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Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has announced several fines and citations for violations against health care providers. Violations have included failing to provide training on the proper use of a respirator and personal protective equipment, and the failure to report injury, illness or fatality. And this may be just the beginning.... READ MORE

As previously discussed here, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”), contains a number of benefits for American workers and their families that employers will need to understand. An immediate concern is a provision for subsidized COBRA continuation coverage for employees and family members who experience a loss of group health plan coverage... READ MORE

As we discussed here, the EEOC recently updated its COVID-19 guidance (Section K, specifically) to include information on how employers can approach COVID-19 vaccine issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”). In our previous blog article, we addressed the implications of a... READ MORE

On Thursday, March 11, 2021, President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”), in an effort to speed up the United States’ recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing recession. Among other things, the ARP extends an additional period... READ MORE

Recently, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 employment practices guidance (Section K, specifically) to include information on how employers can approach the newly released COVID-19 vaccines under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”). As we previously discussed here (“EEOC Provides COVID-19 Guidance Via Webinar (Part... READ MORE

Since the onset of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (“SARS-CoV-2”) pandemic in early 2020, the federal government has been working diligently through Operation Warp Speed to expedite vaccine development for the prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”). Given the possibility that one or more COVID-19 vaccines may become available before the new... READ MORE

As we previously discussed here (“EEOC Provides COVID-19 Guidance Via Webinar (Part I of II)”), here (“EEOC Provides COVID-19 Guidance Via Webinar (Part II)”) and here (“EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance”), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has previously addressed several employment practice concerns throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this fall, the EEOC released... READ MORE

It turns out that the mail-in voting debate extends beyond the 2020 presidential election. In particular, and as you may recall based on our previous post, union elections around the nation have been ripe for controversy in the mail-in voting discussion during the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”)... READ MORE

Michigan recently joined a chorus of states adopting protections for businesses and governmental agencies related to COVID-19 exposures and adding protections and requirements for employees. On October 22, 2020, Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer, signed three new pieces of legislation. Health care organizations will particularly take note because many of their employees have no work-from-home... READ MORE

With Election Day just around the corner, employers will want to consider their local and state rules regarding whether employees are entitled to time off to vote. While there is no federal law requiring that an employer provide leave to its employees, there are a multitude of state laws – that vary with great... READ MORE