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10 Key Things to Know About the New Cal/OSHA Permanent COVID-19 Regulation

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By now, California employers are familiar with the state’s COVID-19 safety protocols for the workplace. After several years, however, Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is being replaced by a new “permanent”...more

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Non-Emergency COVID-19 Standard Passed by Cal/OSHA

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On December 15, 2022, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board held its final meeting of 2022 and adopted the COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations. The COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS)will continue to remain in...more

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“Strait” Talk for Employers on COVID-19 Compliance After OSHA Pulls Short-lived Vaccine ETS

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After federal workplace safety officials withdrew the emergency temporary standard that would have forced larger employers to either mandate COVID-19 vaccinations or require each unvaccinated worker to be tested each week,...more

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How to Comply With Vaccine-or-Test Requirements when Compliance May be Beyond Your Control

With OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) hanging in the balance of a special January 7, 2022, U.S. Supreme Court session, your organization should nonetheless prepare to comply with a Vaccine-or-Test COVID-19 policy. As...more

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CMS Issues Guidance For Rule Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines For Most Health Care Workers

On December 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued long-awaited guidance regarding how it intends to enforce its Interim Final Rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for certain health care workers. The rule,...more

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Two Major Changes Address Living-With-COVID Concerns

A national vaccination mandate directed at employers with more than 100 employees became effective 1/10/2022. Although the U.S. Supreme Court has expedited oral arguments regarding judicial stays facing the mandate, the...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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California Mandates COVID Vaccine Boosters For All Health Care Workers At Certain Facilities

On December 22, the California Department of Public Health issued an order that requires health care workers working at certain facilities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to receive boosters by February 1 unless...more

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California Boosts Vaccination Requirement for Workers in Healthcare Settings

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Right before you left the office for the holiday season, California public health officials issued an order requiring all workers in healthcare and high-risk congregate settings to receive their COVID-19 booster shots by...more

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OSHA Withdraws COVID ETS for Healthcare

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On December 27, OSHA announced it is allowing its ETS for healthcare facilities to sunset but that it would continue to work expeditiously to promulgate a permanent standard for coronavirus-related hazards. In its statement,...more

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OSHA Clarifies Healthcare Employer Obligations Regarding COVID-19 Hazard

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On December 27, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Statement clarifying the status of the OSHA COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (Healthcare ETS) that was originally issued...more

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OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Survival Guide

What Happened? I Thought This Was Gone! On Friday, December 17, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the nationwide Stay that had been previously put in place by the United States Court of...more

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Chicago Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Restaurants, Bars, Gyms, Entertainment Venues

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The City of Chicago has issued a public health order requiring restaurants, bars, gyms, fitness centers, and entertainment/recreation venues where food or beverages are served to require proof of vaccination from all patrons....more

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OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine or Test Mandate Is BACK in Play… For Now

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On Friday, December 17, 2021, the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency motion to dissolve the stay of the federal OSHA COVID-19 vaccine or test mandate for large employers. Background. On...more

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Sixth Circuit Gives Employers Lump of Coal for Christmas, Dissolves Stay of OSHA Vaccine ETS

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has lifted the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-19 vaccination and testing for...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Update On Challenges To The OSHA Vaccine ETS

As most of our readers know, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an Emergency Temporary Standard on November 5 that required most employers with 100 or more employees to require virtually all of their...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Federal Court Puts OSHA’s Emergency COVID Vaccination Mandates on Hold, But Private Employers Must Still Consider Next Steps

What You Should Know- •OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations or regular testing for employees that do not choose to vaccinate. ...more

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[Webinar] What does the new COVID Mandate Mean for Federal Contractors? - December 15th, 11:00 am PST

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The federal government recently issued guidance to agencies on implementing Executive Order 14042, the White House COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal employees and federal contractors. However, many questions remain...more

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Summary of OSHA ETS Webinar

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As you may have heard in the news, there have already been several challenges to the legality of the ETS. The 5th Circuit issued a temporary injunction against enforcement of the ETS, and in response, OSHA has announced a...more

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Get to the Point: OSHA’s New Rule on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination

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On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its anticipated emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing (the “ETS”). Citing the “grave danger” posed by the virus...more

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Preparing for OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine or Testing ETS for Large Employers

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On November 5, 2021, the federal Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing, Emergency Temporary Standard" (ETS) for employers with 100 or more...more

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Understanding and Implementing OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination Regulations (FAQs Included)

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On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to all private employers in the United States with 100 or more employees. ...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate: That May No Longer Be The Question

On November 4, 2021, as President Biden ordered, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its emergency temporary standard (ETS) concerning vaccination requirements. As predicted, the ETS requires...more

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OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination or Weekly Testing Mandate: Legal Status and Employer Next Steps

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Employers with 100 or more employees should continue to develop policies requiring workers either to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or to submit to weekly testing and other safety requirements, in the expectation that...more

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OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Highlights

On November 4, 2021 OSHA issued the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS requires covered employers to develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, with an...more

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