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Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Strategies

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Given the legal challenges to OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), as well as the rise of new COVID-19 variants, employers are left wondering whether...

Supreme Court Blocks OSHA’s “Vax or Test” Rule

On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) enforcement of its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). Among...

OSHA COVID-19 Rule Will Go into Effect on January 10, 2022...

On December 17, 2021, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the stay on OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), allowing OSHA to move forward...

Details on OSHA, CMS Vaccination Rules Released

UPDATE On November 6, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked enforcement of the OSHA vaccination-or-testing rule. Citing “grave statutory and constitutional issues”...

EEOC Updates Guidance on Religious Exemptions to Workplace Vaccine Requirements

On October 25, 2021, as more employers adopt workplace vaccination requirements for their employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its guidance concerning requiring...

Massachusetts Enacts COVID-19-Related Emergency Paid Sick Law

On May 28, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law legislation requiring all Massachusetts employers to provide emergency paid sick leave to employees...

SEC Brings First Enforcement Action Against Issuer for Disclosures About Financial...

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This post originally appeared in the Foley Hoag newsletter. ___ On December 4, 2020, the SEC brought its first case charging a public company, The Cheesecake Factory, with...

OSHA Recommends Three-Phased Approach to Reopening Workplaces

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On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a new publication entitled Guidance on Returning to Work.  The Guidance...

EEOC Nixes Antibody Testing, Addresses Other Return to Work Issues

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As businesses across the country move toward re-opening in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) continues to provide...

OSHA Updates Rules, Requires Most Employers to Determine Whether COVID-19 Cases...

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has changed its policy for employer recording of COVID-19 cases among its workforce. OSHA’s new policy rescinds...