TWC”) sent a letter to all employers in the state of Texas setting forth its position on Executive Order GA-40. Specifically, as we informed you on December 1, 2021,...more
This week's vaccine wisdom (subject to change at any time). Is my company required to mandate vaccinations for employees? Possibly. Apart from the mandate for federal employees, there are three types of COVID vaccination...more
Last Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed sweeping legislation designed to protect private and public sector employees from losing their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccination mandates, as well as to protect the rights of...more
Puerto Rico Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi has issued an Executive Order (EO) requiring all private sector employers with at least 50 employees to adopt COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirements...more
Since our October 14, 2021 webinar, much has developed in the rapidly evolving compliance world of Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO” or “EO 14042”). In case you...more
On November 10, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that he would sign legislation that addresses various COVID-19–related issues, including vaccine mandates and mask mandates. The law is effective immediately....more
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published their much-anticipated rules mandating COVID-19 vaccinations. ...more
The deadline for federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with President Biden’s rule regarding vaccines in the workplace has been extended an additional 30 days, to January 4, 2022. The new deadline was announced on...more
With the addition of new answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on November 1, and the November 4 “Fact Sheet” issued by the White House accompanying the rollout of the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and...more
BACKGROUND- Federal contractors and subcontractors have a lot to consider as they navigate the challenges COVID-19 presents to the workplace. On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced his Path Out of the Pandemic:...more
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to employers of 100 or more employees. The ETS requires employers to adopt a soft vaccine...more
On Thursday, November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to employers of 100 or more employees. The ETS requires employers to adopt a...more
On November 1, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) added new FAQs to its guidance on Executive Order 14042 (“EO 14042”), signaling that contractors have some flexibility to go beyond the...more
The implementation of President Biden’s Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO”) continues to evolve and will likely be refined and updated over the coming weeks and...more
On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing in which he ordered the heads of executive departments and Federal agencies to immediately take action...more
The COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into a state of uncertainty and life-threatening risk with ever changing health and safety recommendations and mandates. The alleged “two weeks” that it would take to combat the virus has...more
On Monday, October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. GA-40 (“EO-40”) prohibiting COVID-19 vaccine mandates by any entity in Texas. Effective immediately, EO-40 states: “No entity in Texas can...more
As COVID-19 vaccination mandates continue to increase across the country, employers are legally required to manage, and in some cases accommodate exemption requests. What to Know As - COVID-19 vaccination mandates...more
Is your business ready to weather another Covid-19 storm?- On October 12, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) submitted its draft of the proposed enforcement standards to the White House’s Office...more
Governor Abbott’s Executive Order- On October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-40 (the Texas Order) banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates by any entity, including private employers, in Texas....more
On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, "Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors," that directed agencies to include a clause in new contracts, options, and extensions...more
Update – September 30, 2021: The Task Force issued a set of FAQs regarding the Guidance. Anticipating the upcoming release by OSHA of the ETS (see below), the FAQs make clear that covered contractors and subcontractors must...more