California implements new 2022 COVID-19 supplemental Paid Sick Leave Law
3/2/22
By: Mandy D. Hexom
On February 9, 2022, California’s Governor signed Senate Bill 114 into law requiring employers with 26 or more employees (and some public entities) to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave for certain …
Sea change: new laws eroding the landscape of noncompete agreements
1/21/22
By: Sean Riley
While 2021 brought major changes to the workplace with respect to mask and vaccination mandates, recent actions taken by federal and state legislatures suggest that even more changes are coming in 2022, one of which pertains to …
SCOTUS Halts Vax Or Test Rule For Large Private Employers But Lets Health Care Rule Take Effect
1/13/22
In two opinions issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court put a hold on a federal rule requiring large employers to adopt a vaccine or test policy but allowed the Biden administration to enforce a similar rule applicable only to …
Employer alert: CDC updates mask and quarantine guidelines
1/3/22
By: Diandra Franks and R. Victoria Fuller
On December 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) once again updated its mask and quarantine guidelines. In this most recent update, the CDC shortened its recommended isolation and quarantine periods for the general public. These new …
A word to employers: EEOC advises COVID-19 may be a disability under the ADA
12/28/21
By: Julia Bover
COVID-19 and its related health conditions may now be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act. On December 14, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated guidance on …
6th Circuit reverses earlier injunction and reinstates OSHA’s Covid-19 vaccine or test mandate
12/20/21
By: Courtney M. Knight
On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an earlier stay by the Fifth Circuit, and allowed OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) to move ahead.
By way of background, on …
Federal government temporarily enjoined from enforcing federal contractor and CMS healthcare vaccine mandates in various states
12/2/21
By Ryan Giggi
As noted in our recent blog, OSHA announced in mid-November, 2021 that it was suspending activities related to the enforcement of its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) – which would have required businesses with more than …
New Florida law prohibits COVID-19 vaccine mandates without exemptions: private employers and educational institutions will face fines for each individual violation
11/19/21
By: Jessica Farrelly & Jessica Cauley
On November 18, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that created Florida Statutes § 381.00317, 381.00319, 112.0441, and amended the currently existing section 1002.20. The bill provides a wide prohibition …
President Biden announces vaccine requirement for private employers
9/10/21
By: Jacob McClendon
On September 9, President Biden announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) will develop an emergency rule requiring private businesses with 100 or more employees to require their employees to be fully vaccinated or to …
Is Mayor Bottoms’ executive order an employer mandate?
8/10/21
By: Jacob McClendon
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt by businesses across the country. The new, highly transmissible Delta variant has heightened the concerns of public health authorities and threatens to disrupt a long-awaited return to …
READY TO RE-OPEN? Be Aware of California’s New Right-of-Recall Law and Implications for Employers in the Hospitality, Event Center, Airport, Private Club, and Commercial Property Service Industries
6/22/21
By: Mandy Hexom
On April 16, 2021, Governor Newson signed into law a right to notice and recall of certain employees in the hospitality, event center, airport, private club, and commercial property service industries who were laid off due to …
Handling Telework Requests in a Post-COVID Environment
4/13/21
By: David Chang
As COVID-19 numbers retreat and vaccine distributions increase, many businesses that shifted to a Working From Home (“WFH”) environment are preparing to transition back to the office. This will likely bring increased requests for “reasonable accommodations” under …