On September 9, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden released a sweeping new COVID-19 Action Plan, Path Out of the Pandemic. This Plan includes mandates that employees working for large private employers, the federal government, federal contractors, and healthcare entities be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Archives for September 10, 2021
OSHA to Require Employers With 100+ Employees to Ensure Workers Are Vaccinated or Tested Weekly
On September 9, 2021, the Biden administration announced a new plan to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the United States. A critical component of that plan calls on the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to develop and implement a new emergency temporary standard (ETS) to require employers
Littler’s William Ng Receives Best Under 40 Award from National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (September 10, 2021) – William Ng, a shareholder in the Long Island office of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been selected as a recipient of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Best Under 40 Award.
Beltway Buzz, September 10, 2021
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C. could impact your business.
‘Not dealing with rookies’: Companies brace for Biden’s new labor cops
Michael Lotito weighs in on the changes that a new Democratic majority at the National Labor Relations Board is poised to carry out that may dramatically shift the balance of power toward workers and away from employers.
Politico
No End To Pandemic Issues, Littler Labor Day Report Says
Michael Lotito discusses Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Labor Day 2021 report, which found that U.S. employers are grappling with employment disruption, changes to work norms and new worker-friendly policies from government.
Law360 Employment Authority
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New York Expands Vaccination Mandate for Health Care
Kelly Spina, Lisa Griffith, Jason Stanevich and Terri Solomon outline the New York State Department of Health’s Public Health and Health Planning Council’s emergency regulations that create a broad vaccine mandate for New York healthcare facilities.
SHRM Online
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COVID-19 vaccination policies mandated in high-risk settings
Rhonda B. Levy and George Vassos examine Ontario’s announcement that makes COVID-19 vaccination policies mandatory in high-risk settings, including hospitals, schools and daycare settings.
Human Resources Director Canada
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U.S. House Poised to Add Civil Penalties to National Labor Relations Act
With supporters of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act unable to advance the legislation under the regular rules of the Senate, they are now attempting to move pieces of the legislation by way of special rules relating to the federal budget. Legislative language released on September 8,
President Biden Signs Executive Order Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine for Federal Government Contract Workers
To ensure “that the parties that contract with the Federal Government provide adequate COVID-19 safeguards to their workers performing on or in connection with a Federal Government contract,” President Biden has issued yet another executive order (EO) mandating that some federal contractors and subcontractors comply with Guidance published by the
New Arizona Law on Union Benefits and Financial Disclosure Obligations Set to Take Effect
In May 2021, the Arizona Legislature passed and Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill (SB) 1268, which imposes stricter reporting requirements on private-sector labor unions by requiring “similar fiduciary guidelines as required by employers or third-party [benefits] administrators.”
Why Boundaries Help Your Business Grow
May I Work From Home? Accommodating Those COVID-19 Requests
Lawyers representing management need to understand how best to advise clients on how to respond to requests from employees to be exempted from these policies.
By Philip M. Berkowitz | September 8, 2021
Why Biden’s Vaccine Mandate May Fall Apart
President Biden announced a requirement for all employers with 100 or more employees to mandate a Covid-19 vaccination or require weekly Covid tests for all unvaccinated employees.
Companies are scrambling to deal with the logistics of this. How do you track weekly tests? Who pays for these
NLRB General Counsel Instructs Regions to Seek Enhanced Penalties NOW
As we discussed in our recent report on National Labor Relations Board General Counsel (“GC”) Jennifer Abruzzo’s August 12th agenda for the direction of NLRB case law, employers should be ready for an aggressive expansion of remedies that the NLRB will seek. In the short time since the GC’s memorandum