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A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that prohibits the federal government from enforcing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate that applies to federal contractors. The injunction applies only in the states of Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. According to U.S. District Court Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, President […]
On March 12, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19 which provides new instructions and guidance about how it will handle COVID-19-related complaints, referrals, and severe illness reports, summarized as follows: OSHA will continue to implement the Department of Labor’s (DOL) COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan to reduce the risk […]
In February and March 2021, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing released or updated the following resources:
On March 12, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) announced that the EEO-1 Component 1 data collection for 2019 and 2020 will open at the end of April 2021 and close in July 2021. Filers should begin preparing to submit data in anticipation of the April 2021 opening. The exact closing date will be posted when […]
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that prohibits the federal government from enforcing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate that applies to federal contractors. The injunction applies only in the states of Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. According to U.S. District Court Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, President […]
On Monday, a federal judge in Missouri issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Biden Administration vaccine mandate that applies to certain recipients of Medicare and Medicaid funds. Monday’s injunction applied only in the states that had challenged the rule (Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming). Yesterday, another federal judge […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has posted this on its COVID-19 and Vaccine Emergency Temporary Standard web page (emphasis is mine): “On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to stay OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, published on November 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 61402) […]
On May 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will interpret and enforce Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557) to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Section 1557 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex (this now […]
On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can: According to the CDC, people are generally considered fully vaccinated: However, at this time the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has not changed its guidance about employers’ duty to provide a safe and healthy workplace during […]
On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation (SB 95) providing 80 hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (COVID-19 SPSL) for covered employees who are unable to work or telework (work) because: Of a COVID-19 quarantine or mandatory isolation order (order) issued by the state or a healthcare provider. They are attending […]
