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OSHA Retaliation Claims Under Section 11(c): A Legal and Practical Guide for Employers

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Employers across the U.S. must follow not only the workplace safety rules set out in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the “OSH Act”), but also its anti-retaliation protections — some of the strongest yet often...more

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The Essentials—California Employment Law Update For 2024

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In the November edition of The Essentials, we outline key provisions of many of the new employment laws that will take effect in 2024. GENERALLY APPLICABLE NEW LAWS - AB 1076 and SB 699: Sweeping Prohibition Against...more

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New York HERO Act Requires Urgent Employer Action

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On May 5, 2021, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act”) into law. The NY HERO Act requires extensive workplace health and safety...more

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HERO Act Imposes New Requirements On New York Employers

As explained more fully below, the New York Health and Essential Rights Act1 (“HERO Act” or the “Act”) requires private employers to create a written plan (the “Plan”) to minimize or eliminate occupational exposure to...more

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The 7 Main Takeaways for Healthcare Employers Now That OSHA Has Finally Unveiled Its Long-Awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary...

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Almost six months after President Joe Biden directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to determine whether emergency temporary standards (ETS) concerning COVID-19 were necessary, OSHA finally issued the...more

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Governor Andrew Cuomo Signs into Law the HERO Act

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On May 5, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act”) (S. 1034B) to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne infectious diseases in the workplace given...more

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New York HERO Act Mandates New COVID-19 Workplace Protections and Joint Labor-Management Workplace Safety Committees

The New York Legislature has passed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act ("HERO Act"), NY State Senate Bill S1034B, which requires all New York employers to implement certain health and safety standards and to adopt a...more

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Governor to Consider Significant New Health and Safety Obligations as NY HERO Act Passes State Legislature

On April 23, 2021, the New York state legislature delivered a copy of the Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act” or the “Act”) to Governor Andrew Cuomo for signature. The legislation was created as a response to...more

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Bouncing Back (and Forth): Statewide Reopening and Mitigation Steps (UPDATED)

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As the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, government officials at all levels are reevaluating their health and safety protocols and adjusting workplace guidance based on ever-shifting case metrics. While...more

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Sacramento County Permits Some Businesses To Return And Enacts New COVID-19 Worker Protections

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The Sacramento County Health Officer just issued an Order superseding the County’s previous Stay-At-Home Order, reflecting the County’s shift from the Widespread Tier (Purple) to the Substantial Tier (Red) on the state’s...more

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D.C. requires employers to adopt COVID-19 worker protection policies, increases retaliation protections

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A new D.C. emergency law titled “Protecting Businesses and Workers from COVID-19 Emergency Amendment Act of 2020” (Act), signed by the Mayor on August 13, 2020, requires all private employers and D.C. agencies to take...more

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Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Return to Work Compliance: What You Need to Know About Virginia’s New Emergency...

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Labor, Employment & Immigration Partner David C. Burton summarizes key components of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Emergency Temporary Standard governing employers’ obligations to employees that became...more

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Virginia Enacts Nation’s First Statewide COVID-19 Safety & Health Measures: What Employers Need to Know

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Employers have been grappling with how to re-open their workplaces during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Federal OSHA has provided some guidance on what standards apply, but has not enacted any specific standards to guide...more

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OSHA Publishes Frequently Asked Questions On COVID-19

On July 2, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a set of Frequently Asked Questions related to COVID-19. The FAQs do not appear to provide any new guidance, but are grouped by topic for easier reference...more

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COVID-19 FAQs For California Employers

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We have prepared the following FAQ to guide California employers with respect to their workplace policies and their response to the orders and laws that have been passed at the federal, state and local level to contend with...more

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OSHA Issues Guidance for Non-Essential Businesses to Safely Return to Work

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On June 17, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Guidance on Returning to Work (“Guidance”). While there is no OSHA standard specific to COVID-19, the General Duty Clause creates a...more

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OSHA issues return-to-work guidance for non-essential businesses

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On Thursday, June 18, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a pamphlet with “guidance to assist employers and workers in safely returning to work and reopening businesses deemed by local...more

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Employment Law Now IV-70 - Understanding the Latest EEOC Covid-19 Guidance

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The EEOC recently updated its Covid-19 guidance (on May 7, 2020) to address such issues as medical screening and testing, required reasonable accommodations, and discrimination/harassment issues. Today's new episode provides...more

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Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Issues Emergency Rule and FAQs Addressing Employees Concerned about Returning to the...

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As the nuances of Colorado Governor Jared Polis’s “Safer at Home” Order continue to reveal themselves to Colorado employers resuming operations, one more state agency has weighed in: the Colorado Civil Rights Division (CCRD)....more

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