While the working world stepped into the new year, and as federal OSHA awaited a January 7, 2022 oral argument before the United States Supreme Court regarding its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Standard (ETS), on...more
On the evening of December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard...more
12/20/2021
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Infectious Diseases ,
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Multidistrict Litigation ,
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Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SCOTUS ,
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Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On August 13, 2021, OSHA issued updated guidance to better align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s July 27, 2021 recommendations, given the rising cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant. The guidance’s...more
8/18/2021
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Workplace Safety
On June 17, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Standards Board), voted and passed its latest set of proposed revisions, with a 5 to 1 vote, to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s...more
Since March 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended—and many, if not all, localities have required—that individuals exposed to someone with COVID-19 self-quarantine for 14 days from the...more
The CDC continues to issue updated guidance on how to maintain a safe workplace during the pandemic. On November 16, 2020, the CDC modified its guidance for “critical infrastructure” employers on whether they can permit...more
11/20/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Guidance ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Workplace Safety
Since the beginning of April, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that, when in public settings, individuals wear cloth face masks to help prevent the transmission of COVID-19....more
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has implications for multiple workplace concerns, including health and safety, leaves of absence, discrimination, and travel. Although the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been...more
3/5/2020
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Business Continuity Plans ,
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China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Duty of Care ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Furloughs ,
General Duty Clause ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Interim Guidance ,
International Travel ,
Layoffs ,
Leave of Absence ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Sick Pay ,
Traveling Employee ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
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