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Considerations for Employers Contemplating a COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Now that the vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19") is being rolled out, and various politicians and dignitaries are being vaccinated publicly, everyone seems to be asking the same question: can employers require their employees to be vacc...
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Oregon OSHA Adopts Significant COVID-19 Workplace Safety and Health Rules
Oregon has become the third state in the nation to enact a workplace safety and health standard specifically addressing the coronavirus. Many provisions of the new Oregon OSHA rule take effect November 16, 2020. While some of the more onerous provisi...
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School's Out For...A While: Flexible Work Arrangements in the Era of Ongoing School Closures
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As the 2020-2021 school year approaches, it is becoming clear that many students will not return to full-time, in-person learning in a classroom environment, at least not initially. Tha...
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What Employers Need to Know About the Impact of the August 8, 2020, Presidential Memorandum on Unemployment Insurance Benefits
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Earlier this month, after Congress failed to extend emergency unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, President Donald J. Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum that provides additional we...
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The ABCs of Employee Leave Related to Their Children’s Schools Implementing Distance Learning
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When schools closed or went remote in April 2020, parents and their employers had to suddenly figure out how to handle a situation where both employees and their children were home full-...
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Attention Employers: Washington Governor Mandates New Protections for High-Risk Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Originally published: April 15, 2020Proclamation extended: June 12,
2020
UPDATE: August 3, 2020This proclamation has been extended until
revoked, or until the State of Emergency is no...
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