11/22/2021 8:00:27 PM New York becomes latest state to legislate workplace privacy protections By Mark Goldstein Gerard Stegmaier Mark Quist Monitoring employee communications – particularly electronic communications – is standard practice for most U.S. employers. Beginning in...
11/19/2021 9:38:07 PM Real Time Video Chat: The nitty, gritty details of the OSHA ETS (Part 2) By Mark Goldstein John McDonald Amanda Brown Next up in the series, Reed Smith lawyers continue the discussion regarding the OSHA ETS that requires companies in the U.S. with 100 or...
11/17/2021 5:55:28 PM What does the booster jab mean for vaccine policies in the UK? By David Ashmore Alison Heaton Whether employers can require evidence of vaccination as a condition of employment or attendance in the workplace has been a hot topic in...
11/15/2021 8:46:08 PM Real Time Video Chat: The basics of the OSHA ETS on vaccination and testing requirements (Part 1) By Emily Harbison Mark Goldstein Amanda Brown Reed Smith’s Labor & Employment group is proud to announce the launch of our video chat series, Employment Law Watch: Real Time. The...
11/12/2021 7:09:06 PM Complying with OSHA’s ETS? Don’t forget about your duty to bargain, says NLRB By James Holt Brenda Rosales-Carrillo Since its publication on November 5, 2021, employers have been reviewing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA)...
11/11/2021 11:16:53 PM Employers subject to OSHA ETS must be mindful of OSH Act whistleblower protections By Paulo McKeeby Amanda Brown Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act or the Act), employees who raise concerns regarding safety or health in the...
11/9/2021 9:10:05 PM New York enacts sweeping expansion of state’s whistleblower law By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Talia Fiano Although New York has had an employment-related whistleblower statute for decades, many employers may not have been aware of it. That is...
11/5/2021 4:05:33 PM New York confirms that paid leave for COVID-19 vaccination may be used for booster shots By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi As we previously reported, earlier this year New York lawmakers passed a law requiring that all Empire State employers provide their...
11/4/2021 7:05:36 PM OSHA issues COVID-19 ETS for large private employers By John McDonald Mark Goldstein Ben Patton Emily Harbison James Holt +2 more... Show less Update – On November 6, 2021 the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay of the ETS. On November 4, 2021, OSHA issued an...