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On January 9, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an order addressing COVID-19 disease control and prevention. The new order is for non-healthcare settings, takes effect immediately, and is...more
This article has been updated since its original release date of 28 July 2022. As the world continues to struggle with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, another infectious disease is raising alarm bells on the global stage. On...more
As the world continues to struggle with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, another infectious disease is raising alarm bells on the global stage. On 23 July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a “public...more
As of July 26, 2022, there are 3,591 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General has...more
For the third time, California has re-adopted and revised its COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”), mirroring current State and local regulations easing pandemic-related restrictions. While the ETS still...more
On February 22, 2022, the Ninth Circuit ruled a COVID-19 wrongful death suit brought against a nursing home is not preempted by a federal health emergency law. The court affirmed a district court’s remand order which stated...more
In the context of the current pandemic, the French government has updated the current measures in force so as to limit the further spread of COVID-19, and so, since 24 January 2022 it has been mandatory to hold a vaccination...more
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, most employers had never heard of the Illinois Healthcare Right of Conscience Act (the Act), let alone debated its applicability to their employees. However, as COVID-19 has changed the...more
As we previously reported, on September 6, 2021, New York State Commissioner of Health Howard A. Zucker issued a designation determining COVID-19 to be “a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of...more
In accordance with the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act), on July 6, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL), in consultation with the New York State Department of Health, published the...more
On September 6, 2021, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York State Commissioner of Health has designated COVID-19 a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the...more
On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed a new Executive Order requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to provide adequate COVID-19 safeguards for individuals working on or in connection with a federal government...more
The New York Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act”) requires immediate action by New York employers to adopt an airborne infectious diseases prevention plan by August 5, 2021. The HERO Act requires the New York...more
On July 14, 2021, Governor Dewine signed House Bill (H.B.) 244 into law. The new law becomes effective 90 days after the governor’s signature. Under H.B. 244, public schools may not: ..Discriminate against an individual...more
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary safety standard (ETS) for healthcare employers took effect July 6. Affected employers have 30 days to come into compliance with the new rule....more
On May 5, 2021, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act), which “mandates extensive new workplace health and safety protections in response to the COVID-19...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on June 10, 2021, issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to address the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing impact on the workplace. The...more
On June 10, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released its long anticipated COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) and an updated COVID-19 guidance (“Guidance”)....more
On June 10, 2021, Dorsey’s Labor & Employment attorneys outlined an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) issued by OSHA. At the time, the ETS was not an official regulation because it had not yet been published in the Federal...more
On June 21, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its first mandatory COVID-19 workplace safety rule, which as discussed below, also includes a surprising paid leave component for...more
On June 22, 2021, The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration posted a new set of Emergency Rules on the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity's COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance website. These...more
On June 22, 2021, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) announced important changes to its emergency COVID-19 rules, “Emergency Rules Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).” The updated...more
On June 17, 2021, the California Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (the Cal/OSHA Board) voted to approve a set of new modified COVID-19-related workplace emergency regulations. The new modified regulations will...more
On May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act), which mandates workplace health and safety protections from any airborne infectious disease that the...more
With winter quickly approaching, employers face the usual spate of employees with seasonal flu and common colds. This year, however, cold and flu season coincides with spiking COVID-19 cases nationwide....more