WorldSmart: The Impact of Export Control and Economic Sanctions on International Business
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#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA’s Updated COVID-19 Guidance, CDC’s New Mask Guidance, Biden Administration Rollbacks - Employment Law This Week®
Slamming the door on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021
Supporting Health Through Supply Chain Management
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Labor & Employment Podcast Series: Enforcement of Face Coverings
Rules of the Road: Return to Work in the Time of COVID-19
#WorkforceWednesday: First Workplace Safety Mandates, COVID-19 Employee Training, Masks Required at Major Retailers - Employment Law This Week®
Blakes Continuity Podcast: Life Sciences: Liability and Immunity During COVID-19
#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA Urges Face Masks, ADA Turns 30, Employee Vacations - Employment Law This Week®
Blakes Continuity Podcast: Entering the COVID-19 Marketplace: Proceed with Care
A Conversation with Elite Sportswear: COVID-19 Client Stories
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More Emerging Litigation Claims and Demands from COVID-19
In light of the ongoing and devastating fires in Los Angeles County, Cal/OSHA released new guidance to ensure the safety and health of workers involved in fire damage cleanup. Of note, Cal/OSHA’s standards may apply to some...more
The California Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed several new or amended employment laws covering topics ranging from non-disparagement and separation agreements, the California Family Rights Act, and warehouse...more
In response to the surge of delta variant cases across the country, federal workplace safety officials just issued updated guidance to help employers and workers identify current COVID-19 risks for unvaccinated or otherwise...more
In response to President Biden’s Executive Order issued on January 21, 2021, directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take action to reduce the risk that workers may contract COVID-19 in the...more
Michigan workplace safety authorities just released their highly anticipated revised Emergency Rules that streamline employer’s duties when it comes to responding to COVID-19-related concerns and better reflect the most...more
On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published “Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace.” The Guidance incorporates much of...more
In what it is referring to as “stronger worker safety guidance,” last Friday the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its new guidance on COVID-19, titled “Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and...more
Almost immediately after taking office, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring OSHA to publish revised COVID-19 guidance for employers, among other things. The revised guidance contains many suggestions that...more
As predicted following Joe Biden’s election as President of the United States, the new administration announced last week that it has directed the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to consider...more
Employers throughout California are scrambling to understand and comply with Cal/OSHA’s sweeping new COVID-19 prevention rule, which was enacted on an emergency basis and went into effect on November 30. The regulation...more
Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a temporary rule in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that went into effect on November 16, 2020, although many of the rule’s requirements have a later...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) just issued guidance and an accompanying one-page summary outlining which standards are most frequently cited during coronavirus-related inspections. OSHA based these...more
In an effort to combat the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, on October 28, 2020 Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 192 (the “Order”), mandating health and safety standards to protect New Jersey’s workers...more
“It is coming and it is coming now,” says New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy of the second coronavirus wave hitting the state. To address the public health dangers of the new uptick in cases, which are exacerbated by the return...more
Following the October 2, 2020 Michigan Supreme Court decision invalidating Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s pandemic executive orders, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) issued temporary emergency...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The CDC published guidance aimed at assisting retail and service companies in limiting workplace violence against or involving their employees that may be associated with enforcing face mask mandates and...more
On May 20, 2020, worker advocates submitted a petition for an emergency COVID-19 safety standard demanding additional COVID-19 regulations for those employees not covered by the Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) standard....more
It’s #WorkforceWednesday. This week, Virginia became the first state to issue workplace safety standards, but with guidance still varying widely, many nationwide businesses have begun requiring masks. Virginia Issues COVD-19...more
As an increasing number of businesses begin to require face coverings in their facilities – whether as a result of a local legal mandate or in the interest of public safety – there has been a corresponding increase in the...more
Over the past few months, guidance on how to create a safer, low-risk workplace has frequently changed. Fortunately, the state of California has finally reached a point where comprehensive and concrete advice is now...more
With the COVID-19 curve flattening, employers around the country are preparing to resume business operations and bring employees back to the workplace. Of the many unique challenges employers face in the wake of the novel...more
What does going back to work look like? This question is top of mind for companies around the world right now. The return to work looks different for every company, industry and geography, especially given the varying...more
As California businesses begin to reopen and return employees to physical workplaces, there are numerous safety measures for employers to consider implementing to minimize the spread of COVID-19. On May 14, 2020, California’s...more
On May 11, 2020, Massachusetts released a set of mandatory safety standards that will apply to businesses as they begin to open their doors in the coming weeks pursuant to the Commonwealth’s four-phased plan. The workplace...more
Utah companies are beginning to open their doors again, and there is a lot to consider from an employment law perspective. This complimentary webinar will address some of the following issues: - Employer testing and...more