The Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to either mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all employees or provide a testing and masking alternative to vaccination has been formally...more
As we reported here, on January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court put on hold the implementation and enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency...more
1/17/2022
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The Supreme Court (by a 6-3 margin) stayed the OSHA emergency rule requiring large employers to collect vaccination data from employees, and require either vaccination or mandatory weekly testing. This means that employers...more
1/14/2022
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On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the stay of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). As a result, the ETS is now in effect for all employers with 100 or more employees....more
COVID-19 is the pandemic that keeps on giving. As the Fourth of July marks the start of the summer vacation season, more and more employees are going to be taking time off. State quarantine orders - until now perhaps only of...more
7/4/2020
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