News & Analysis as of

Occupational Safety and Health Administration › New Rules › Infectious Diseases

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... more +
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 -
Conn Maciel Carey LLP

[Webinar] What Employers Should Expect from OSHA Under a Second Trump Administration - December 18th, 1:00 pm ET

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on

Following another close national election, President Trump returns to the White House for a second term, and resumes control over the vast Executive Branch bureaucracy, including the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...more

McAfee & Taft

OSHA withdraws ETS as it moves toward permanent regulatory solution

McAfee & Taft on

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced today that, effective tomorrow, January 26, 2022, it will withdraw its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing/masking...more

Littler

Mandatory Employee Vaccines – Coming to A State Near You? (UPDATED)

Littler on

While available vaccines have proven highly effective in controlling COVID-19 and its variants to date, the virus continues to spread, particularly among unvaccinated populations. In the face of flagging interest, officials...more

Littler

Mandatory Employee Vaccines – Coming to A State Near You? (UPDATED)

Littler on

While available vaccines have proven highly effective in controlling COVID-19 and its variants to date, the virus continues to spread, particularly among unvaccinated populations. In the face of flagging interest, officials...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

What You Need to Know - OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Standard

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on

OSHA issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on November 5, 2021, creating important obligations for businesses. This overview answers common questions about the new regulation....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Florida Legislation Restricting Workplace Vaccine Mandates — What Florida Employers Need to Know

Quarles & Brady LLP on

Following a special legislative session requested by the Governor to address COVID-19 related matters, on November 18, 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation aimed at dismantling COVID-19 vaccine mandates imposed by...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Update on the OSHA “Vaccination or Test” ETS for Employers of 100 or More Employees

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on

On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its much-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) addressing COVID-19 vaccination policies for employers with 100 or more...more

Franczek P.C.

Breaking News: OSHA Announces It Is Suspending Vaccination ETS Pending Court Challenges

Franczek P.C. on

On Tuesday, November 16, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it is suspending all implementation and enforcement efforts related to the emergency temporary standard (ETS) on mandatory...more

Polsinelli

Sixth Circuit Wins OSHA ETS Lottery to Hear Legal Challenges

Polsinelli on

Yesterday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, based out of Cincinnati, was selected via lottery by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to hear legal challenges to the OSHA ETS. The OSHA ETS was formally issued on...more

Bodman

Fifth Circuit Continues Its Stay of the OSHA ETS

Bodman on

On November 6, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily stayed the vaccinate-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). ...more

FordHarrison

The COVID-19 Conundrum How to Navigate the Competing Federal and Florida COVID-19 Vaccine Laws

FordHarrison on

Executive Summary: “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.” This is how many Florida private employers feel right now given the conflicting federal regulations and Florida’s proposed legislation concerning COVID-19 vaccine...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Federal Vaccine Mandate Will Remain On Hold For Foreseeable Future - Next Stop Supreme Court?

CDF Labor Law LLP on

On November 12, 2021, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed its stay on the Federal Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (VAX ETS) pending what it called “adequate judicial review of the...more

Littler

Fifth Circuit Enjoins OSHA from Enforcing Mandatory Vaccination or Test Emergency Regulations

Littler on

On Friday, November 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order staying enforcement and implementation of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 “vaccine or test”...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

To Understand Enforcement of the New OSHA ETS, We Need to Understand Whistleblowing

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

The new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) emergency temporary standard mandating various COVID-19 policies and procedures for employers with at least 100 employees (“ETS”) has an uncertain future in light...more

Polsinelli

More Circuits Added to the OSHA ETS Lottery

Polsinelli on

Lawsuits challenging the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing (the “ETS”) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) were filed in three additional U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals on Wednesday, November...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

BREAKING: NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo on Bargaining Obligations Under OSHA’s Vaccination Requirements

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on

On November 10, 2021, General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum outlining bargaining obligations under OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus (“ETS”).  Responding to Inquiries...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on

Thank you to Jonathan Schaefer for his contributions to this post. Jon focuses his practice on environmental compliance counseling, occupational health and safety, permitting, site remediation, and litigation related to...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Employment Law Alert – OSHA Issues Long-Awaited Rule Requiring Mandatory “Vaccinate or Test Weekly” Rule for Companies with 100 or...

Kaufman & Canoles on

New Rule Issued - Yesterday, November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), requiring, except as noted below, all employers with 100 or more...more

Bodman

Fifth Circuit Temporarily Halts Enforcement of the OSHA ETS Amidst a Flurry of Litigation

Bodman on

On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its vaccinate-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), requiring employers with 100 or more employees to implement COVID-19...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Not So Fast, OSHA: The Fifth Circuit Issues a Stay of the Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring Mandatory Vaccines or Testing for...

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on

On November 4, 2021, Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) issued its highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (the “ETS” or the “Mandate”) requiring U.S. employers with 100 or more employees to...more

Franczek P.C.

Got 100+ Employees? “Vax or Test” the Law of the Land Come January 4

Franczek P.C. on

On Thursday, the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issued its long-awaited emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate vaccinations or weekly testing...more

Littler

Mandatory Employee Vaccines – Coming to A State Near You? (UPDATED)

Littler on

While available vaccines have proven highly effective in controlling COVID-19 and its variants to date, the virus continues to spread, particularly among unvaccinated populations. In the face of flagging interest, officials...more

Polsinelli

OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing

Polsinelli on

Yesterday, November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued the emergency temporary standard regarding COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing (the “ETS”) previously unveiled in President Biden’s...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Biden Administration Unveils Long-Awaited COVID-19 Rules For Large Employers and Healthcare Workers

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on

The wait is over for employers seeking clarity on the details of the Biden Administration’s vaccine and testing rules for private employers, first announced by President Biden in early September and now slated to take effect...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

OSHA and CMS Publish Rules on Covid-19 Vaccination Mandates

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on

The Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published highly anticipated rules requiring covered employers to implement Covid-19 vaccination mandates for their...more

43 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2
Next »

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide