#WorkforceWednesday: Evolving Pandemic Regulations, Overtime Rule Under Review, ACA Upheld - Employment Law This Week®
[Webinar Recording] COVID Safety Standards in the Workplace
Law Brief: Returning to the Office – Considerations for Employers Bringing Back Employees
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Return to Work Compliance: What You Need to Know About Virginia’s New Emergency Temporary Standard
The U.S. secretary of health and human services declared a public health emergency (PHE) due to COVID-19 on January 31, 2020, and since that time, employers have faced a barrage of accommodation requests, largely in the form...more
Following the removal of all domestic COVID restrictions and regulations, on 1 April 2022 the government issued new workplace public health guidance as part of its “Living with COVID” strategy. The guidance sets out new...more
In response to the surge of delta variant cases across the country, federal workplace safety officials just issued updated guidance to help employers and workers identify current COVID-19 risks for unvaccinated or otherwise...more
On 19 July 2021, so-called “freedom day”, England moved onto Step 4 of its roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions. In conjunction with this milestone, the UK Government released updated “working safely during coronavirus”...more
Now that many of us have been vaccinated, what should employers do to ensure a safe workplace in light of lingering threats of exposure to COVID-19? On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more
On the same day the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the long-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to healthcare employers, the agency also issued updated Guidance on Mitigating and...more
Despite the CDC’s recent news regarding relaxed mask recommendations, those Washington employers eager to return to business as usual must still comply with Governor Inslee’s May 21 “Safe Workers’ Proclamation” and Washington...more
Earlier this Spring, OSHA instituted employer recording requirements to document employees who contract COVID-19. Those requirements have been updated multiple times since their inception...more
On June 25, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated and expanded the list of people considered at high risk of severe illness from the COVID-19 virus. The CDC enumerated seven underlying medical...more
As state and local authorities around the country continue to lift stay-at-home orders, the next challenge for businesses deemed “non-essential” under these orders is clear: How do we reopen safely during an ongoing...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its technical assistance guidance for employers. The new guidance explains that antibody tests cannot be required from employees to re-enter the workplace, addresses...more
The EEOC has once again updated its COVID-19 guidance. Here is a quick summary of the new questions and responses: D.13. Is an employee entitled to an accommodation under the ADA in order to avoid exposing a family member...more
Returning to the office may be a welcome change for employers and employees growing weary of remote work. But employers must comply with legal requirements for keeping their staff safe onsite — some of which they may never...more
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (the OHS) was signed into law in 1970 and established the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), as part of the U.S. Department of Labor. Under the so-called "general...more
On May 7, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance on whether employers may bar employees who are at a higher risk of contracting a severe case of COVID-19 from entering the...more