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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Texas legislature fails to act on vaccine"no-mandate mandate"
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.20.21
Texas Governor issues "no-mandate mandate" on COVID-19 vaccines
10.13.21
Texas Governor issues "no-mandate mandate" on COVID-19 vaccines
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.12.21
Asking applicants for vax status? Not so fast, employers.
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.8.21
Massachusetts Emergency Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 is extended until April 1, 2022
10.1.21
More details on vaccine guidance for contractors
Affirmative Action Alert, 9.27.21
Vaccine guidance for federal contractors: The details
9.27.21
Employers in the Empire State: Time to activate your NY HERO Act safety plan
9.24.21
BREAKING: Task force issues vaccine guidance for contractors
Affirmative Action Alert, 9.24.21
Biden Administration to rescind regional COVID-19 travel restrictions in November
9.23.21
FAQs about California’s vaccine mandate for health care workers
California Snapshot , 9.20.21
FAQs about California’s vaccine mandate for health care workers
9.20.21
Some questions about the coming vaxx mandate
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.17.21
Will Biden's vaccine mandate survive in the courts?
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.14.21
President orders COVID vaccinations for federal contractors (and more)
Affirmative Action Alert, 9.10.21
White House issues orders on mandatory COVID vaccines, testing
9.10.21
Vaccination accommodation: Is that religious request sincere?
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.3.21
Green card applicants have to get COVID vaccine starting October 1
8.27.21
Well, do vaccinated employees have to wear masks again?
8.13.21
A few grains of salt about that COVID vaccine decision from Texas
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.2.21
Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave law takes effect
6.4.21
Everything employers always wanted to know about COVID vaccines ...
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.4.21
Everything employers always wanted to know about vaccines . . . and have been asking about for months.
6.2.21
BREAKING: EEOC issues guidance on COVID vaccine incentives for employees
Constangy FYI, 5.28.21
BREAKING: EEOC issues guidance on COVID vaccine incentives for employees
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.28.21
No-mask vax FAQs
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.21.21
OSHA appears ready to lift mask, social distancing instructions for vaccinated employees
5.18.21
President Biden suspends entry of foreign nationals travelling from India
5.5.21
New CA law gives recall priority to workers laid off because of COVID
4.27.21
New law gives recall priority to workers laid off because of COVID
California Snapshot , 4.27.21
What the post-COVID office will be wearing this year.
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.23.21
Employer, audit thyself!
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.16.21
EEOC to issue guidance on vaccine incentives
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.16.21
CA agency guidance addresses employer-mandated COVID vaccinations
4.5.21
CA agency guidance addresses employer-mandated COVID vaccinations
California Snapshot , 4.1.21
Calling all teleworkers: Back to the office!
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.1.21
American Rescue Plan Act -- COBRA strikes
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.29.21
California extends, expands COVID-related supplemental paid sick leave
3.25.21
CA extends, expands COVID-related supplemental paid sick leave
California Snapshot , 3.25.21
The American Rescue Plan and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
3.24.21
Senate confirms Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.23.21
Have you had your Work & Play? (vaxx edition)
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.19.21
No COVID-19 ETS yet, but a National Emphasis Program and updated Enforcement Guidance
3.16.21
Biden Time: "Divisive" training ok, OSHA "not protective," independent contractor regs paused
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.5.21
COVID quiz 2021!
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.26.21
What's in LA County's new COVID paid leave law
California Snapshot , 2.16.21
Employer-mandated COVID vaccines: Five reservations
Employment & Labor Insider, 2.12.21
Nine areas for CA employers to watch in 2021
California Snapshot , 2.3.21
Federal OSHA issues new COVID-19 guidance
2.2.21
Here are the latest rules on international travel to the U.S.
1.26.21
EEO-1 data collection is back on!
Employment & Labor Insider, 1.15.21
BREAKING: EEOC issues guidance on COVID vaccines
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.16.20
Mandatory COVID vaccines? Not so fast.
Employment & Labor Insider, 12.15.20
Can employer mandate COVID-19 vaccinations?
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.20.20
OSHA clarifies when COVID-19 cases must be reported
10.2.20
FFCRA "School Daze" quiz!
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.2.20
CA employers face yet more requirements on COVID and leave
California Snapshot , 9.28.20
UPDATED - CA expands supplemental COVID-19 paid sick leave
California Snapshot , 9.21.20
Revised FFCRA regulations took effect Wednesday
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.18.20
Political activism, COVID-19, and labor law
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.18.20
Revised FFCRA regulations to take effect on Wednesday
9.14.20
More on coronavirus from the EEOC
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.11.20
Revised FFCRA regs are coming!
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.4.20
More Q&A on the FFCRA
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.4.20
A “vaccine” for COVID-19 ERISA litigation
9.3.20
IRS issues guidance on President Trump’s payroll tax memorandum
9.2.20
Life in 2020
Employment & Labor Insider, 8.28.20
Flexibility on I-9 verification process is extended as COVID-19 continues
8.25.20
President orders that withholding of SS taxes be deferred, but there are details to be ironed out
8.24.20
Stop goofing off, teleworkers!
Employment & Labor Insider, 8.21.20
Governor Kemp Signs Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act
8.7.20
Federal court blocks “public charge rule” while COVID-19 emergency lasts
8.4.20
Federal court vacates part of DOL’s regs interpreting FFCRA
8.4.20
OSHA reverses course on COVID-19 hospitalization reporting requirement
8.3.20
Virginia becomes first state to issue Emergency Temporary Standard comprehensively addressing COVID-19
7.22.20
More FFCRA FAQs from the DOL!
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.21.20
Transportation employers get a break on random testing
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.13.20
OSHA publishes Frequently Asked Questions on COVID-19
7.8.20
Gov. Cooper signs bill limiting business liability for COVID-19 claims
7.6.20
More on FFCRA leave for kids' summer closings
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.2.20
Tracking employees in the age of COVID-19
6.30.20
Protests amid a pandemic: Part Deux You think you’ve got this? Think again.
6.30.20
Georgia legislature passes “COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act”
6.29.20
Protests amid a pandemic – what’s an employer to do?
6.25.20
DOT extends period for remote interviews after positive drug test results
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.22.20
Employers can't test for COVID-19 antibodies, EEOC says
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.18.20
EEOC issues update on coronavirus and discrimination laws
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.12.20
New USCIS policy eases rules on J-1 waiver physicians employed in H-1B status
6.12.20
OSHA issues Frequently Asked Questions about face coverings, surgical masks, and respirators
6.11.20
Waiver for pre-employment drug testing extended by FMCSA
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.9.20
Brazil is added to COVID-19 travel ban list, restrictions on temporary visas likely
5.28.20
Is COVID-19 fakery a federal crime?
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.28.20
OSHA revises criteria for recording COVID-19 cases
5.21.20
Frequently Asked Questions when taking employee temperatures as a COVID-19 precaution in the United States
5.19.20
Second-guessing the advice columns: Small-employer exemption to FFCRA
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.15.20
Alabama limits liability for COVID-related claims
5.12.20
Oh, so THAT'S what you meant!
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.8.20
Employers get reprieve on EEO-1 reporting
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.7.20
Colorado’s Safer at Home Orders add new COVID-19 protections for workers
5.4.20
The COVID-19 pandemic may spur union organizing and complicate union relations: Part Two
4.24.20
Employers can test for coronavirus, EEOC says
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.24.20
California mandates supplemental paid COVID-19 leave for food workers
California Snapshot , 4.24.20
Trump Immigration Order is fairly narrow in scope
4.23.20
Employment-related COVID-19 Litigation Has Begun
4.22.20
OSHA Further Relaxes OSHA Compliance Obligations
4.21.20
The COVID-19 pandemic may spur union organizing and complicate union relations: Part One
4.21.20
Treating COVID-19 as a workers’ comp illness may open a can of worms
4.20.20
COVID-19 and "regular" discrimination
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.17.20
OSHA issues Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19
4.17.20
New Jersey WARN Act now excludes mass layoffs caused by national emergency and delays effective date of 2019 amendments
Constangy FYI, 4.15.20
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance to Employers
4.15.20
The COVID crisis makes this the perfect time to assess risks associated with employment verification
4.15.20
New guidance from CDC provides model for OSHA compliance
4.14.20
Data security in a coronavirus world
4.14.20
South Carolina continues to expand availability of unemployment benefits
4.13.20
OSHA tries to simplify recording of COVID-19 cases on employers’ OSHA 300 Logs
4.13.20
What employers need to know about the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program
4.10.20
Massachusetts may have relief for some unemployed H-1B workers
4.9.20
LA tries to close gap left by Families First
California Snapshot , 4.8.20
Gov. Kemp issues “Shelter in Place” Executive Order for Georgia
4.7.20
OSHA issues temporary enforcement guidance on respiratory protection
4.7.20
Paid Sick Leave Under the FFCRA: What Does It Mean To Be Unable To Work Due To A Quarantine or Isolation Order?
4.7.20
Risky business: Furloughs, layoffs, and reductions in pay for H-1B workers
4.6.20
Missouri Enacts Stay-At-Home Order
4.6.20
Securing financing under the CARES Act for small and medium-sized employers
4.3.20
What's in those regulations about COVID-19 leave?
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.3.20
DOL issues regulations interpreting expanded FMLA and paid sick leave laws
4.2.20
Don’t Forget About the Affordable Care Act! An important reminder when determining health plan eligibility after a reduction of hours or during a leave of absence
4.2.20
IRS provides guidance to employers on coronavirus tax credits, and announces employee retention credit
4.1.20
FMCSA issues guidance on drug, alcohol testing disrupted by COVID-19
3.31.20
Benefit relief and implications under the CARES Act
3.31.20
Weekend update: DOL answers more of our FFCRA questions
3.31.20
City of San Francisco rolls out its own paid sick leave program
California Snapshot , 3.30.20
CARES Act Provides $2 Trillion in Relief to Employers and Employees
3.30.20
What we still don't know about the expanded FMLA and paid sick leave laws
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.27.20
That 30-day DOL non-enforcement period? More like 14 days.
3.26.20
That 30-day DOL non-enforcement period? More like 14 days.
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.26.20
Welcome to the Digital Workplace! Tips for employers navigating teleworking
3.26.20
What does the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Mean for Small Businesses?
3.25.20
DOL releases Families First Coronavirus Response Act poster, FAQs
Constangy FYI, 3.25.20
Your Families First Coronavirus Response Act questions answered!
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.25.20
Georgia and Atlanta Issue Executive Orders Advising Residents to “Stay at Home”
3.25.20
Your Families First Coronavirus Response Act questions answered! (Some of them, anyway)
3.25.20
Colorado Employers Ordered to Reduce In-person Workforce by Fifty Percent
3.24.20
DOT issues guidance on drug, alcohol testing requirements and COVID-19
Constangy FYI, 3.24.20
Denver Issues a Stay-at-Home Order Requiring All Non-Essential Businesses to Cease In-Person Activities
3.24.20
Alabama Department of Labor modifies unemployment compensation rules
3.24.20
Benefits considerations in light of changing employment conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic
3.24.20
Virginia Governor issues Executive Order closing recreational businesses, restaurants, and schools
3.24.20
EEOC Updates Pandemic Guidance and Hosts Technical Assistance Webinar
Constangy FYI, 3.24.20
Does Families First apply to health care providers and emergency responders?
3.24.20
Massachusetts orders closure of all non-essential businesses and implements emergency unemployment regulations to combat COVID-19
3.23.20
Good news from the government about Families First Coronavirus Response Act
3.23.20
Illinois Enacts Measures to Address COVID-19
3.23.20
Governor’s Office Issues Guidance on New York COVID-19 Quarantine Leave Law
3.21.20
To test or not to test: Employers’ rights and duties in a coronavirus world
3.21.20
EEOC Updates 2009 Pandemic Preparedness Guidance
3.20.20
All of California now in shelter-in-place mode
California Snapshot , 3.20.20
What does the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Mean for Small Businesses in Tennessee?
3.20.20
President Trump signs family and medical leave expansion, paid leave into law
3.19.20
Trump signs FML expansion, paid leave into law
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.19.20
Local governments try to mitigate virus spread
California Snapshot , 3.18.20
Governor suspends 60-day notice requirement in Cal-WARN
California Snapshot , 3.18.20
But Wait, There’s More! The EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance
3.18.20
San Francisco and state EDD rally to aid employers, employees
California Snapshot , 3.18.20
North Carolina eases requirements for unemployment claims due to COVID-19
3.18.20
Coronavirus layoffs may be covered by Cal-WARN - UPDATED
California Snapshot , 3.17.20
Paid leave for coronavirus-related reasons passes House and has bipartisan support
3.16.20
Paid leave for coronavirus-related reasons passes House and has bipartisan support
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.16.20
Colorado Issues Temporary Rules on Paid Sick Leave in Response to COVID-19
3.13.20
Colorado Issues Temporary Rules on Paid Sick Leave in Response to COVID-19
Constangy FYI, 3.12.20
OSHA Announces New Guidance for Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
3.12.20
Department of Labor Issues New COVID-19 Guidance related to the FLSA and FMLA
3.12.20
Summarizing the COVID-19 Travel Ban Proclamations: Who do they impact and what do they mean for you?
3.12.20
What does coronavirus mean for employers?
2.28.20