On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), a mandatory workplace safety rule aimed at protecting healthcare workers from COVID-19. OSHA also...more
On January 4, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled that neither the “natural disaster” exception nor the “unforeseeable business circumstance” exception warranted dismissal of a WARN Act...more
Since this article was originally published, the EEOC issued guidance on December 16, 2020 specific to the use of the COVID-19 vaccine in the workplace. The EEOC’s guidance was consistent with our original article. However,...more
When the COVID-19 vaccination becomes readily available, can private employers require employees to take the vaccine? The short answer: Probably, provided employers are mindful that, depending on the work performed,...more
The Centers for Disease Control recently changed the definition of “close contact,” as it relates to an individual’s exposure to someone with a confirmed case of COVID-19. In the prior guidance, the CDC defined “close...more
OSHA released its latest guidance on when employers must notify it of workers being hospitalized or dying because of COVID-19. The new guidelines provide the following changes for reporting purposes...more