Wednesday, OSHA formally withdrew the ETS (large employer "vaccinate-or-test" rule) as a binding, enforceable emergency temporary standard. OSHA took this action after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked OHSA from implementing its...more
1/28/2022
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the stay of the healthcare worker vaccination mandate (CMS Rule) in 24 states where the CMS Rule had been stayed. The CMS Rule, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...more
1/19/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Florida ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Preemption ,
Stays ,
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Workplace Safety
Large Employer Vaccine-or-Test Mandate -
In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court yesterday issued a temporary stay of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees...more
1/14/2022
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Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On November 12, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its second stay against OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring large private employers to “vaccinate or test” their employees (a summary of ETS)....more
11/22/2021
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Exemptions ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Florida ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
OSHA ,
Preemption ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
As anticipated, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “vaccinate” or “test and mask” rule for large private employers, issued as an emergency temporary standard (ETS), came...more
11/15/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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First Amendment ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Yesterday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its new emergency temporary standard (ETS) which generally mandates that private employers of 100 or more employees require employees either to...more
11/5/2021
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Employer Mandates ,
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Infectious Diseases ,
New Rules ,
OSHA ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Hurricane season is only half over, with Hurricane Ida leaving a trail of damage across Louisiana and beyond, and Hurricane Larry swirling in the Atlantic Ocean, although the storm is not expected to make landfall in the U.S....more
9/8/2021
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Hurricane Season ,
Natural Disasters ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Risk Management ,
Severe Weather ,
USERRA ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Workplace Safety
Hurricane season is only half over, with Hurricane Ida leaving a trail of damage across Louisiana and beyond, and Hurricane Larry swirling in the Atlantic Ocean, although the storm is not expected to threaten the U.S....more
9/7/2021
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Rights ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hurricane Season ,
Labor Regulations ,
Natural Disasters ,
Remote Working ,
Severe Weather ,
USERRA ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Although the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine has finally arrived, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are facing the new challenge of employees who are reluctant to take it. In Florida and in many parts of the country,...more
1/13/2021
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Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health and Safety ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Shortly after the CDC granted emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccines, the EEOC issued new guidance outlining how employers could lawfully and mandatorily require employees to get vaccinated before returning to a...more
1/13/2021
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Best Practices ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Regulations ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
With coronavirus effectively shutting down normal operations for many stores and restaurants, owners have begun to transform their business model to include a significant delivery service component; turning hosts, servers,...more
Over the weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation designed to assist a large segment of the nation’s workforce whose ability to work is or may become impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19)...more
3/17/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
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Trump Administration ,
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