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6th Circuit Dissolves Injunction: Fed. OSHA’s Mandate is Effective…For Now. On December 17, 2021, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeal dissolved the 5th Circuit’s injunction with respect to U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s employer vaccine mandate. ...
On December 13, 2021 during a press conference, California’s Health and Human Services Secretary indicated that a new, indoor mask mandate would be in-place effective Wednesday, December 15, 2021 and lasting until January 15, 2021. Later in the afternoon, the...
On November 4, 2021, the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration released an unpublished version of the language to be submitted for the Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) concerning vaccination and testing. It also created...
Employers should be aware that the expiration deadline for the COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) entitlement is September 30, 2021. The statute states that employees taking SPSL at the time of expiration are permitted to take the full amount of their SPSL...
On September 17, 2021, Cal/OSHA issued proposed language for a permanent COVID-19 hazard standard. The “permanent” aspect of the rule may be limited to 2-3 years after its adoption. The existing COVID-19 Prevention Plan standard is a temporary standard and requires...
California’s Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board met on June 17, 2021, and approved a number of changes to the Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard relating to protection from COVID-19. On the same day, Governor Newsom issued an executive order that...
Senate Bill 93 was signed into law by Governor Newsom on April 16, 2021 and became effective immediately. The bill impacts employers who operate “enterprises” defined as hotels, private clubs, event centers, airport hospitality operations, airport service providers,...
California Supplemental Paid Sick Leave On March 19, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 95. This bill revives California’s Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) requirements, but it expands the applicability of the sick leave obligation to employers who employ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has added an extra layer of complexity to employer-employee relationships. It’s increasingly important for employers to stay abreast of the evolving legal landscape, including the relationship between common concerns related to the virus and your...
A recent publication by Cal/OSHA states: “Employers must provide face coverings for workers or reimburse them for the reasonable costs of obtaining them.” But how accurate is this legal position? Under the California Labor Code’s health and safety provisions,...