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OSHA RULE FOR PRIVATE EMPLOYER VACCINE MANDATE REINSTATED; APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT PENDING

1/10/2022 | Articles & Alerts, Employment, News & Resources

On Friday evening, December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the stay of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) implementing the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for private employers with 100 or more employees. Below is a review of the ETS provisions together with some new developments and a list of steps for employers to take to prepare for the ETS. Be aware that the ETS already is on appeal to the United States Supreme Court, and the Supreme […]

COURT REAFFIRMS STAY OF PRIVATE EMPLOYER VACCINE MANDATE

1/10/2022 | Articles & Alerts, Employment, News & Resources

On Friday evening November 12, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed the stay prohibiting the implementation of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) which would require private employers with 100 or more employees to mandate that their employees either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing for the virus. In reaffirming the stay, the Court stated that the ETS “grossly exceeds OSHA’s statutory authority” and that “OSHA may take no steps to implement or enforce the […]

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 – DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES GUIDANCE ON FFCRA PAID SICK LEAVE AND EMERGENCY FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE

3/31/2020 | Articles & Alerts, Employment, Employment Law Blog, General, News & Resources

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) by updating a list of “Questions and Answers” about the FFCRA on the DOL.gov site. Below is a summary of some critical points in that guidance: EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS: The DOL has stated that the first available date for leave is April 1, 2020. The Effective Date of the FFCRA is April 2, 2020, which was 15 days from the FFCRA’s passage […]

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 – CORONAVIRUS UPDATE – NEW SICK LEAVE AND EMERGENCY FMLA POSTER

3/25/2020 | Articles & Alerts, Employment, Employment Law Blog, Events & Seminars, News & Resources

As we told you last week, the Department of Labor was required to design a poster for employers to post in a “public place” commonly visited by employees regarding the new paid sick leave and Emergency Family Leave benefits available under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.  That poster is here, and the link to the poster is below.  There is also a “Frequently Asked Questions” sheet related to the poster and where employers need to post – the link […]