#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®
In the surest sign that COVID-19 restrictions are moving to the rearview mirror once and for all, California has just relaxed its face covering requirements, regardless of vaccination status in most settings – and for most...more
In the midst of declining infection rates and increasing debate over mask and vaccine mandates, on February 7, 2022, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene DeWitte Grischow temporarily enjoined COVID-19 mitigation...more
This article, originally published on August 12, 2021, has been revised. Please note updates regarding lawsuits and mask orders in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, and Travis counties. On July 29, 2021, Governor Abbott issued...more
On July 29, 2021, Governor Abbott issued Executive Order GA-38 relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster. The order provided requirements and guidance regarding testing, vaccines, and operating limits for...more
On July 29, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden announced new requirements for federal employees and onsite federal contractors regarding vaccination status, masking, and social distancing....more
Effective June 30, 2021, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), and the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) lifted most statewide mask and physical distancing restrictions...more
On June 25, 2021, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Executive Order No. 21-15 (the “Recovery Order”), lifting the vast majority of Oregon’s COVID-19 restrictions as of Wednesday, June 30, 2021. The Recovery Order eliminates...more
It's #WorkforceWednesday! This week, we look at the ways in which states are relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and discuss the much-anticipated Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) emergency temporary standard....more
On June 3, 2021, Puerto Rico Governor Hon. Pedro Pierluisi issued Executive Order (EO) 2021-043 to further relax COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines. The new EO will be in effect from June 7, 2021 until July 4, 2021. The...more
The one question on everyone’s mind is when, if ever, will employers learn whether OSHA will actually issue the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) that OSHA delivered to the White House’s Office of Management and...more
On May 18, 2021, Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-36 prohibiting governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings or restricting activities in response to the COVID-19 disaster. Effective...more
Declaring that the state is “no longer in a state of emergency,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday banning vaccine passports while issuing two executive orders immediately suspending and invalidating local...more
Some Georgia businesses might believe that Governor Brian Kemp’s April 30 Executive Order that further eliminates many of the COVID-19 safety requirements that were present in past executive orders – including removing the...more
As of 11:59p.m. last night, most Tennessee counties lost the authority to issue local mask mandates – but that doesn’t mean that employers should rush to eliminate any facemask policies for workers or visitors. What...more
On March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order (GA-34), which went into effect on March 10, 2021, lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities to 100%. When...more
As companies of all types and sizes continue to deal with the potential legal implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for their businesses, Jackson Walker provides insights and resources on the COVID-19 Legal Resources &...more
Nearly one year after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz first issued an executive order addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, he has issued new Emergency Executive Order 21-11 (Adjusting Limitations on Certain Activities and Taking...more
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently issued GA-34 removing the state's mandate on wearing masks in public place and businesses, as well as removing limits on Texas businesses on the occupancy rates for customers. Governor...more
On March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. 34 (GA-34), rescinding most of his earlier executive orders related to COVID-19, including the statewide mask mandate and business occupancy...more
On March 2, as I was waiting in line in the parking lot of NRG Stadium in Houston to get my first COVID jab, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that, effective March 10, there would no longer be any COVID-19 operating...more
In a widely publicized move, Governor Abbot adopted Executive Order GA 34 on March 2, 2021, which takes effect on March 10, 2021, lifting the state-wide occupancy limits and mask mandate related to the COVID-19 pandemic. How...more
Texas’ Governor marked the state’s Independence Day on March 2, 2021, by issuing an Executive Order that eliminates the statewide face covering mandate, and allows all businesses in Texas to operate at full capacity beginning...more
On March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Gregg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-34 regarding the reopening of Texas businesses amid the COVID-19 crisis....more
So far in 2021, President Biden has signed 30 executive orders (aka EOs). While most of these orders are not aimed specifically at government contractors, several of them may nonetheless impact the operations of certain...more