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Sweating the Details: Cal/OSHA Proposes Changes to Heat Regulations

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On May 7, 2025, Cal/OSHA released a draft proposal to revise the outdoor and indoor heat illness prevention regulations (8 CCR Sections 3395 and 3396), aiming to implement requirements from AB 2243, signed by Governor Newsom...more

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Preventing Risks, Protecting Workers: New Safety Regulation Explained

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A new regulation on the prevention of occupational risks for a safe and healthy work environment comes into force in Chile on 1 February 2025. This new regulation updates the responsibilities of employers, focusing on the...more

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Capitol Gains: California's Legislative Highlights for 2025

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California’s legislature covered a wide array of labor and employment law topics in the 2024 legislative session. The laws discussed below were signed into law by Governor Newsom and will become effective on January 1, 2025,...more

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State of the Workplace

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In this special end of year publication, we take a look back at another tumultuous year in Australian employment law following significant changes. Almost every area of Australian employment law has over the past two years...more

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Transformando el Futuro del Trabajo en México: Todo sobre la NOM-037-STPS-2023 y su Impacto en el Home Office

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Descubre cómo la Norma Mexicana sobre el Teletrabajo (NOM-037-STPS-2022) está transformando el futuro del trabajo remoto. Esta regulación esencial establece directrices claras para patrones y trabajadores, garantizando un...more

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Embracing Remote Work in Mexico: Understanding the Home Office Standard

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Mexico's Home Office Standard is reshaping the future of remote work. This essential regulation sets clear guidelines for employers and employees, ensuring a safe, equitable, and productive work environment. Learn how it...more

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Puerto Rico Governor Amends Workers’ Compensation Act to Provide Reduction of Employee Premiums for Safe Workplaces

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On August 8, 2023, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law Act No. 85-2023, effective immediately. The statute amends Puerto Rico’s Workers’ Compensation Act by further incentivizing safe workplaces....more

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A Blizzard of Activity from Minnesota OSHA in the New Year

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While the working world stepped into the new year, and as federal OSHA awaited a January 7, 2022 oral argument before the United States Supreme Court regarding its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Standard (ETS), on...more

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[Podcast]: A COVID-19 Employment Law Update

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partners Evandro Gigante and Steve Hurd discuss key developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, including employer vaccination policies, the forthcoming OSHA emergency temporary...more

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Colorado Ties Mask Mandate to Vaccination Status, but Employers Should Proceed with Caution

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Since July 2020, Colorado has required that all employees wear a face covering while working indoors. However, Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently announced significant changes to the statewide mask order. ...more

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Cal/OSHA Publishes Updated FAQs on COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

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On January 8, 2021, Cal/OSHA issued a much-awaited second set of FAQs to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS).  The following are ten key takeaways...more

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New York State Slightly Modifies Quarantine Rules to Partially Align with CDC Recommendations

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 29, Governor Cuomo quietly announced modified rules to post-exposure quarantine.  Previously, New Yorkers were instructed to quarantine for 14 days if they were exposed to COVID-19.  ...more

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Election 2020: Providing for Employees in the Post COVID-19 Workplace

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The election won’t cure COVID-19. But it may impact how employers handle and respond to the realities of the new workplace. As businesses around the world reopen and reset, employers face a complicated and unprecedented...more

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Virginia Issues New COVID-19 Occupational Health and Safety Rules

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On July 27, 2020, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) adopted a first-of-its-kind statewide regulation mandating all employers adopt varying levels of safeguards to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In this...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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#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA’s Three-Phase Plan, COVID-19 Workplace Training, Virginia’s Seismic Shift - Employment Law This Week®

It’s #WorkforceWednesday. This week, we finally have some guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and big employment law changes in Virginia go into effect. Here’s the top news: OSHA Releases...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Look Beyond OSHA, Accommodation Clarification, Workshare Programs - Employment Law This Week®

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Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. Watch the week’s top workforce management and employment law news, and read further below: Look Beyond OSHA for Return-to-Work Guidance The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has...more

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