#WorkforceWednesday: Updated CDC Guidance, Monkeypox Outbreak, and EEO-1 Pay Data - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: CA COVID-19 Policies Get Updates, NYC Pay Transparency Law Postponed, DOL Targets Worker Retaliation - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: NYC Pay Transparency Law, Florida Diversity Training, and Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS OSHA Decision Reactions and the Impact of New COVID-19 Benefits on Employers - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS Considers Federal Vaccine Mandates, CDC Shortens Quarantine Periods, Definition of "Fully Vaccinated" - Employment Law This Week®
Update and Discussion on Practical and Legal Issues - NYS Paid Sick Leave, NYC Employment Law Update, New Whistleblower Law, COVID19
#WorkforceWednesday: Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2022 - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Vaccine Mandate Compliance for Large Employers, Unionized Employers, and Health Care Providers - Employment Law This Week®
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: Federal Vaccine Mandate Rules - Breaking Down What They Mean for Hospices
#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA’s Vaccine ETS Is Here, Circuit Court Blocks ETS, Health Worker Vaccine Rules - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA Updates COVID-19 Guidance, NLRB GC’s Priorities, Biometrics at Work - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Vaccine Mandates, Mandate Bans, Wage and Hour Nomination Stalls - Employment Law This Week®
Where are We Now? The Evolution of Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance
#WorkforceWednesday: COVID-19 Restrictions Tighten, NYC Fair Chance Act, Biden's Budget - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now V-99- Vaccines, Masks, and Other Big Developments
#WorkforceWednesday: Evolving Pandemic Regulations, Overtime Rule Under Review, ACA Upheld - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: States Adjust COVID-19 Regulations and OSHA ETS Released - Employment Law This Week®
Live Trials During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What’s Changed?
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance, Multinational Workforce Vaccination, Cannabis Laws Update - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: CDC Guidance Fallout and Employment Legislation in Congress - Employment Law This Week®
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...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
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 June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its long-awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). A notable feature of the ETS, in addition to the timing of its issuance over a...more
In what seems to be an endless bombardment of new information and policy in response to the COVID-19 crisis, Governor Newsom signed EXECUTIVE ORDER N-09-21 on June 17, 2021. The Governor accepted the recommendations of the...more
In its third change in as many weeks, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, the standard-setting agency within Cal/OSHA, approved revisions to the November 30, 2020 emergency COVID-19 prevention...more
Cal/OSHA issues guidance regarding revised standards, so employers should have more clarity on documentation of vaccination status and requirements for unvaccinated workers. Employers must record confidential vaccination...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
In response to President Biden’s January 2021 Executive Order, OSHA finally issues a proposed emergency temporary standard, albeit for the health care industry only. Health care industry is to comply with most provisions...more
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its interim final rule on June 10, 2021, addressing occupational exposure to COVID-19 in health care settings (“the rule”). The rule, which exceeds 900 pages...more
On June 10, 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to employers of employees who perform healthcare services and support, and revised guidance for all other employers. OSHA expressly acknowledges...more
On June 10, 2021, OSHA released the long-awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ETS requirements are limited to workers in the healthcare industry, and the...more
About half of the U.S. working age, vaccine-eligible population has now been vaccinated, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) tracking data. New CDC guidelines allow the fully vaccinated to unmask,...more
On April 23, 2021, the New York state legislature delivered a copy of the Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act” or the “Act”) to Governor Andrew Cuomo for signature. The legislation was created as a response to...more
The New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act), which requires employers to implement new workplace health and safety protections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is on its way to becoming law. Both houses...more
On January 21, 2021, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order outlining its objectives with respect to worker health and safety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Order reflects President Biden’s promises...more
On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety directing the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to issue science-based guidance for...more
Employers in New Jersey should be aware that a recent executive order mandating safety protocols in the workplace amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic creates complaint mechanisms for whistleblowers, with the potential...more
The Sacramento County Health Officer just issued an Order superseding the County’s previous Stay-At-Home Order, reflecting the County’s shift from the Widespread Tier (Purple) to the Substantial Tier (Red) on the state’s...more
Returning to the physical workplace safely and in a compliant manner is essential to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Attorney Ian Carleton Schaefer shares 10 “Rules of the Road” to help guide employers and employees alike...more
Employers have been grappling with how to re-open their workplaces during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Federal OSHA has provided some guidance on what standards apply, but has not enacted any specific standards to guide...more