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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 -

The CDC Issues New COVID-Related Guidance: What This Means for Employers

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 3/27/2024

For the first time since 2021, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance relaxing the quarantine requirements for COVID-19. The new guidance is the result of fewer COVID-related deaths and...more

Caging the Kraken: 4 Steps for Employers to Curb the Spread of COVID’s Most Contagious Mutation

Fisher Phillips on 1/11/2023

As we enter the new year, and the fourth year of the pandemic, the COVID-19 virus continues to mutate. Two new Omicron subvariants, known as XBB and XBB.1.5 – unofficially nicknamed “Kraken” by some scientists – have emerged...more

The 10 Most Common Employer Questions After the CDC Loosens its COVID-19 Guidance

Fisher Phillips on 8/12/2022

The nation’s federal health authorities marked the next chapter of the pandemic yesterday by significantly loosening many COVID-19 recommendations – including dropping the “six-foot” social distancing rule – thereby...more

Executive Order 14042 – Update 15.0: U.S. District Court “Clarifies” Its Injunction Applies Only to the Vaccine Mandate

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/26/2022

Just when you didn’t think things could get any weirder, on Friday, January 21, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a ruling clarifying its prior EO 14042 injunction (currently on appeal...more

COVID-19 Workplace Liability May Include Workers’ Comp. and Torts

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 1/25/2022

A recent California appellate court decision provides insight into the surprising reach of employers’ liability with respect to employee COVID-19 infections. In See’s Candies, Inc. v. Superior Ct. of Cal., 73 Cal.App.5th...more

Executive Order 14042 - Update 12.0 U.S. District Court Issues Nationwide Injunction

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/9/2021

Federal contractors and subcontractors across the country were forced to rethink their COVID-safety efforts when, on December 7, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia enjoined enforcement of Executive...more

Most Federal Government Contractors Still Must Comply with President Biden’s Federal Vaccine Mandate

Smith Anderson on 12/6/2021

Despite a recent court ruling covering three states, most federal government contractors still must comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate ("Contractor Vaccine Mandate") included in President Biden’s Executive Order 14042,...more

Fifth Circuit Stays Enforcement of the Federal OSHA Emergency Regulations Requiring Employees to Vaccinate or Test

Downey Brand LLP on 11/18/2021

As part of the Biden administration’s plans to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued new Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) on November 5, 2021. The ETS mandate...more

[Webinar] Navigating the Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Legal and Practical Considerations for Federal Contractors...

Husch Blackwell LLP on 11/1/2021

Executive Order 14042 (Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors), the resulting guidance and the recent array of class deviation contract clauses create interesting and novel federal contract...more

The FAR and DFARS Deviation Clauses Directing COVID Vaccine and Other Protocols for Government Contractors: So, What Do They Mean...

Williams Mullen on 10/13/2021

As indicated in our September 10, 2021 alert, the Federal Government has now issued Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) deviation clauses implementing the...more

COVID-19 Developments for Federal Contractors and New York Employers

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/7/2021

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

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from September 2021

Fisher Phillips on 10/6/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Does Your Business Contract With the Federal Government? Here’s What You Need to Know About New COVID Vaccine Rules

Houston Harbaugh, P.C. on 10/5/2021

Last week, the federal government issued new COVID vaccine rules that will apply to many federal contractors and subcontractors. These are the highlights: Q: Will the new rules apply to my business? A: These rules will...more

COVID-19: White House Task Force Issues Guidance for Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

WilmerHale on 10/1/2021

On September 24, pursuant to President Biden’s September 9 Executive Order, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force published its anticipated guidance regarding the vaccination mandate and COVID-19 safety requirements for...more

Federal Contractors Must Show Proof Of COVID-19 Vaccination By December 8

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 9/30/2021

On September 24, 2021, the White House’s Safer Federal Workforce Task Force released Guidance on President Biden’s September 9, 2021, Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors. The...more

Details on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Released

Foley Hoag LLP on 9/29/2021

On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued its much-anticipated guidance regarding new COVID-19 workplace safety requirements for federal contractors (the “Guidance”). The Guidance comes in response...more

Federal Contractor Specific COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance Issued By The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/28/2021

President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, directs the federal Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“Task Force”) to develop COVID-19 workplace...more

Vaccine Guidance For Federal Contractors: The Details

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/27/2021

As we reported on Friday, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force complied with Executive Order 14042 (“Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors”) by issuing guidance for federal contractors on...more

What To Do Now: Task Force Seeks Broad Coverage And Stringent COVID-19 Protocols For Contractors

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 9/27/2021

On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) issued guidance (the “Guidance”) on President Biden’s Executive Order 14042 (the “Order”). Although the Guidance recognizes that the Order is...more

BREAKING: Task Force Issues Vaccine Guidance For Contractors

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/27/2021

Vaccine mandate for many contractors is now imminent. As ordered by President Joe Biden, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued guidance today for federal contractors regarding COVID-19 prevention. Given the...more

Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Issues Guidance For Federal Contractor Compliance With COVID-19 Executive Order

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/27/2021

As expected, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued the Guidance contractors have been anticipating to implement President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for...more

Who Is A Federal Contractor For Purposes Of The Biden Vaccine Mandate?

Amundsen Davis LLC on 9/13/2021

On September 9, 2021 President Biden announced sweeping new vaccine mandates for federal employees, federal contractors, and an upcoming OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Rule for companies with more than 100 employees. In...more

OSHA Releases Updated Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 9/2/2021

On August 13, 2021, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released updated guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace to reflect changes in the Centers for...more

OSHA Updates Employer COVID-19 Guidance on Protocols for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Employees

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/27/2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Aug. 13, 2021, updated its advisory guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace for both vaccinated and unvaccinated workers...more

OSHA Issues Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Employers

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 8/27/2021

On August 13, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its “Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace.” The guidance was originally released on January 29,...more

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