One day after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the ETS, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a nationwide stay. Read more.
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
News, Insights, and Strategies for Employers from Jackson Lewis
The COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor, published by Jackson Lewis P.C., focuses on legal issues related to workplace safety and health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It covers topics such as compliance with Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations, employer obligations during outbreaks, updates on public health guidance, and legal implications of COVID-19 exposure and related claims. The blog also addresses state-specific programs like California's COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave grant and federal regulatory changes affecting workplace COVID-19 policies. It serves as a resource for employers navigating evolving workplace health mandates and liability concerns during and after the pandemic.
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New Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate FAQs Provide Additional Guidance, Including Expanded Scope of Requirements to Affiliated Companies
As instructed, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force has modified and updated its guidance on implementation of Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors. Most recently, the Task Force released new FAQs providing additional guidance…
EEO-1 Reporting Portal to Close November 15, 2021
The EEOC has announced that the EEO-1 reporting portal will not accept 2019 or 2020 EEO-1 reports after November 15, 2021. The deadline to file was October 25, 2021. Despite a year filled with challenges and delays brought on…
Nov. 8 Marks Lifting of Some U.S. COVID-19 International Travel Restrictions
As of 12:01 a.m. ET on November 8, 2021, the United States’ country-specific 14-day COVID-19 travel restrictions that have been so troublesome and disruptive for individuals and businesses will be eliminated. Instead, protecting the country from COVID-19 will focus on…
DHS Seeks Comments on I-9 Process
The decades-old I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification process may be in for some changes. The Department of Homeland Security is requesting “public input” regarding the document examination process.
Employers interested in the permanent continuation of Form I-9 flexibility might be encouraged…
Cal/OSHA Proposes to Expand COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Through April 2022
By Sean Paisan & Sierra Vierra
Since the drama in passing the amended COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) in June, the Cal/OSHA Board has been relatively quiet, though discussing a more permanent COVID-19 Standard. In the meantime, federal OSHA took the spotlight with President…
Motion Dismissed: At-Will Employee, Laid-Off During COVID-19 Shutdown, Cannot Recover Commissions
Relying on the parties’ written employment agreement and compensation plans, a California federal district court held that an at-will employee who was laid off due to COVID-19 could not recover commissions that were not fully earned prior to his termination. …
COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Set to Relax for Fully Vaccinated
As long as they can show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, foreign travelers will be allowed to visit the United States beginning November 8, 2021, according to the Biden Administration.
Until now, we knew only that the 14-day…
United States to Open Borders with Canada and Mexico for Vaccinated Nationals Beginning November
The United States will open its northern and southern land borders to fully vaccinated foreign nationals sometime in November 2021. When this happens, it will be the first time since March 2020 that these individuals will be able to enter…
State Department Cannot Stop Visa Adjudication Due to COVID-19 Travel Bans, Federal Judge Rules
By Jose M. Luna
The State Department cannot rely on presidential proclamations to refuse to adjudicate visas, Judge James E. Boasberg in the U.S. District Court for the D.C. District has held.
Judge Boasberg said nothing about what the State Department needs to do…