Breaking Down the Shifting Vaccine Policy Landscape – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
DE Under 3: End Human Trafficking in Gov. Contracts Act & Vaccination Mandate Updates
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC's LGBTQ+ Guidance Blocked, Employer COVID-19 Update, NYC Prepares for Pay Transparency Law - Employment Law This Week®
Podcast: Impact of COVID-19 on Pharmacist Scope of Practice: Before and After the PREP Act - Diagnosing Health Care
Employment Law Now VI-116-Top 10 Employment Issues To Consider For The Summer Kick-Off
Podcast: OSHA's Permanent COVID-19 Standard and Enforcement Blitz - Diagnosing Health Care
#WorkforceWednesday: CA COVID-19 Policies Get Updates, NYC Pay Transparency Law Postponed, DOL Targets Worker Retaliation - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: NYC Pay Transparency Law, Florida Diversity Training, and Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS - Employment Law This Week®
DE Under 3: DEAMcon22, Remarks from OFCCP Director Yang & EEOC Commissioner Sonderling & Vaccine Mandate Updates
DE Under 3: Vaccine Mandate Updates, Contractor Unique Entity Identifiers, EEOC Nominations & A Reduced VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC COVID-19 Charges Surge, NYC’s Pay Transparency Law, SCOTUS Considers PAGA - Employment Law This Week®
Hot Spots in Employment Law 2022
Federal Vaccine Mandates: What’s Next for Employers?
DE Under 3: Disability Unemployment, Cornell ILR & USDOL Women's Bureau Webinar Series & More
HIPAA Tips With Williams Mullen - COVID Health Information and HIPAA – Do You Know the Rules?
Looking back at 2021 and ahead to 2022
DE Under 3: Vaccination Mandates Continuing & Federal Contractor Minimum Wage
Podcast: Owner's Outlook: Vaccine Mandate for Construction Workers at Health Care Facilities - Diagnosing Health Care
DE Under 3: OFCCP Contractor Portal & Request for Comments for Functional Affirmative Action Programs (FAAPs)
Employer Vaccine Mandates and Exemptions
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
***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
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
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
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
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
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
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