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

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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

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End of an Era: COVID-19 Rules Set to Sunset in February, But Some Requirements Remain

Cal/OSHA’s non-emergency COVID-19 rule requiring employers to adopt measures to address COVID-19 hazards is set to expire on February 3, 2025. However, employers must still comply with several obligations after that date....more

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Labor & Employment E-Note - November 2021

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Resources - Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Updates Guidance for Federal Contractors - On November 10, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force updated its Guidance for Federal Contractors (“Guidance”). As...more

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Update Regarding Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

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As many employers develop and implement mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies, the legal landscape for federal and private vaccine mandates continues to develop. Below are a few recent developments in this area for all...more

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

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

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COVID-19 Developments for Federal Contractors and New York Employers

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HERO Act Plans Remain In “Active” Status for New York State Employers On September 6, 2021, New York’s Commissioner of Health designated COVID-19 as an airborne infectious disease under the Health and Essential Rights Act...more

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Workplace Law Lowdown | Recording Adverse Employee Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has issued guidance on when an employer must record an employee’s adverse COVID-19 vaccine reaction in its OSHA 300 Log....more

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To Record Vaccine Reactions Or Not - The Form 300 Question

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Do either Cal/OSHA or Fed/OSHA require employers to record instances of reactions to COVID-19 vaccines as a “workplace” injury or illness on the “Form 300”? ...more

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OSHA issues guidance on when employers should record adverse vaccine reactions

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On April 20, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its FAQs with guidance stating that employers who require their employees to get vaccinated as a condition of employment may need to...more

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Workplace Law Lowdown | MIOSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Rules Extended

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Pursuant to a certification by Governor Whitmer, the Michigan Occupation Safety and Health Administration (“MIOSHA”) extended the COVID-19 Emergency Rules until October 14, 2021. These Emergency Rules were previously set to...more

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OSHA Enforcement Trend Outlook Under a Biden Administration

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While workplace safety standards have been thrust into the national conversation since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement has been relatively quiet....more

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Enhanced Employer Record-Keeping Requirements Relating to COVID-19

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One subject that has not received a lot of attention relating to COVID-19 requirements for employers is the obligation to make and preserve certain records. Depending on what the record is, and who is making it, these...more

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OSHA Issues Sobering Reminder to Employers About Reporting COVID-19 Related Fatalities and Hospitalizations

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As if employers aren’t already tested managing the challenges of the pandemic, on September 30, OSHA updated its COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions to remind employers about their duty to report and record COVID-19 related...more

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OSHA Issues Frequently Asked Questions Regarding COVID-19 Reporting Obligations

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On September 30, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding an employer’s obligation to report to OSHA cases of work-related COVID-19.  The FAQs...more

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New Mexico Implements Employer Reporting Rule for COVID-19 Cases

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In addition to other measures New Mexico is taking to try to control the coronavirus pandemic, effective August 5, 2020, the Occupational Health and Safety Bureau of the New Mexico Environment Department (NM OSHA) implemented...more

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Virginia’s new COVID-19 workplace safety standards create extensive additional obligations for employers, including mandatory...

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Effective July 27, 2020, Virginia employers must comply with new COVID-19 workplace safety standards, known as the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS applies to all employers subject to the jurisdiction of the...more

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Week in Review - What You Need to Know

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OSHA Now Requires Employers to Make Work Related Determinations in COVID-19 Cases - On May 19, 2020, OSHA issued a memorandum to its Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees. This new guidance went into effect...more

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OSHA Clarifies Safety Requirements for the Construction Industry and those Performing Work in Occupied Homes During COVID-19

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Have you updated your Workplace Safety and Health Program to identify and address the new hazards COVID-19 creates?  If not, now is the time, as OSHA expects employers to assess their workplaces to identify the ways their...more

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UPDATE: OSHA Backtracks from April Policy that Exempted Most Employers from Tracking Workers’ COVID-19 Infections

On May 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued new guidance advising employers of a significant change in recording requirements when employees contract COVID-19. ...more

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OSHA Does an Abrupt Turn In Issuing New Guidance on Recording COVID-19

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On May 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published revised enforcement guidance detailing when employers must record COVID-19 illnesses. ...more

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COVID-19 Illnesses Now OSHA-Recordable Under Agency Shift

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new guidance requiring all employers to evaluate confirmed cases of COVID-19 for work-relatedness and to record those cases that are determined to be...more

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OSHA Rescinds and Revises Guidance for Enforcement and COVID-19 Recording

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) is taking steps to resume pre-COVID-19 inspection and response procedures.  On May 19, 2020, OSHA released two enforcement guidance documents that lay out OSHA’s...more

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COVID-19 Update: FDA Issues Guidance for Food and Agriculture Sector Businesses on the Use of Masks and What to Do if a Worker is...

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This post summarizes two recent documents the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued for the Food and Agriculture Sector in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The first, “Use of Respirators, Facemasks, and Cloth Face...more

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OSHA's Recent COVID-19 Guidance Does Not Change Workplace Best Practices

On April 10, 2020, the Department of Labor issued interim enforcement guidance by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) concerning OSHA's recordkeeping requirement related to recording cases of COVID-19. ...more

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