New Jersey Federal Judge Rules That Federal Courts Lack Subject-Matter...
On April 19, 2023, in Gulden v. Exxon Mobil Corp., a federal district judge in New Jersey concluded that federal courts lack subject matter jurisdiction to enforce preliminary orders to reinstate...
View ArticleWorkplace Mass Shootings Are a Reminder That Employers Need Legally Compliant...
Some of the most notable recent mass shootings in the United States have been perpetrated by current or former employees in their workplaces. For example, on April 10, 2023, an employee of a bank in...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Non-Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulations Are Now Effective
The California Office of Administrative Law has approved the California Division of Occupational Health and Safety’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations (Non-Emergency...
View ArticleIs the COVID-19 Pandemic Over? For Employers, Not Yet
For more than two and a half years, employers across the country have navigated a nuanced web of legal requirements and guidance to safely operate during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Recent updates...
View ArticleVideo: Independent Contractor Rule Reinstated, OFCCP Targets Pay Equity...
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we look at a range of developments shifting the enforcement approach across federal agencies and how employers can comply with these shifts. Texas Court...
View ArticleMask On, Mask Off? San Francisco Again Revises Its Rules for Universal Face...
On January 26, 2022, the City and County of San Francisco released an updated Health Order No. C19-07y (the “Updated Health Order”), which addresses a number of rules issued in an effort to combat...
View ArticleVideo: SCOTUS OSHA Decision Reactions and the Impact of New COVID-19 Benefits...
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we look at how state and local COVID-19 requirements and new COVID-19 benefits are shifting employers’ policies once again. Employers Respond to SCOTUS...
View ArticleSCOTUS Permits CMS Health Care Vax Rule but Rejects OSHA Vax-or-Test ETS for...
As explained in greater detail by our colleague Stuart M. Gerson, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down two major, and quickly decided, rulings on January 13, 2022. After hearing oral...
View ArticleSupreme Court Grants Rare Hearing on Stays in Vaccine Mandate Cases
On the evening of Wednesday, December 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it will hold a special session on January 7, 2022, to hear oral argument in cases concerning...
View ArticleNew Guidance Clarifies Requirements for Onsite Workplace COVID-19 Testing
Important guidance regarding COVID-19 testing in the workplace was recently issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) in the form of Frequently Asked Questions regarding Over...
View ArticleVirginia’s Workplace Safety and Health Standards for COVID-19
On July 27, 2020, Virginia became the first state in the nation to implement workplace safety and health standards for COVID-19. The Safety and Health Codes Board adopted § 16VAC25-220, an Emergency...
View ArticleVideo: OSHA Urges Employees to Wear Face Masks – Employment Law This Week
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: The latest FAQs from OSHA recommend wearing face masks, among other suggestions, for employees returning to work. Attorney Robert J. O’Hara discusses the...
View ArticleVideo: OSHA’s Three-Phase Plan, COVID-19 Workplace Training, Virginia’s...
As featured on #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we finally have some guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and big employment law changes in Virginia go into effect....
View ArticleOSHA Reinstates Enforcement Guidance for Recording COVID-19 Cases and General...
On May 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued two COVID-19 related Enforcement Memos to provide updated guidance to OSHA investigators: (1) Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of...
View ArticleRequired Safety Guidelines for Reopening Michigan Companies
As Michigan businesses begin the process of reopening, they must comply with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-91 (“Order”) regarding “Safeguards to protect Michigan’s workers from...
View ArticleOSHA Releases COVID-19 Industry Alert for Package Delivery Industry
On April 13, 2020, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued an industry-specific alert for the package delivery industry during the...
View ArticleOSHA Releases Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19
On April 13, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (‘OSHA”) of the U.S. Department of Labor issued a guidance memorandum (“Memorandum”) to its Area Offices and compliance safety and...
View ArticleDepartment of Labor Releases OSHA Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of...
As we previously reported in our “Summary of OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19,” the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has provided detailed directions for employers with respect to...
View ArticleCoronavirus Guidance Is Released for Employers – Employment Law This Week Video
A Trending News video featured in #WorkforceWednesday: Last week, government agencies released several different coronavirus guidance documents for employers: The Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleNYC Employers Required to Grant Temporary Schedule Changes – Employment Law...
Featured on Employment Law This Week: NYC Employers Required to Grant Temporary Schedule Changes . New York City employers are now required to accommodate some employee schedule changes – As of July...
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