As anticipated in our prior alerts, there have been continuing practical and legal challenges to implementing the Path Out of the Pandemic plan. This alert provides an update on the current status of challenges to OSHA's...more
12/2/2021
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On March 1, Texas Governor Greg Abbott rescinded the state-wide executive orders requiring face coverings and creating business operational restrictions. Effective March 10, 2021, the mask mandate will be lifted and...more
Arizona Executive Order -
Arizona’s Governor Doug Ducey issued an executive order laying out efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. This executive order follows a spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases after Arizona...more
As the curve of COVID-19 infections begin to level off, employees recover from infections, and as government shelter-in-place and similar orders begin to expire, businesses are confronted with the complexities of returning...more
5/4/2020
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On April 1, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a temporary rule promulgating regulations on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which created two new emergency paid leave requirements in response...more
4/7/2020
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By now, employers are aware of the coronavirus (officially named COVID-19) and its growing impact on the global supply chain. As the first untraced case of the coronavirus in the United States came to light in California this...more
3/2/2020
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