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Alberta Court Confirms Exclusive Jurisdiction of Labour Arbitrator Over Mandatory Vaccination Policy

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The Court of King's Bench of Alberta recently applied the long-standing principle that labour arbitrators have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes arising under a collective agreement, even in the context of an...more

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Expiration Dates – Evaluating Your Current COVID Policies

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Many things have an expiration date - cheese, meat, medicine, certain fashion choices, but some things linger well past their “use by” date – like three-week-old takeout in the very back corner of your refrigerator. During...more

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HR Quick Take: Vaccinations

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Q: I want to encourage my employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and other vaccines such as the flu. Can I offer different sick leave banks to those who are vaccinated?...more

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Ontario to Lift Additional COVID-19 Safety Measures on March 21, 2022

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Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health announced on March 9, 2022 the Province's plan for lifting the majority of the remaining COVID-19 related public health and workplace safety measures. This announcements comes just a...more

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Living With COVID-19 – Practical Strategies for Managing Your Workforce in the UK

The UK Government announced last week that we are entering a new phase of the pandemic — one where we now learn to live with COVID-19. On 24 February 2022, all domestic COVID-19 regulations restricting public freedoms came to...more

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Vaccine Requirements – Canada: Montréal

Canada’s Constitution makes it such that the presumptive and preeminent jurisdiction in matters of employment, labour relations writ large, privacy and health and safety at work is provincial, not federal. This is in marked...more

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COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates - Comparison of Select States

On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID vaccine-or-test rule for large employers. Although the OSHA rule is effectively off the...more

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What’s Happening with OSHA’s ETS?

Last week the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that would have required businesses with 100 or more employees to put a policy in place that mandated either...more

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Iowa COVID Workplace Requirements

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At the time of this posting, the Biden administration has rescinded the OSHA ETS on vaccines for employers of 100 plus employees. The federal contractor rules remain stayed as litigation continues to work its way through...more

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Context Matters: Another Mandatory Vaccination Policy Upheld by an Ontario Arbitrator

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In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, and in accordance with public health guidance, many Ontario employers have implemented vaccination policies over the past year....more

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Vaccine Mandate Legal Updates

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The enforcement dates and legal landscape surrounding three mandatory vaccination rules are rapidly shifting from day-to-day. We will update this page with the latest legal news regarding each of the vaccine mandates and any...more

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New York City Issues COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Private Sector Employers

On December 15, 2021, New York City enacted the strictest vaccination mandate in the country for private sector employers. By Order of the Commission of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, all private...more

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OSHA Reinstates Vaccination Requirement for Employers With 100+ Employees

On December 17, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which was tasked with adjudicating nationwide lawsuits challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) rule mandating employers...more

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Sixth Circuit Lifts Injunction on OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS—New Enforcement Deadlines Announced

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On December 17, 2021, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the nationwide injunction against the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued by...more

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Federal Court Allows OSHA Vaccine-Or-Test Rule To Move Forward

In a decision released late in the day on Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted a stay against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) rule requiring employers with 100+...more

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Sixth Circuit Lifts Stay on OSHA’s ETS for COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing

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As you likely have seen, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit late Friday evening on December 17 by a 2-1 panel vote lifted the stay that the Fifth Circuit had issued OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing...more

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New Year, New Laws Impacting California Employers

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This year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a number of bills affecting California employers. Major changes in the coming year include...more

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NYC Releases Guidance for Private Employers on the New Vaccine Mandate

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On December 15, 2021, New York City followed up on the recently announced vaccine mandate for private employers by releasing further details, including several guidance documents and mandatory signage. The New York City...more

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CMS Vaccine Mandate Temporarily Enjoined

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Three vaccine mandates were issued by the federal government in November, and now two of the three have been enjoined nationwide.  On November 5, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order directing OSHA to cease...more

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OSHA Halts Planned Enforcement of its Vaccine Mandate

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it was pausing enforcement of the vaccine or test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) it announced November 4, 2021, that was to...more

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Update on OSHA's Vaccination Requirement for Employers With 100+ Employees

As stated in the Employment Litigation and Counseling Advisory, Q&A – A Closer Look at OSHA’s Vaccination Requirement for Employers With 100+ Employees, on November 6, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...more

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CMS to Require COVID-19 Vaccines by January 4, 2022 for Many Healthcare Staff

On November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) with Comment Period, 86 Fed. Reg. 61555 (Nov. 5, 2021), requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of staff of many...more

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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19: Get Vaccinated or Get Tested

On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Authority (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing (the ETS), which imposes obligations on many employers to implement...more

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Utah Bill Challenges Federal Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

In a special session this week, the Utah State Legislature passed a bill aimed at undermining the federal vaccine mandate for large employers.  Like previously existing law, SB 2004 mandates that any Utah employer requiring...more

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CMS Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination

Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an emergency regulation regarding mandatory vaccination for staff at certain health care providers. The regulation covers 21 types of providers including,...more

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