Employment Law Commentary

January 24, 2022 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Double-Take: Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of EO 14042 Limited to “Vaccine Mandate” Only
By: J. Alex Ward, Joseph R. Palmore and Krista A. Nunez
On Friday afternoon, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, which had earlier issued a nationwide preliminary injunction of Executive Order 14042, against Executive Order 14042’s vaccine mandate, made clear that the injunction applies only to the vaccine mandate and not to
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January 15, 2022 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Supreme Court Nixes OSHA Vaccine-Or-Test Mandate But Okays Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Deanne E. Maynard
The Supreme Court has blocked a Biden administration rule relating to COVID-19 vaccine requirements, while allowing another to take effect. The now-blocked rule, issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), was a “vaccine or test” mandate: it applied to employers with 100+ workers, and
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November 16, 2021 - Privacy & Data Security, Legislation
New York Enacts Employee Monitoring Notification Law
By: Suhna N Pierce
New York recently joined Connecticut and Delaware as one of a small number of states with statutes that require employers that engage in electronic monitoring of employees to provide prior written notice of the monitoring. On November 8, 2021, the State of New York
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November 15, 2021 - EEOC, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Untangling the Vaccine Mandate – Updates and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
By: J. Alex Ward, Andrew R. Turnbull, James A. Tucker and Krista A. Nunez
Since our October 14, 2021 webinar, much has developed in the rapidly evolving compliance world of Executive Order 14042 , Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO” or “EO 14042”). In case you missed it, we issued two prior alerts on some
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November 08, 2021 - EEOC, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Federal Court Temporarily Halts OSHA ETS—EO 14042’s New January 4, 2022 Vaccine Deadline Remains
By: Andrew R. Turnbull, Krista A. Nunez, Jinny S. Hwang and Monica A. Rodriguez
Less than three days after the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) released its November 4, 2021 emergency temporary standards on COVID-19 vaccines and testing (the “ETS”), on November 6, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed the ETS,
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November 05, 2021 - EEOC, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Unpacking the New OSHA ETS for COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing
By: Andrew R. Turnbull, Jinny S. Hwang and Monica A. Rodriguez
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its highly anticipated emergency temporary standards for COVID-19 (the “ETS”) along with a landing page on its website with various compliance materials, FAQs , and a pre-recorded webinar. As expected, the ETS
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November 03, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Legislation
New Task Force Guidance Signals Some Flexibility For Contractors
By: Andrew R. Turnbull, J. Alex Ward and Krista A. Nunez
On November 1, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) added new FAQs to its guidance on Executive Order 14042 (“EO 14042”), signaling that contractors have some flexibility to go beyond the rapidly-approaching December 8, 2021 deadline for covered employees to
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October 13, 2021 - OFCCP, Announcements, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Webinar: Untangling the Vaccine Mandate: Practical Steps for Contractors to Navigate Executive Order 14042
Please join us on October 14, 2021, as we discuss the latest developments on Biden's Executive Order 14042 in our upcoming webinar, "Untangling the Vaccine Mandate: Practical Steps for Contractors to Navigate Executive Order 14042," from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT. On September 24, 2021, the
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October 05, 2021 - Legislation
Not So Fast: Ninth Circuit Resurrects Ban On Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements
By: Nancy R. Thomas
A split panel of the Ninth Circuit vacated in part a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of AB 51, the California law banning mandatory employment arbitration agreements.[1] But the Ninth Circuit found that the penalties for violation of this provision are preempted by the Federal Arbitration
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September 27, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Legislation
What To Do Now: Task Force Seeks Broad Coverage and Stringent COVID-19 Protocols for Contractors
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) issued guidance (the “Guidance”) on President Biden’s Executive Order 14042 (the “Order”). Although the Guidance recognizes that the Order is limited to only certain types of contracts, the Task Force strongly encourages
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Topic Archives: Legislation

Double-Take: Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of EO 14042 Limited to “Vaccine Mandate” Only

By: J. Alex Ward, Joseph R. Palmore and Krista A. Nunez

Supreme Court Nixes OSHA Vaccine-Or-Test Mandate But Okays Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate

By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Deanne E. Maynard

New York Enacts Employee Monitoring Notification Law

By: Suhna N Pierce

Untangling the Vaccine Mandate – Updates and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

By: J. Alex Ward, Andrew R. Turnbull, James A. Tucker and Krista A. Nunez

Federal Court Temporarily Halts OSHA ETS—EO 14042’s New January 4, 2022 Vaccine Deadline Remains

By: Andrew R. Turnbull, Krista A. Nunez, Jinny S. Hwang and Monica A. Rodriguez

Unpacking the New OSHA ETS for COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing

By: Andrew R. Turnbull, Jinny S. Hwang and Monica A. Rodriguez

New Task Force Guidance Signals Some Flexibility For Contractors

By: Andrew R. Turnbull, J. Alex Ward and Krista A. Nunez

Webinar: Untangling the Vaccine Mandate: Practical Steps for Contractors to Navigate Executive Order 14042

Not So Fast: Ninth Circuit Resurrects Ban On Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements

By: Nancy R. Thomas

What To Do Now: Task Force Seeks Broad Coverage and Stringent COVID-19 Protocols for Contractors

By: Andrew R. Turnbull