On November 5, 2021, the highly anticipated OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) was issued. One day later, November 6, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit temporarily...more
11/22/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Judicial Review ,
Masks ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
OSHA ,
Stays ,
Temporary Regulations ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
As we enter our seventeenth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, fears that the pandemic is once again getting out of control continue to rise. With COVID-19 cases increasing across the country, due in part to the contagiousness...more
8/9/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
Public Health ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Section 11 of the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (IEPA) was signed into law through Public Act 101-656, on March 23, 2021. Section 11 of the IEPA requires businesses with more than 100 employees to acquire an Equal Pay...more
6/21/2021
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Audits ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Equal Pay ,
Penalties ,
Private Sector ,
Registration Requirement ,
State Labor Departments ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour