Under state and federal occupational safety laws, employers have a general duty to provide a safe and healthy workplace. That duty includes taking reasonable steps to keep it free of any recognized hazards that might hurt or...more
As summer winds to a close, students return to classrooms and campuses, and many workplaces have returned to in-person activities. Either in whole or in part, COVID-19 has perhaps begun to be less “front of mind” than it once...more
It should be no surprise that the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a tremendous impact on today’s employees’ thoughts on life, work, and workplace rules. A recent Harvard Business Review article describes...more
The Pacific Northwest experienced record high heat temperatures and poor air quality due to wildfires the past few summers. Last year, Oregon OSHA adopted temporary emergency rules following a historic heat wave to protect...more
With all the focus on the imminent changes to mask mandates and renewed return to work planning efforts underway, one important new obligation in Washington State may have slipped past many employers’ radars. While announcing...more
February 1, 2022 Many businesses throughout the West Coast will soon start the process of phased returning to the workplace or have already welcomed employees back to workplaces to some extent. This requires employers to take...more
Although litigation is still ongoing for some vaccine-related mandates, we have new guidance and key developments in vaccine mandate litigation and regulations since our September 20021 update...more
OSHA’s Vaccine or Test Mandate now Blocked In a split (6-3) decision, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Emergency Temporary Standards to Protect Workers from Coronavirus (ETS), issued by the federal Occupational Safety and...more
1/14/2022
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Join the Miller Nash employment and labor attorneys for an interactive webinar designed to help employers understand the latest developments and tools for managing a workplace during the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll...more
1/13/2022
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Duty to Bargain ,
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Employer Mandates ,
Employment Litigation ,
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Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
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Unions ,
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On November 4th, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the anticipated adoption of an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all employers of 100 or more...more
11/5/2021
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Infectious Diseases ,
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