Please note: The below information may require updating, including additional clarification, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop.
On Friday, August 13, 2021, OSHA updated its COVID-19 Guidance to complement...more
Please note: The below information may require updating, including additional clarification, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop.
As changing guidelines have been perhaps the only constant throughout the...more
In the wake of the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization (“EUA”) for a number of newly developed COVID-19 vaccinations (including the vaccinations developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna), many employers are deciding whether to...more
12/21/2020
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On July 15, 2020, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board adopted §16VA25-220, an emergency temporary standard for preventing COVID-19 infections. The emergency standard is “designed to establish requirements for employers...more
A significant challenge for reopening the economy and returning to “normalcy” during the COVID-19 pandemic is addressing whether, when, and how schools and colleges will open this fall. As with the initial shelter-in-place...more
7/28/2020
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State and Local Government
To date, all U.S. states have at least recommended that individuals wear cloth masks or face coverings (in line with the CDC’s recommendations) when in certain public spaces, especially when in situations where six feet of...more
On Wednesday, March 18, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which originated in the U.S. House of Representatives, was passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Trump. Among other things, the Families...more
After noting that it had “rushed this bill to the floor,” as stated by Representative Louie Gohmert, the House amended H.R. 6201 for what it deemed “technical corrections.” Nonetheless, it appears that several substantive...more
As we previously addressed in various Alerts and Insights, the continuing spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide has created a great deal of disruption and uncertainty for employers and employees. Over the weekend,...more
Just as the Severe Acute Respiratory System (SARS) outbreak in the early 2000’s created significant new issues for employers, the rapid spread of a new and potentially fatal communicable illness, the “novel coronavirus” or...more