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Measles in Texas: What Private Schools Can Do During the Ongoing Outbreak

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The recent and ongoing measles outbreak in Texas has raised significant concerns among educators, parents, and health officials. As the number of cases continues to rise and spread around the state, including the recent...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

COVID-19 and the Workplace: Where Do We Stand?

As we have reported previously, on April 10, 2023 President Biden signed legislation ending the COVID-19 National Emergency.  However, the rollback of COVID-19 requirements was already underway in many state and municipal...more

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German Parliament Approves Familiar Health and Safety Measures to Address Another COVID-19 Season

​​​​​​​The German government’s plans and actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months are becoming more concrete. On September 8, 2022, the German parliament passed new measures aimed at fighting the spread...more

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CDC Interpretive Summary on COVID-19 for August 26, 2022

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The CDC has found that COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are leveling off from their rise over the summer. The CDC advises that Americans can help prevent these numbers from increasing again by...more

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Keeping On Top of the Guidance: New CDC Guidance, Proposed Updates To Emergency Temporary Standards, And Continued Immigration...

While some of us may have thought COVID-19 would be temporary, we now know it is here to stay. Yesterday, the CDC released new guidance on what to do after being exposed to someone with COVID-19. Additionally, Cal/OSHA is...more

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Canada Suspends Mandatory Vaccines for Most Travel, Federally Regulated Transportation Workers, and Federal Government Employees

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On June 14, 2002, Canada announced that, due to the country’s improved public health situation, certain vaccination requirements are suspended as of June 20. Federally Regulated Travel Sector...more

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Québec to Delay Eliminating Mandatory Masking to End of April as COVID-19 Cases Rise

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With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the interim Québec National Director of Public Health announced on April 5, 2022 that the wearing of masks in public places indoors (scheduled to be eliminated...more

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Canada: Pre-entry COVID-19 Testing Will Soon Not Be Required for Fully Vaccinated Travellers

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Fully Vaccinated Travellers - On March 17, 2022, Canada announced that, effective April 1, 2022, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada....more

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Vaccine Requirements – Philippines

In the Philippines, the nation-wide rollout of COVID-19 vaccines began in 2021. To date, the Philippines has administered at least 141,959,452 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccination, although not a standalone control...more

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Ontario to Lift Additional COVID-19 Safety Measures on March 21, 2022

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Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health announced on March 9, 2022 the Province's plan for lifting the majority of the remaining COVID-19 related public health and workplace safety measures. This announcements comes just a...more

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COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan

New guidance and pandemic preparedness strategies from the federal government highlight this week’s COVID-19 news. Biden Administration New Measures To Combat COVID-19...more

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The Great Unmasking? California Relaxes Masking Requirements Regardless of Vaccination Status

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In the surest sign that COVID-19 restrictions are moving to the rearview mirror once and for all, California has just relaxed its face covering requirements, regardless of vaccination status in most settings – and for most...more

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Washington Relaxes COVID-19 Restrictions

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Following the lead of many other states, Washington Governor Jay Inslee has announced that the state is moving into a less restrictive phase of the COVID-19 response....more

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The Latest on the End of Statewide Mask and Vaccination Mandates in Connecticut Schools

We have written repeatedly in these pages about the status of statewide masking and employee vaccination mandates for Connecticut schools (both public and private) schools. ...more

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Massachusetts Department of Public Health Revises State Indoor Mask Guidance

On February 15, 2022, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (“DPH”) issued an advisory relaxing its mask guidance for fully vaccinated individuals in most indoor settings, citing recent positive progress on COVID-19...more

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Vaccine Requirements – Australia

Australia has a high uptake of vaccination to COVID-19, partly due to enforceable public health orders at State level which require classes of workers to be vaccinated if they are to work outside of their home. As at the...more

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Drop the Mask: NY No Longer Requires Proof of Vaccination or Masks for Most Businesses, but Employers’ Obligations May Not End...

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On February 9, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state is largely discontinuing the mandate that businesses require proof of vaccination or masks to enter the premises. The mandate will remain in...more

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Alberta Government Announces a Phased Approach to Lifting All COVID-19 Health Restrictions, Immediately Ending the Restrictions...

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On February 8, 2022, the Government of Alberta announced that effective immediately, it would begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions, including the mandatory vaccination requirements under the Restrictions Exemption Program (the...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

(UPDATED) New York State Court Strikes Down Statewide Mask or Vaccine Requirement for Indoor Public Places

***UPDATE: In a whiplash-inducing turn, on January 25, 2022, the New York State Appellate Division granted a stay of the Nassau County court’s decision pending determination of the State’s appeal. As such, the...more

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The District of Columbia’s Vaccine Mandate: What Businesses Need to Consider

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Pursuant to the Mayor’s Order 2021-148 (the “Order”), beginning on January 15, 2022, the District of Columbia has required certain businesses to verify that all patrons aged 12 and over have received at...more

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Governor, IDPH, and ISBE Shorten Isolation and Quarantine Timeframes and Release Updated Guidance Documents

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After announcing last week its plans to adopt the CDC’s new recommended shortened timeframes for exclusion, the IDPH and ISBE released several new guidance documents making such changes. The new guidance documents, as well as...more

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New York Adopts CDC Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As of January 4, 2022, New York has adopted the CDC’s recent COVID -19 isolation and quarantine recommendations, which permit individuals to exit isolation after 5 days following a positive COVID-19 test...more

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More Tests, Mandatory Masks, and Another Vaccine Mandate: the District of Columbia Steps Up Its Battle Plan

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On Monday, December 20, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a “situational update,” declaring a state of emergency due to the “Winter 2022 Surge” in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta and Omicron variants. The...more

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UK COVID-19: Possible new UK restrictions under “Plan B” - implications for employers

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With 336,893 new COVID-19 cases reported in the seven days ending on 8 December 2021 (the highest since the week of 16 January 2021) and the concern around the transmissibility of the Omicron variant, it is being widely...more

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Tennessee General Assembly Enacts COVID-19 Legislation that Impacts Tennessee Employers

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Over the weekend, the Tennessee General Assembly enacted legislation that significantly restricts private businesses and public schools from taking certain protective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The law, which...more

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