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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2023

DirectEmployers Association on 11/6/2023

Monday, October 30, 2023: President Biden’s Supersized Executive Order on AI Includes Directives for US DOL & Many Other Agencies - EO Contains 3 Sections with Specific Directives for US DOL - It’s “all hands-on deck”...more

Vax mandate FAQs!

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 12/3/2021

This week's vaccine wisdom (subject to change at any time). Is my company required to mandate vaccinations for employees? Possibly. Apart from the mandate for federal employees, there are three types of COVID vaccination...more

Florida Governor Signs Anti-Mandate Legislation

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 11/23/2021

Last Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed sweeping legislation designed to protect private and public sector employees from losing their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccination mandates, as well as to protect the rights of...more

Puerto Rico Expands Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination to Private Employers With at Least 50 Employees

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/17/2021

Puerto Rico Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi has issued an Executive Order (EO) requiring all private sector employers with at least 50 employees to adopt COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirements...more

Untangling the Vaccine Mandate – Updates and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/12/2021

Since our October 14, 2021 webinar, much has developed in the rapidly evolving compliance world of Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO” or “EO 14042”). In case you...more

Tennessee Enacts Law Restricting Enforcement of Vaccine Mandates

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/11/2021

On November 10, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that he would sign legislation that addresses various COVID-19–related issues, including vaccine mandates and mask mandates. The law is effective immediately....more

OSHA Extends Biden Vaccine Mandate Deadline for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

Tonkon Torp LLP on 11/9/2021

The deadline for federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with President Biden’s rule regarding vaccines in the workplace has been extended an additional 30 days, to January 4, 2022. The new deadline was announced on...more

Important Updates on Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate—Deadline Extended and Flexibility Added

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 11/9/2021

With the addition of new answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on November 1, and the November 4 “Fact Sheet” issued by the White House accompanying the rollout of the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and...more

Federal Contractor and Subcontractor COVID-19 Guidance

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP on 11/9/2021

BACKGROUND- Federal contractors and subcontractors have a lot to consider as they navigate the challenges COVID-19 presents to the workplace. On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced his Path Out of the Pandemic:...more

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Employers of 100 or More Employees, No Mandate from MSHA - UPDATED

Husch Blackwell LLP on 11/9/2021

On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to employers of 100 or more employees. The ETS requires employers to adopt a soft vaccine...more

OSHA Issues Long-Awaited Vaccine Mandate

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 11/5/2021

On November 4, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring most employers in the country to implement COVID-19 vaccine requirements or require employees to present...more

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Employers of 100 or More Employees

Husch Blackwell LLP on 11/5/2021

On Thursday, November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to employers of 100 or more employees. The ETS requires employers to adopt a...more

NEW TASK FORCE GUIDANCE SIGNALS SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR CONTRACTORS

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 11/5/2021

On November 1, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) added new FAQs to its guidance on Executive Order 14042 (“EO 14042”), signaling that contractors have some flexibility to go beyond the...more

Federal Contractors Offered Some Flexibility to Implement COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 11/3/2021

The implementation of President Biden’s Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO”) continues to evolve and will likely be refined and updated over the coming weeks and...more

Vaccine Mandates and Religious Exemptions: Why Employers are Confused

Rumberger | Kirk on 10/29/2021

On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing in which he ordered the heads of executive departments and Federal agencies to immediately take action...more

Vaccine Mandates are Becoming the Rule and Not the Exception: What Employers Need to Know

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 10/20/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into a state of uncertainty and life-threatening risk with ever changing health and safety recommendations and mandates. The alleged “two weeks” that it would take to combat the virus has...more

Legal Implications of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Ban on Vaccine Mandates

Porter Hedges LLP on 10/18/2021

On Monday, October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. GA-40 (“EO-40”) prohibiting COVID-19 vaccine mandates by any entity in Texas. Effective immediately, EO-40 states: “No entity in Texas can...more

OSHA Vaccine Mandate Standard Expected Any Day Now

McGlinchey Stafford on 10/14/2021

Is your business ready to weather another Covid-19 storm?- On October 12, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) submitted its draft of the proposed enforcement standards to the White House’s Office...more

Texas Governor Mandates "No Mandates" for the COVID-19 Vaccination

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/14/2021

Governor Abbott’s Executive Order- On October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-40 (the Texas Order) banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates by any entity, including private employers, in Texas....more

Vaccine Mandate for Government Contractors: Guidance and FAR Class Deviation Bring Clarity and Questions

ArentFox Schiff on 10/14/2021

On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, "Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors," that directed agencies to include a clause in new contracts, options, and extensions...more

UPDATE: What Federal Contractors and Large Employers Need to Know About the New Vaccine Mandate

Fox Rothschild LLP on 10/13/2021

Update – September 30, 2021: The Task Force issued a set of FAQs regarding the Guidance. Anticipating the upcoming release by OSHA of the ETS (see below), the FAQs make clear that covered contractors and subcontractors must...more

Texas Governor Issues "No-Mandate Mandate" On COVID-19 Vaccines

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/13/2021

Oh, what a difference a few months makes. Yesterday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued Executive Order GA 40, which prohibits any entity in Texas, including private businesses, from requiring that employees or customers...more

Answering the Top 10 Questions Employers Have About the COVID-19 Vaccine

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP on 10/12/2021

Over the past few months, the COVID-19 vaccine has dominated news coverage and is at the forefront of the current administration’s agenda. On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping new federal...more

[Event] Dallas Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - October 22nd, Frisco, TX

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 10/8/2021

Our one-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements Will Apply To Broad Swath Of Federal Contractors And Their Employees

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/30/2021

Federal contractors and subcontractors were left with a lot to consider last Friday (September 24, 2021), when the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance implementing President Joe...more

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