On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID vaccine-or-test rule for large employers. Although the OSHA rule is effectively off the...more
2/3/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
OSHA ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Today Governor Walz announced that Executive Order 20-74 (the “Order”) would replace Executive Order 20-63 (“EO 20-63”) in its entirety beginning at 11:59 p.m. on June 9, 2020....more
As we previously summarized, last week Governor Walz announced that Minnesota’s stay-at-home order would expire without further extension at 11:59 p.m. on May 17, 2020, and would be replaced by Phase I of “Stay Safe...more
5/22/2020
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Screening Procedures ,
Social Distancing ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Decontamination ,
Workplace Safety
Governor Walz issued Executive Order 20-54 (the “Order”) yesterday, entitled “Protecting Works from Unsafe Working Condition and Retaliation During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency.” Although the Order was overshadowed by...more
As we have previously described, Minnesota is in the process of reopening its economy and easing certain stay-at-home restrictions. On April 23, 2020, Governor Walz issued Executive Order 20-40 allowing certain Non-Critical...more