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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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Considerations for Employers Contemplating a Voluntary or Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy (February 2022 Update)
Feb 01, 2022
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February 1, 2022 Update | Previous update published September 16, 2021 | Originally published December 31, 2020 (see below)
Although litigation is still ongoing for some vaccine-relate...
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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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