Cal-OSHA Re-Adopts and Expands COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards
On December 16, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“Cal-OSHA”) formally readopted and expanded the state’s existing COVID-19 ...
Vaccine
New York City Releases Guidance on Workplace Vaccine Mandate
New York City (NYC) has released much anticipated guidance on its new citywide workplace vaccine mandate previously announced on December 6...
New York City Enacts Paid Child COVID-19 Vaccine Leave
On November 23, 2021, the New York City Council passed a bill requiring employers to provide four hours of paid leave to ...
Washington D.C. Requires Paid COVID-19 Vaccine Leave
On November 18, 2021, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “COVID Vaccination Leave Emergency Amendment Act of 2021” into law. The Act ...
[Updated] Employee Vaccines & Healthcare Premium Surcharges
Some employers may be contemplating whether to offer a discount on healthcare premiums to vaccinated employees (or, put another way, ...
Employer Considerations: HIPAA and COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Under the new Biden COVID-19 Action Plan, employers with 100 or more employees will soon be required to ensure their workforce ...
More Employers in Illinois Must Provide Vaccine Leave Pay
Employers with Illinois employees should be aware of the new Cook County ordinance (“Ordinance”) that requires paid time off for ...
Los Angeles Employers Must Provide Paid COVID-19 Vaccine Leave
On June 24, 2021, Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti issued an order that requires employers to provide paid leave of up to four ...
New York Employees can use General Sick Leave to Recover from COVID-19 Vaccine
On May 27, 2021, the New York Department of Labor (NY DOL) announced that employees in New York must be permitted to ...
Chicago Enacts Vaccine Anti-Retaliation Ordinance
On April 21, 2021, the City Council of Chicago passed a COVID-19 Vaccination Rights Ordinance (“Ordinance”) that allows workers in Chicago – including ...
EEOC Issues Guidance on the COVID-19 Vaccine
With the recent “emergency use” approval of a third COVID-19 vaccine, employers are seeing the light at the end of ...