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A Roadmap for the New Normal in the Workplace Under COVID-19
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February 1, 2022
Many businesses throughout the West Coast will soon start the process of phased returning to the workplace or have already welcomed employees back to workplaces to some...
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The Supreme Court Blocks the Federal Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers; Greenlights Healthcare Vaccine Mandate
OSHA’s Vaccine or Test Mandate now Blocked
In a split (6-3) decision, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Emergency Temporary Standards to Protect Workers from Coronavirus (ETS), issued by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OS...
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Unionized Private and Public Employers May Have Bargaining Obligations to Meet Before Implementing the ETS and Other Vaccine Mandates
For updated information on the ETS, please see the following article: The Supreme Court Blocks the Federal Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers; Greenlights Healthcare Vaccine Mandate.
This past Friday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeal...
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Cal/OSHA Readopts Its Emergency Temporary Standards on COVID-19
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (the “Board”) voted this week to readopt the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-19 prevention. The readopted ETS will be effective January 14, 2022. The readoption includes substa...
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Employers Stay Ready: OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Mandate Stalls After Federal Appeals Court Challenge
November 17, 2021 Update
After One Appellate Court Says No Más to OSHA’s Enforcement and Implementation of Emergency Temporary Standard, A New Appellate Court Enters the Ring
On Friday, November 12, after considering expedited briefing, a three-jud...
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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing Mandates for Employers with 100 or More Employees
December 20, 2021 Update
OSHA’s federal vaccine mandate regains traction as Sixth Circuit lifts stay of enforcement.
As outlined in our recent post, on Friday December 17, 2021 a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth...
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