In our last alert, we discussed the Sixth Circuit dissolving the Fifth Circuit’s nationwide injunction on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) and that the Supreme Court (“the Court”) would be holding a special hearing...more
1/24/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
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National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
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Workplace Safety
On December 13, 2021, the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued an order requiring that all private sector employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. ...more
12/24/2021
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New York ,
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Workplace Safety
Background - On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) ( 29 C.F.R. Part 1910.501), stemming from President Biden’s strategic plan, Path Out of...more
On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a strategic plan, Path Out of the Pandemic, which includes a requirement upon larger-sized private employers to issue vaccine mandates to their workforce or be faced with...more
As explained in our previous alert, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) into law on May 5, 2021, requiring employers in New York to implement workplace health and safety plans to...more
Following our prior client alert published while this matter was before Appellate Division, the New Jersey Supreme Court has now weighed-in, in Richter v. Oakland Board of Education. On June 8, 2021, the Court formally held...more
On May 5, 2021, the Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo. This bill requires employers in New York to implement workplace health and safety plans to prevent exposure to...more
On May 26, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey issued Executive Order 243 lifting COVID-19 mask restrictions in the workplace, which provides some much needed guidance on bringing employees back into the workplace. ...more