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Employee Who Objected to COVID Mask Policy Not Regarded as Disabled Under ADA

Disputes between employees and employers over COVID-19-era vaccination and masking policies continue to work their way through the legal system. Earlier this month, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

The CDC Issues New COVID-Related Guidance: What This Means for Employers

For the first time since 2021, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance relaxing the quarantine requirements for COVID-19.  The new guidance is the result of fewer COVID-related deaths and...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Current Considerations About COVID-19 in the Workplace

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency officially ended on May 11, 2023, when the Department of Health and Human Services allowed the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 to expire, but people are still getting...more

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Employer Justified in Terminating Manager Over Disparaging Mask Mandate Comments

Litigation over employment issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic is finally reaching the trial and appellate courts. This week, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit from a warehouse manager...more

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Tennessee Removes COVID-19 Statute’s Sunset Provision

Tennessee has permanently extended its COVID-19 statute under an enactment that went into effect earlier this year. Senate Bill (SB) 11, signed into law with immediate effect by Governor Bill Lee on March 21, 2023,...more

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Florida’s Latest Legislation in Wake of COVID-19: What Employers Need to Know

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New Florida legislation seeks to protect individuals from discrimination “based on health care choices” and bars COVID-19 mandates. The new law took effect on June 1, 2023. The law’s restrictions on vaccine mandates and...more

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A Changing Atmosphere for Navigating COVID-19 in the Workplace

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Starting on June 1, Florida employers are prohibited from discriminating against an individual based on vaccination status or refusal to take a COVID-19 test or wear a face mask. The stated goal of SB 252, which amends...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Florida Expands Ban on Vaccination, Testing and Masking Mandates

On May 11, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a “medical freedom” bill (SB 252), which amends and expands the existing Florida statute Section 381.00316, prohibiting businesses from requiring their customers and...more

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Florida Governor Signs into Law Sweeping Bill that Prohibits Businesses from Discriminating Based on Vaccination Status or from...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 11, 2023, the same day on which the federal government ended the national health emergency related to COVID-19, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a sweeping bill (SB 252) that prohibits...more

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What Does the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Mean for Your Workplace?

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The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was rescinded effective May 11, 2023, and the National Emergency (NE) Declaration ended April 10, 2023. Massachusetts...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

COVID-19 and the Workplace: Where Do We Stand?

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

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Biden Administration Announces Plans for End of Covid-19 National Emergency and Public Health Emergency

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In a Statement of Administration Policy submitted to Congress on January 30, 2023, the Biden administration announced its plans to end the COVID-19 national emergency and the public health emergency. The statement reads as...more

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The Latest on the Wyoming Legislature’s Employment Proposals

The Wyoming Legislature began the 2023 General Session on January 10, 2023. At this early stage of the session, only two employment related bills have been introduced. Prohibiting Mask, Vaccine and Testing Discrimination....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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German Parliament Approves Familiar Health and Safety Measures to Address Another COVID-19 Season

​​​​​​​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

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Education Flash Survey Reveals Wide Differences in COVID Approach for New School Year

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While the great majority of schools will not be requiring their students or staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this coming school year, that’s not necessarily true for schools in the Northeast and on the West Coast....more

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CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidelines

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On August 11, 2022, the CDC updated its general COVID-19 guidance applicable to individuals and employees in non-healthcare settings. Both businesses and individuals will be happy to know that the updated guidance is more...more

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CDC Updates Its COVID-19 Guidelines: What Does It Mean for Your Business?

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On August 11, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled its updated COVID-19 guidelines, revising both quarantine and isolation guidelines in the process. The updates reflect the growing number of...more

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Updated CDC Guidance Changes Employer Approach Toward Workplace COVID-19 Prevention

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidance on the control and prevention of the COVID-19 virus. The guidance makes significant changes in CDC recommendations for responding to...more

Bowditch & Dewey

CDC Relaxes COVID-19 Safety Recommendations in Updated Guidance

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Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated COVID-19 guidance. This update loosens prior guidelines regarding social distancing, testing, and isolation, with the agency noting that...more

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The 10 Most Common Employer Questions After the CDC Loosens its COVID-19 Guidance

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The nation’s federal health authorities marked the next chapter of the pandemic yesterday by significantly loosening many COVID-19 recommendations – including dropping the “six-foot” social distancing rule – thereby...more

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What Should Your School Do About COVID-19 This Year? 4 Policy Updates to Consider

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As the COVID-19 pandemic persists and a new academic year is upon us, private and independent schools are understandably exhausted by the additional obligations imposed upon them over the last two years. Many are resistant to...more

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EEOC Updated 15 Items In Its Covid-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Adding A New Standard For Employers Which Test Employees For...

On Tuesday, the EEOC once again updated its COVID-19 technical assistance Guidance, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” adding updates for 15 items. While the...more

World Law Group

Taiwan: Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Policies - Updated as of July 12

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*Disclaimer: Given the speed at which new laws, regulations, and policies have been implemented to control the COVID-19 pandemic, it is possible that the responses below will be impacted.* 1. Has vaccination been made...more

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Politico’s Bombshell Article on the CDC and COVID Requirements: Five Takeaways For Health Care Leaders

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On May 30, 2022, Politico published an article with the headline: America’s Hospital Regulator Wasn’t Designed for a Pandemic.” The crux of the article: “[T]he Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is ill-equipped to...more

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