On November 12, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit extended its temporary stay of the OSHA standard requiring vaccination or weekly testing of workers at private employers with 100 or more employees.
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Comparison of Vaccination Mandates for Federal Contractors and Large Private Employers
Now that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released its emergency temporary standard requiring vaccination or weekly testing for large private employers (“ETS”), many employers are left wondering how to comply with both the ETS and federal contractor mandate. Both mandates were announced by President Biden on September 9, 2021.
EEOC Issues New Guidance on COVID Vaccination & Reopening of the Workplace
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new guidance on May 28, 2021 to help employers comply with federal anti-discrimination laws in reopening the workplace.
Back to (Economic) Realities – Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule Withdrawn
It’s too little too late for the Trump administration’s independent contractor rule, which was withdrawn by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) yesterday before it ever went into effect. The rule was issued weeks before President Biden took office and was set to go into effect on March 8, 2021.
The U.S. Department of Labor Provides Clarity for Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) in March required employers to implement new forms of paid leave during the height of the pandemic. Since then, eligibility questions have arisen as employees try to take advantage of the leave and courts scrutinize the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”)’s related regulations.
Massachusetts Finalizes Amendments to Paid Family and Medical Leave Regulations
The Department of Family and Medical Leave (“Department”) has published an unofficial version of amended regulations under the Paid Family Medical Leave Act, M.G.L. c. 175M. The original regulations, 458 CMR 2.00, went into effect on July 1, 2019.
Massachusetts Issues Proposed Amendments to Paid Family and Medical Leave Regulations
The latest update in the rollout of paid family and medical leave in Massachusetts is proposed amendments to regulations issued under the Paid Family Medical Leave Act (“Act”), M.G.L. c. 175M. The Act entitles workers to up to 20 weeks of job-protected medical leave starting January 1, 2021 and up to 12 weeks of job-protected family leave starting July 1, 2021.