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New Rules for Waiving Meal Breaks in Washington Health Care Facilities

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Some Washington healthcare employers will be subject to new requirements for meal and rest breaks starting next year. Moving forward, under amended RCW 49.12.480, there are new hoops these employers must jump through in order...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What Workplace Violence Law Means for Texas Healthcare

Violence in the workplace is something all employers prohibit and try to prevent. Healthcare employers have a tougher time, because the violence often comes from patients. How do you best protect workers while still...more

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Complex Laws Around Healthcare Employees Get More Complicated - Changes to Non-competes, Confidentiality, Independent Contractor,...

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Employers have seen an enormous number of changes recently to various rules about how they manage their employee base. This includes a Notice of Proposed Rule Making by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in late 2023,...more

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Don’t Mess with Texas Nurses: Texas Healthcare Facilities Must Adopt Workplace Violence Prevention Plans by September 1, 2024

Texas has now joined states like California in creating statutory protections against workplace violence against healthcare workers. Senate Bill 240, now Chapter 331 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, requires healthcare...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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Is an OSHA Workplace Violence Standard for the Healthcare Industry on the Way?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has identified violence in healthcare settings as a significant occupational risk, and a new workplace violence standard for the healthcare industry could be on the...more

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Snapshot on Healthcare Industry: April 2022

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Welcome to our latest Healthcare Snapshot, where we take a quick look at some of the most pressing issues facing employers in the industry. Even though COVID-19 numbers are generally trending in a positive direction,...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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OSHA Reaffirms Arrival of Permanent Healthcare Industry COVID-19 Standard

On March 22, 2022, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a limited reopening of the rulemaking record for the COVID-19 emergency temporary standard for the healthcare industry, originally...more

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EEOC Issues Employer Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccinations and Religious Objections

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Throughout the COVID pandemic, healthcare employers have navigated the challenge of balancing safety concerns with employee requests for religious exemption from the vaccine. Since lifting the stay of the CMS rule requiring...more

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Federal Appeals Court Won't Delay New York Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion last week for a preliminary injunction filed by health care workers who object to a New York state COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The New York mandate contains medical...more

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New York Federal Courts Rule on Applicability of Religious Exemption to Two Separate Vaccine Mandates on Same Day

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On Tuesday October 12, 2021, two New York federal judges issued rulings related to the enforcement of vaccine mandates in New York. Judge David Hurd of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York ruled...more

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More federal courts dismiss legal challenges to hospital vaccine mandates

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In early September 2021, a group of current and former employees of St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Kentucky filed suit challenging St. Elizabeth’s vaccine mandate for its employees. In the case of Beckerich v. St. Elizabeth...more

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Updates on Legal Challenges to Health Care Employers’ Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

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On May 28, 2021, a group of Houston Methodist Hospital employees filed a lawsuit challenging the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees.  The lawsuit, filed by 117 employees, was the first to challenge a health...more

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Mandatory Vaccination for Health Care Workers 

Effective Aug. 26, 2021, New York State now requires all employers of health care workers working within the state to ensure that their personnel have received a full COVID-19 vaccination. The definition of “personnel”...more

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New Jersey Mandates COVID-19 Vaccination or Weekly Testing for Workers in Health Care and Congregate Settings

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On August 6, 2021, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy signed Executive Order 252 (“Order 252”) requiring health care and high-risk congregate settings to maintain a policy requiring workers to either provide adequate proof of...more

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Rising Cases and the Delta Variant Spur Over 50 Health Care Groups to Support Mandatory Vaccinations for Health Care Employees

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On Monday, July 26, 2021, a group of nearly 60 major medical organizations, including the American Medical Association, American Nursing Association, American Pharmacists Association, American College of Physicians, American...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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[Webinar] OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard–What the Health Care Industry Needs to Know - June 30th, 12:00 pm - 12:30...

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The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued its highly anticipated COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the health care industry. The ETS will be effective immediately...more

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New OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Focuses Only on Protections for Healthcare Workers

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* The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has disseminated an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) designed to impact and protect healthcare workers most likely to have contact with someone infected with the...more

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OSHA’s New COVID-19 Guidelines and What They Mean for Employers

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On June 10, 2021, OSHA issued updated COVID-19 guidance for all employers, along with its much awaited emergency temporary standard focused on health care workers. Importantly, OSHA continued in the footsteps of the CDC in...more

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Texas Federal Court Decision Signals Willingness of Courts to Uphold Mandatory Employee Vaccination Policies

On June 12, U.S. District Judge Lynn N. Hughes of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas upheld a policy established by Houston Methodist Hospital that requires employees to be vaccinated against...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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Strategies in Responding to COVID-19: Expanding Scope of Practice to Increase Patient Access to Healthcare

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and our health system is pushed to and beyond capacity, lawmakers and stakeholders are assessing different ways to handle the incredible volume of patients suddenly needing care. One...more

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Prevention Is Key (Er…Required): Will Your State Soon Mandate Workplace Violence Prevention Programs?

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It is no secret to hospital and other healthcare employees that their workplace is no longer a guaranteed safe zone. In fact, recent statistics released by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) indicate...more

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