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End of an Era: Cal/OSHA’s COVID Non-Emergency Standard Sunsets

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/13/2025

As of February 3, 2025, most of Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Standards have officially come to an end. This marks a significant shift for California employers who have been navigating these regulations and...more

First in, Last out: California’s First-in-Nation COVID-19 Regulation Finally Rides Off into the Sunset (Mostly…)

Littler on 2/10/2025

Nearly all of the substantive provisions of Cal/OSHA’s non-emergency COVID-19 regulation expired on Monday, February 3, 2025. The event marked a significant end point to the regulatory journey that began on November 19, 2020,...more

Spa Corporate Officials Taken into Custody for Refusal to Comply with NLRB and Court Orders

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 10/11/2023

In a recent and highly unusual turn of events, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Seventh Circuit) has ordered U.S. Marshals to take corporate officials of Haven Salon + Spa (Haven) into custody for...more

New Guidance Suggests the Government May Begin Enforcement of the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

Holland & Hart LLP on 11/15/2022

On Friday, October 14th, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“Task Force”) published new guidance for upcoming potential enforcement of the federal contractor vaccine mandate established by Executive Order 14042,...more

OSHA Announces Plan to ‘Expand Its Presence’ in Certain Healthcare Facilities Treating COVID-19 Patients

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/11/2022

Between March 9, 2022, and June 9, 2022, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will “expand its presence” in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities that treat COVID-19 patients and that were previously...more

Sixth Circuit Dissolves Stay of OSHA ETS Requiring Vaccination and Testing for Large Employers

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 12/22/2021

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)....more

Sixth Circuit Reinstates OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Private Employers Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations or Weekly...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/22/2021

On November 4, 2021, in response to President Biden’s Executive Order, the Department of Labor, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). You can read...more

OSHA Moves to Implement Large Employer ETS by January 10, 2022, After Sixth Circuit ‎Lifts Stay

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 12/21/2021

In November 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard that applied to employers with 100 or more employees (the “ETS”). The ETS required those employers to either adopt a policy requiring their employees to be...more

“Grave Danger”: Federal Vaccination Mandate Down But Not Out

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 11/23/2021

The White House’s plan to vaccinate American workers against COVID-19 is in trouble. In September, President Joe Biden announced that the Office of Health and Human Services (“OSHA”) would pass an Emergency Temporary...more

Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate: What Government Contractors Need to Know

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/19/2021

The implementation of President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order regarding COVID-19 vaccine and safe workplace requirements for federal contractors has caused confusion and prompted numerous questions from federal...more

OMB Attempts to Plug Holes in the Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 11/18/2021

Likely in response to the flurry of litigation challenging the government contractor vaccine mandate, on November 16 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a new notice of determination and request for comments...more

Updates Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Released

Foley Hoag LLP on 11/12/2021

Updates Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Released November 12, 2021 On November 4, 2021, the White House announced that the deadline for the federal contractor vaccination mandate will be extended...more

Task Force provides some flexibility for federal contractors regarding vaccine mandate requirements

Hogan Lovells on 11/4/2021

On November 1, 2021, the Biden Administration issued several new frequently asked questions (FAQs) for federal contractors subject to the President’s executive order mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for covered contractor...more

Is the Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Softening?

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 11/3/2021

The Safer Federal Workplace Task Force (Task Force) recently issued additional Q&A’s that seemingly take a softer approach to compliance with the contractor vaccine mandate, indicating contracting officers are to “work with,”...more

2021 California Labor, Employment, and Independent Contractor Legislative Update

Perkins Coie on 10/26/2021

With the 2021 California legislative year closed, it is now time to examine the new legislation that will affect California companies. We have summarized the key new legislation below, with relevant action items noted....more

Corporate Boards' Role In Workplace Vaccine Mandates

Mintz Edge on 10/19/2021

Mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccination is becoming an accepted and necessary measure to protect employee health and safety. Given the importance of the employee stakeholder to the corporate mission, and the board's...more

Myth Buster: There is Not a General Testing Alternative for Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

Verrill on 10/11/2021

This is the first in a series of posts from Verrill with the purpose of helping to dispel myths that are currently circulating concerning employment laws and rules related to COVID-19. On September 24, the Safer Federal...more

[Event] Dallas Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - October 22nd, Frisco, TX

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 10/8/2021

Our one-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

New York Employers Must Activate HERO Act Workplace Safety Plans

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/13/2021

On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health” under the New York Health and Essential Rights...more

10 Considerations for Employers Contemplating Mandatory Vaccination Policies

Bailey & Glasser, LLP on 8/17/2021

If you’re an employer contemplating implementing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for your workforce, you aren’t alone. With COVID-19 cases surging around the country and leading to new Centers for Disease Control and...more

New York State Department of Labor Releases HERO Act Minimum Standards and Model Plans

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 7/9/2021

As explained in our previous legal alerts, which are available here and here, the New York Health Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) requires all private employers to, among other things, develop infectious disease exposure...more

OSHA Releases Long-Awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, Limits It to Healthcare Sector

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/11/2021

We’ve been saying for some time now that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was expected to release an emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 – now that day has finally come! On June 10, 2021, OSHA...more

New York State Enacts Workplace Safety Requirements

Foley Hoag LLP on 5/12/2021

On May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act into law, which will require New York State employers to implement workplace health and safety standards to protect their...more

Final OR OSHA Infectious Disease Rule Is Now Effective

Stoel Rives - World of Employment on 5/10/2021

Effective May 4, 2021, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OR OSHA”) published its final rule requiring Oregon employers to continue to implement safety measures to protect against the spread of...more

2021: Trends in Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 4/26/2021

2020 was a particularly challenging year due to the coronavirus pandemic. For corporate risk managers and compliance officers, the year posed additional challenges. Organizations had to contend with an alarming rise in...more

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