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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Workplace Safety
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
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