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Cal-OSHA Eases Emergency COVID Workplace Standards

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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

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Ampliación de la emergencia sanitaria en Colombia

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El Gobierno Nacional de Colombia anunció que a partir del 1 de mayo de 2022 prolongará la emergencia sanitaria por 60 días más, lo que implica la flexibilización de algunas de las medidas previstas para la mitigación de la...more

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Fifth-Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Are the New Challenges for Companies in France?

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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

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Oregon OSHA Announces Stance on Federal Vaccine-or-Test Standard

On January 13, 2022, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) announced that because the Supreme Court of the United States has stayed the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA)...more

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Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Issues Updated FAQs on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force released updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Federal Contractors on Nov. 1, 2021, regarding its COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors...more

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Federal OSHA Threatening to Pull the Plug on State Plans Refusing to Enforce Healthcare ETS

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Many states have Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-approved workplace safety and health programs (OSHA State Plans) and enjoy enforcement autonomy over workplace safety and health in those states,...more

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The FAR and DFARS Deviation Clauses Directing COVID Vaccine and Other Protocols for Government Contractors: So, What Do They Mean...

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As indicated in our September 10, 2021 alert, the Federal Government has now issued Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) deviation clauses implementing the...more

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COVID-19: White House Task Force Issues Guidance for Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

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On September 24, pursuant to President Biden’s September 9 Executive Order, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force published its anticipated guidance regarding the vaccination mandate and COVID-19 safety requirements for...more

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Ohio law prohibits COVID-19 vaccination mandates for public schools; Outlaws mandates of vaccines without “full” FDA approval and...

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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

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New Jersey Eases COVID-19 Restrictions for Private Indoor Workplaces

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (A5820/S3866) and Executive Order (EO) No. 244 on June 4, 2021, ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (but not the overall state of emergency) first declared on March...more

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The State of Emergency in New York Is Over: What That Means for Employers

Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state disaster emergency he declared on March 7, 2020, due to COVID-19 would officially end after June 24, 2021. He then signed Executive Order No. 210, which...more

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OSHA Issues New Employer COVID-19 Guidance Regarding Unvaccinated and At-Risk Workers

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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

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OSHA issues updated guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace

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The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued updates to its Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the COVID-19 in the Workplace. The guidance provides employers who are not...more

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A Delicate Balance: Protecting Unvaccinated and at Risk-Workers while Relaxing COVID-19 Workplace Policies under OSHA’s Updated...

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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

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OSHA’s First Mandatory COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rule Outlines Safety Regulations for Healthcare Employees and Requires Employee...

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

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New York Governor Lifts COVID-19 Guidance and Signs Legislation Amending the HERO Act

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

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, October 2020 # 4

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In Washington: President Trump left Walter Reed Medical Center Monday evening despite his personal doctor, Sean Conley, saying he “may not be entirely out of the woods yet.” In a memo on Tuesday, his doctor said the...more

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Understanding the FDA’s Medical Products Clinical Trial Guidance amidst COVID-19

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Conducting medical product clinical trials during the COVID-19 public health emergency presents unprecedented challenges. In light of the challenges presented by COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued...more

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