#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®
As we have reported previously, on April 10, 2023 President Biden signed legislation ending the COVID-19 National Emergency. However, the rollback of COVID-19 requirements was already underway in many state and municipal...more
The German government’s plans and actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months are becoming more concrete. On September 8, 2022, the German parliament passed new measures aimed at fighting the spread...more
For the third time, California has re-adopted and revised its COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”), mirroring current State and local regulations easing pandemic-related restrictions. While the ETS still...more
On April 21, 2022, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board (Board) met and formally adopted a third version of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) by a vote of 6-1. The new ETS makes a number of changes to prior ETS...more
On February 28, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom extended the second readoption of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) currently...more
At its upcoming April 21, 2022 meeting, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) Standards Board will decide whether to readopt the fourth iteration of its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards...more
As the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, government officials at all levels are reevaluating their health and safety protocols and adjusting workplace guidance based on ever-shifting case and...more
On February 9, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state is largely discontinuing the mandate that businesses require proof of vaccination or masks to enter the premises. The mandate will remain in...more
As we previously reported, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance to shorten its isolation and quarantine requirements. Joining other states and localities, on January 4, 2022, the New York...more
The newest version of the Cal/OSHA ETS goes into effect today, Jan. 14, 2022, and will expire on April 15, 2022. A redline of the recently expired Cal/OSHA ETS and the newest Cal/OSHA ETS is available HERE. The newest...more
On January 6, 2022, the California Division of Occupational Health and Safety (Cal/OSHA) announced that it would follow the revised guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for quarantine and...more
Effective December 21, 2021, through at least January 31, 2022, DC law requires that all individuals wear masks in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status. As we previously reported, just last month DC Mayor...more
Updated Guidance on CDPH Mask Mandate - As discussed in our prior alert, the CDPH released guidance requiring face masks to be worn in all indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status, from December 15, 2021...more
On December 16, 2021, the California Occupational Safety & Health Standards (Cal/OSHA) Board voted to re-adopt its COVID-19 prevention emergency temporary standards (ETS) incorporating changes Cal/OSHA posted in preparation...more
On December 16, 2021, Cal-OSHA re-adopted its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for a second time after previously doing so on June 17, 2021. While Cal-OSHA initially proposed language for a second re-adoption on...more
In light of the recent spike of COVID-19 cases in New York City, and particularly omicron variant cases, we have been fielding a lot of questions from employers about their obligations to their employees. What do they need to...more
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board just voted to “re-adopt” the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for a second time – but this latest move introduces some significant changes for California employers, including a return...more
On Monday, December 13, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health announced a renewed mask mandate for all indoor settings. The new mandate requires that face coverings be worn by all...more
The Commissioner of the North Carolina Department of Labor announced on November 10, 2021, that his department will not adopt or enforce the new OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 protection and prevention issued...more
As employers consider plans to have their workforces return to the office, they are faced with the daunting task of creating a return-to-work program that balances powerful safety, legal, and social considerations under a...more
With the rise of multiple COVID variants, FDA approval of at least one vaccine, and now the federal government requiring that private employers mandate vaccinations, COVID-19 continues to infect California employers with a...more
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued updated guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. The updated guidance largely aligns with the...more
On August 11, 2021, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole issued an Order effective immediately that requires individuals to wear a face mask (with certain exceptions) in any indoor...more
The order authorizes businesses and other organizations to exclude or refuse service to individuals who aren’t wearing a mask and to ask them to leave the premises. Following the latest CDC mask-wearing guidance, discussed...more
On Monday, July 26, 2021, the St. Louis County Department of Health issued a Face Covering Order (the “County Order”). In an effort of regional coordination, the St. Louis City Health Commissioner also issued a Face Covering...more