On November 10, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that he would sign legislation that addresses various COVID-19–related issues, including vaccine mandates and mask mandates. The law is effective immediately....more
11/11/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
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Workplace Safety
An unintended workplace health threat resulting from the fight against COVID-19 could be lurking in an employer’s water system—Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease. As state and local governments begin...more
Earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signaled an intention to take employers to task for maintaining policies that required employees to immediately report workplace injuries and...more
7/25/2016
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Back Pay ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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United Steelworkers ,
US Steel ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Injury
In a recent blog post, John Martin, a shareholder in Washington, D.C. and a member of the firm’s Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group, discussed the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA)...more