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Guidance for Employers on Preparing for and Responding to ICE or Other Law Enforcement in the Workplace

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As media across the country report a significant rise of immigration enforcement activities under the new Trump Administration, it is imperative that employers establish policies and protocols for responding to possible...more

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First 100 Days Report for Employers

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Welcome to FP’s First 100 Days Report for Employers. The first 100 days of any new administration set the tone for what’s to come—and in 2025, that tone has been unmistakable: bold, fast-moving, and deeply consequential for...more

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No Slowing Down: Employers’ Recap of the Trump Administration’s First 50 Days

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While new presidents are typically judged based on their actions in their first 100 days, the current Trump administration has moved at such a rapid speed that we think another recap is needed at the halfway point. Here’s...more

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Immediate Assessment of Aviation Safety (Trump EO Tracker)

Summary - Order an immediate return to merit-based recruitment, hiring, and promotion, elevating safety and ability as the paramount standard.  Also ordering the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your February To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the White House acted in the first days of President Trump’s second term. In order to ensure you stay on...more

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State Law Considerations Under a New Administration

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As eyes turned toward Washington this week and what employers anticipate on a range of labor and employment law issues, practitioners are keeping a close eye on how the changing landscape at the federal level may impact state...more

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Return to In-Person Work

Heads of all departments and agencies in the executive branch of government shall, as soon as practicable, take all necessary steps to terminate remote work...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your November To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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New Federal Court Decisions Continue Vaccine Mandate Debates

In our experience, most employers outside of the health care industry have largely lost interest in mandating COVID-19 vaccinations. Given the less lethal variants that cause most current infections, along with lowered rates...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Employee Privacy and COVID-19, CMS Vaccine Mandate on Hold, Independent Contractor Classification -...

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This week, we look at complying with the rules that require employers to keep employee COVID-19 vaccination and testing information confidential. HIPAA, Employee Privacy Protections, and COVID-19 (see video attached) ...more

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10 Employer Obligations Required by OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

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Employers with 100 or more employees may wish to begin preparing for the emergency temporary standard’s imminent deadlines, despite pending legal challenges. ...more

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Preparing for OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine or Testing ETS for Large Employers

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On November 5, 2021, the federal Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing, Emergency Temporary Standard" (ETS) for employers with 100 or more...more

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Understanding and Implementing OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination Regulations (FAQs Included)

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On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to all private employers in the United States with 100 or more employees. ...more

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5 Employer Considerations as Texas Governor Attempts to Ban Workplace Vaccine Mandates

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Earlier this week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order immediately restricting entities in the state – including employers – from compelling any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccination if that individual...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from September 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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COVID-19 Vaccinations Required for Covered Contractors by December 8, 2021

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On September 24, 2021, in response to Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued mandatory guidance (the “Task Force Guidance”)...more

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[Webinar] A Roundtable Discussion on Vaccine/Testing Mandates From the Biden Administration - September 29th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

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On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced a new strategy to combat COVID-19, the “Path Out of the Pandemic: President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan.” This plan includes new COVID-19 safety mandates for private...more

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Biden Executive Order Dramatically Expands Covid-19 Vaccination Requirements for Employers

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On September 9, 2021 President Biden issued a series of Executive Orders that expanded mandatory vaccination requirements for COVID-19 and will apply to over 100 million U.S. workers.  This includes vaccine mandates for...more

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Biden announces vaccine and testing requirement for private employers with 100+ employees

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On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced an action plan designed to curb the ongoing spread of COVID-19. With cases still surging, the president directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an...more

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Florida Ban on Requiring Vaccine Passports Banned (For Now)

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Florida employers can require employees to obtain COVID-19 vaccinations, submit records of such vaccination, and implement other safety measures for their workplaces notwithstanding national publicity suggesting that recent...more

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A Delicate Balance: Protecting Unvaccinated and at Risk-Workers while Relaxing COVID-19 Workplace Policies under OSHA’s Updated...

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On June 10, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released its long anticipated COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) and an updated COVID-19 guidance (“Guidance”)....more

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COVID-19 Employers’ Requirements Update

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Yesterday, Cal/OSHA adopted revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), and Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to allow those revisions to take immediate effect. Some of these changes are...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: States Adjust COVID-19 Regulations and OSHA ETS Released - Employment Law This Week®

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It's #WorkforceWednesday! This week, we look at the ways in which states are relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and discuss the much-anticipated Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) emergency temporary standard....more

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New Jersey Eases COVID 19 Restrictions for Businesses and Employers

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New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy just issued executive orders easing some of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions and providing employers and businesses some much-welcomed flexibility. Executive Order 243, which becomes...more

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