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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

First in, Last out: California’s First-in-Nation COVID-19 Regulation Finally Rides Off into the Sunset (Mostly…)

Littler on 2/10/2025

Nearly all of the substantive provisions of Cal/OSHA’s non-emergency COVID-19 regulation expired on Monday, February 3, 2025. The event marked a significant end point to the regulatory journey that began on November 19, 2020,...more

New Laws and Compliance Updates for California Employers in 2023

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 12/23/2022

California has passed several new or amended employment laws covering topics ranging from off-duty marijuana use, reproductive rights, California Family Rights Act, COVID-19, criminal law and the workplace, new avenues of...more

OSHA Announces Plan to ‘Expand Its Presence’ in Certain Healthcare Facilities Treating COVID-19 Patients

McDermott Will & Schulte on 3/11/2022

Between March 9, 2022, and June 9, 2022, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will “expand its presence” in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities that treat COVID-19 patients and that were previously...more

CMS Issues Guidance After Supreme Court Greenlights CMS Health Care Facility Vaccine Mandate, Blocks OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

Alston & Bird on 1/24/2022

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s mixed ruling on federal vaccination mandates, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released three separate guidances for three groups of states. Our Labor & Employment and Health...more

CMS Vaccine Mandate: New Deadlines

Holland & Hart LLP on 1/19/2022

On January 13, 2022, a divided Supreme Court vacated the injunctions that applied to CMS's vaccine mandate in 24 states, thereby allowing CMS to enforce its mandates in all states except Texas. ...more

Sixth Circuit Dissolves Stay of OSHA ETS Requiring Vaccination and Testing for Large Employers

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 12/22/2021

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)....more

If the Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate Doesn’t Get You, the OSHA ETS Might

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 12/22/2021

In the past few days, there have been multiple developments in the legal challenges to the various vaccine mandates, one in favor of a mandate, one against. In addition, the first vaccine mandate challenge has now reached the...more

Sixth Circuit Reinstates OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Private Employers Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations or Weekly...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/22/2021

On November 4, 2021, in response to President Biden’s Executive Order, the Department of Labor, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). You can read...more

OSHA Moves to Implement Large Employer ETS by January 10, 2022, After Sixth Circuit ‎Lifts Stay

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 12/21/2021

In November 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard that applied to employers with 100 or more employees (the “ETS”). The ETS required those employers to either adopt a policy requiring their employees to be...more

Happy Holidays!! New Compliance Deadlines under the OSHA ETS to Employers with 100 or More Employees

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/20/2021

Developments immediately before the holiday break have many employers scrambling as the OSHA ETS has seemingly come back to life. The Sixth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision by a 3-member panel, dissolved the temporary stay...more

OSHA’S COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate is Back on!

Amundsen Davis LLC on 12/20/2021

On December 17, 2021, in a 2-1 decision, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the stay of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) previously ordered by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Therefore, OSHA’s ETS mandating...more

“Grave Danger”: Federal Vaccination Mandate Down But Not Out

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 11/23/2021

The White House’s plan to vaccinate American workers against COVID-19 is in trouble. In September, President Joe Biden announced that the Office of Health and Human Services (“OSHA”) would pass an Emergency Temporary...more

Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate: What Government Contractors Need to Know

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/19/2021

The implementation of President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order regarding COVID-19 vaccine and safe workplace requirements for federal contractors has caused confusion and prompted numerous questions from federal...more

OMB Attempts to Plug Holes in the Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 11/18/2021

Likely in response to the flurry of litigation challenging the government contractor vaccine mandate, on November 16 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a new notice of determination and request for comments...more

Employers Are Offering Different Types of Shots at This Year’s Holiday Parties

Perkins Coie on 11/17/2021

Employer vaccination policies are probably the hottest workplace topic in this final quarter of the calendar year. Some employers are even planning to offer COVID-19 vaccination shots at holiday parties to make it easier for...more

Updates Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Released

Foley Hoag LLP on 11/12/2021

Updates Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Released November 12, 2021 On November 4, 2021, the White House announced that the deadline for the federal contractor vaccination mandate will be extended...more

Corporate Boards' Role In Workplace Vaccine Mandates

Mintz Edge on 10/19/2021

Mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccination is becoming an accepted and necessary measure to protect employee health and safety. Given the importance of the employee stakeholder to the corporate mission, and the board's...more

[Event] Dallas Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - October 22nd, Frisco, TX

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 10/8/2021

Our one-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

New York Employers Must Activate HERO Act Workplace Safety Plans

McDermott Will & Schulte on 9/13/2021

On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health” under the New York Health and Essential Rights...more

10 Considerations for Employers Contemplating Mandatory Vaccination Policies

Bailey & Glasser, LLP on 8/17/2021

If you’re an employer contemplating implementing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for your workforce, you aren’t alone. With COVID-19 cases surging around the country and leading to new Centers for Disease Control and...more

The Compliance Deadline For OSHA’s COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard Is Here. Are You Ready?

McCarter & English, LLP on 7/16/2021

Exercising its authority under Section 6(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on June...more

OSHA’s New Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers

Brooks Pierce on 6/15/2021

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the healthcare industry. The new standard focuses on protecting healthcare...more

OSHA Releases Long-Awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, Limits It to Healthcare Sector

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/11/2021

We’ve been saying for some time now that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was expected to release an emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 – now that day has finally come! On June 10, 2021, OSHA...more

[Webinar] 2021 Mid-Year OIG Work Plan and Other Important Updates: – Hospitals, Physician Practices, Home Health, and Hospice -...

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 5/28/2021

Learning Objectives: - Discuss OIG work planning process, work plan items, and other government reports - Provider insights into COVID-19 audits, reviews, and monitoring... During this program, we will provide an...more

Santa Clara County Issues New Health Order and Directives Following Move to Yellow Tier

McDermott Will & Schulte on 5/21/2021

On May 19, 2021, Santa Clara County moved from the orange tier to the yellow tier of California’s color-coded reopening plan. Entering the yellow tier allows the County to expand capacity in businesses, gyms, movie theatres,...more

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