California’s Updated Emergency COVID-19 Standards About to Take Effect
In December of last year, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) readopted and made significant changes to the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention...
Federal Court in Michigan Rejects Employees Request for a Temporary Injunction Due to a Failure to Show “Irreparable Harm” Would Result
A Michigan Court Decision has recently again affirmed the ability of employers to take a hardline...
New Paid Sick Leave Requirements for Colorado Employers in 2022
As of the start of this year, all employers in Colorado, no matter their size, are facing paid sick leave requirements due to the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act. This means all...
Short Staffed Hospitals Look to Foreign National Workers to Solve the Shortage of Nurses
Hospitals across the country are struggling more than ever to fill an enormous national demand for skilled nurses. The demand has grown so severe due to the...
How Are Federal Contractors Affected by the Fair Chance Act
On December 20th, 2021, the restrictions of the Fair Chance Act (FCA) went into effect, requiring federal contractors to ban the box. This will forbid these employers from inquiring into...
Los Angeles County Now Requires Employers to Provide New High-Quality Masks
Los Angeles County employers will soon face a new requirement to provide employees who work indoors around others with high-quality masks, according to a new announcement...
What the CDC’s New Quarantine and Isolation Guidance Means for Employers
Despite all the mandatory vaccination policies, masks, and social distancing guidelines which employers have introduced, we all still have employees that test positive...
Colorado Makes Certain Restrictive Covenants a Criminal Offense
The legal landscape for restrictive covenants in Colorado has continued to shift, and soon certain violations of the state’s statute on restrictive covenants will become criminalized....
Sixth Circuit Will Not Lift Injunction on Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against lifting an injunction to the President’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal contractors. This means that...
The Supreme Court Weighs in on OSHA’s Vaccine or Testing Mandate
The United States Supreme Court has held a hearing on the consolidated cases against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard...