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OSHA issues COVID-19 ETS for large private employers

By John T. McDonald, Mark S. Goldstein, Ben H. Patton, Emily Harbison and James A. Holt on Posted in COVID-19/Novel coronavirus, Employment & Labor (U.S.), Workplace Laws and Regulations
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 On November 4, 2021, OSHA issued an unpublished version of its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) as to COVID-19 vaccination or testing requirements covering most private employers with 100 or more employees. The ETS is scheduled … Continue Reading

Pennsylvania employers and employees receive the gift of new post-travel testing/quarantine requirements for the holiday season (Part II)

By James A. Holt, Mariah McGrogan and Marguerite Goglia on Posted in COVID-19/Novel coronavirus, Employment & Labor (U.S.), Pennsylvania Employment Beat, Workplace Laws and Regulations
As addressed in Part 1 of this article, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued new orders on November 17, 2020 targeted at mitigating the recent surge of COVID-19 cases within the Commonwealth in recent weeks.  Part 1 focused on the new face covering requirements now imposed on all Pennsylvanians.  This article focuses on new … Continue Reading
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